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An ArcGIS user is working in the field collecting elevation values along a hiking trail.
What must be done when creating the trail feature class to store the elevation
values?
A. se...
Esri Technical Certification: Sample Questions &
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An ArcGIS user is working in the field collecting elevation values along a hiking trail.
What must be done when creating the trail feature class to store the elevation
values?
A. set the tolerance to greater than .001
B. add a field called Elevation and make the geometry type Double C. assign the
feature class a projected coordinate system in units of meters
D. make the feature class z-enabled - CORRECT ANSWER --D. make the feature
class z-enabled
When is a transformation required while projecting data?
A. when the input data source is a network
B. when the input and output geographic coordinate systems are different
C. when the input and output spatial references are different
D. when the input feature class has an unknown spatial reference - CORRECT
ANSWER --B. when the input and output geographic coordinate systems are
different
Which effect does applying a join in ArcMap to a layer and a stand-alone table have?
A. It will create a new output feature class containing the layer and associated data
B. It will temporarily append the associated data to the layer's attribute table
C. It will permanently append the associated data to the layer's attribute table
D. It will create a new output layer containing the layer and associated data -
CORRECT ANSWER --A. It will create a new output feature class containing the
layer and associated data
Under which two circumstances is it appropriate for an ArcGIS user to use Data
Driven Pages? (Choose two)
A. when mapping campsite locations along a river
B. when mapping the different soil types within a single region
C. when mapping study areas in a national park
D. when creating a map that displays all the countries of the world - CORRECT
ANSWER --A. when mapping campsite locations along a river
C. when mapping study areas in a national park
An ArcGIS user is creating a map, and wants the point symbols used in a feature
layer to scale as the user zooms in or out. Which property must the user set in order
to enable this functionality?
A. the reference scale for the data frame
B. the reference scale for the layer
C. the reference scale for the map document
D. the reference scale of the Layout view - CORRECT ANSWER --A. the reference
scale for the data frame
,An ArcGIS user is editing a shapefile and wants to modify the boundary between two
polygon features, while ensuring that the boundaries remain coincident. Which tool
allows the user to achieve this goal?
A. Reshape Feature tool
B. Reshape Edge tool
C. Cut Polygons tool
D. Edit Vertices tool - CORRECT ANSWER --B. Reshape Edge tool
An ArcGIS user creates a model that includes the Clip tool and wants the x.y
tolerance set as 500 feet in the environment setting. What is the minimum
environment setting level to override the default settings?
A. application-level settings
B. tool-level settings
C. model-level settings
D. program-level settings - CORRECT ANSWER --C. model-level settings
What are three ways for an ArcGIS user to create a new file geodatabase in ArcGIS
Desktop? (Choose 4)
A. Create new file geodatabase in ArcCatalog
B. Use the New File Geodatabase tool from the Editor toolbar
C. Use the Command Line window
D. Create File GDB tool in ArcToolbox
E. Create file geodatabase in Windows Explorer
F. Use Python to create File GDB - CORRECT ANSWER --A. Create new file
geodatabase in ArcCatalog
C. Use the Command Line window
D. Create File GDB tool in ArcToolbox
F. Use Python to create File GDB
An ArcGIS user is working with a map document that contains two data frames. How
can the user export a map image that contains data from both data frames?
A. export map from ArcCatalog
B. export map from Data view
C. export map from Layout view
D. export map from a Viewer window - CORRECT ANSWER --C. export map from
Layout view
An ArcGIS user wants to create a stand-alone table in a geodatabase that will
contain additional information about land parcels. The parcels reside in an existing
feature dataset. Where will this table reside in the geodatabase?
A. within the same feature dataset as the parcel feature class
B. within the geodatabase at the root level
C. within a newly created feature dataset
D. within a new network dataset - CORRECT ANSWER --A. within the same feature
dataset as the parcel feature class
An organization manages multiple GIS projects and restricts data access to specific
users. Which type of geodatabase should the organization use?
A. distributed geodatabase
B. versioned geodatabase
An ArcGIS user is tasked with modeling water distribution for a city. Using existing
geodatabase; how do you proceed?
A. import the shapefiles into a feature dataset and create a geometric network
B. import the shapefiles into a feature dataset and create a network data set
C. create a geometric network from the feature dataset
D. create a network dataset from the feature dataset - CORRECT ANSWER --C.
create a geometric network from the feature dataset
A coded value domain provides which two benefits for attribute editing? (Choose
two)
A. It specifies valid values for an attribute
B. It stores rules for attribute display
C. It displays a user-friendly description
D. It validates all attributes in a given table - CORRECT ANSWER --A. It specifies
valid values for an attribute
C. It displays a user-friendly description
An ArcGIS user is viewing a feature layer that is being displayed in a projected
coordinate system that uses meters as the units. The user needs to see the map
coordinates displayed in the status bar as nautical miles. How can the units be
changed without changing the coordinate system?
A. change the output coordinates in the Environment Settings
B. change the units used for distance in the Measure tool
C. change the display units of the feature layer
D. change the display units of the data frame containing the layer - CORRECT
ANSWER --D. change the display units of the data frame containing the layer
What are two possible reasons for the features shifting? (Choose two)
A. ArcMap's on-the-fly projection is introducing random error in the new dataset
B. The new dataset is assigned to the wrong projected coordinate system
C. The wrong geographic transformation is used to protect the new dataset
D. The new datasets geometry is more accurate than the other layers in the map
E. The map projection required to project the new dataset is outdated - CORRECT
ANSWER --B. The new dataset is assigned to the wrong projected coordinate
system
C. The wrong geographic transformation is used to protect the new dataset
Which two actions taken by an ArcGIS user result in conflicts being detected during
a reconcile operation? (Choose two)
A. Changing the same feature in two separate versions of the geodatabase
B. Changing the same feature in the same version of the geodatabase in different
edit sessions
C. deleting a feature in a child version of the geodatabase, but not in the parent
version
D. deleting a feature in one edit session and altering it in another inside the same
version of the geodatabase
, E. changing a feature in a child version of the geodatabase and deleting it in the
parent version - CORRECT ANSWER --C. deleting a feature in a child version of the
geodatabase, but not in the parent version
E. changing a feature in a child version of the geodatabase and deleting it in the
parent version
An ArcGIS user wants to share layer and attribute information in a map document
with a colleague who does NOT have ArcGIS Desktop The ArcGIS user must export
in which format in order for the colleague to view the information?
A. PDF
B. SVG
C. PNG
D. BMP - CORRECT ANSWER --A. PDF
Given a feature class of an advancing wild fire, which analysis should be used to
prepare a map showing the progression of wild fire?
A. Proximity
B. Overlay
C. Temporal
D. Statistical - CORRECT ANSWER --C. Temporal
An ArcGIS user performs a spatial adjustment on a dataset. What factors can be
used to determine whether the results are acceptable?
A. visual inspection of adjusted data
B. the output coordinate system of the adjustment
C. RMS error
D. number of links used in transformation - CORRECT ANSWER --C. RMS error
Given a point dataset of the United States with the following attributes:
✑ State Name
✑ Elevation
✑ Population
✑ Capital
Which analysis can be performed on the dataset?
A. density the points to show smaller cities
B. determine the aspect of each city
C. summarize statistics on numeric attributes
D. dissolve points by state name - CORRECT ANSWER --C. summarize statistics on
numeric attributes
An ArcGIS user is working on a map of a province. The user wants to create an inset
to identify the province within the entire country. Which map element should the user
employ?
A. Extent rectangle
B. Data Driven Pages
C. Reference scale
D. New graphics layer - CORRECT ANSWER --A. Extent rectangle
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