GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM

GIS deals with which kind of data

• complex data

• spatial data

• binary data

• numeric data

GIS stands for

• Geographic Information System

• Generic Information System

• Geological Information System

• Geographic Information Sharing

Which of the following statements is true about the capabilities of GIS

• Data presentation

• Data management, including storage and maintenance

• Data capture and preparation

• Data manipulation and analysis

• All of the above

By ‘spatial data’ we mean data that has

• Complex values

• Positional values

• Graphic values

• Decimal values

What is ‘Metadata’ ?

• It is ‘ data about data’

• It is ‘meteorological data’

• It is ‘oceanic data’

• It is ‘contour data’

Key components of ‘spatial data’ quality include

• Positional accuracy

• Temporal accuracy

• Lineage and completeness

• Logical consistency

• All of the above

‘Spatial databases’ are also known as

• Geodatabases

• Monodatabases

• Concurrent databases

• None of the above

Successful spatial analysis needs

• Appropriate software

• Appropriate hardware

• Competent user

• All of the above

Which of the following is related to GIS

• Euclidean space

• Ramanujan space

• Pythagorian space

• None of the above

A (geographic) field is a geographic phenomena for which, for every point in the study area

• A value can be determined

• A value cannot be determined

• A value is not relevant

• A value is missing