Introduction to Data Acquisition Practice Quiz

Introduction to Data Acquisition Practice Quiz Question One Choose a correct statement below [16 Marks] a) What is a Geographic Information System? (2)  A satellite guidance system for navigation of military ships  A computer system that can detect multispectral data.  A computer system capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying  Geographically referenced information.  A satellite time-ranging positioning system used for locational mapping b) Which of the following statements are true regarding Geographic Information Systems? (2)  GIS can be used as a tool of exploration that helps us explore geographic (or spatial) patterns  GIS can discover potential future geographic patterns  GIS can be used to manage the environment, work more efficiently and provide better service delivery  All of the above c) By ‘Geographic data’ we mean data that has ______. *  Decimal values and Characteristics  Conjugate values and Characteristics  Positional values and Attribute values  Graphic values and Attribute values (2) d) A Geographic Information System provides tools to display mapping data and allows the user to visually analyse geographic relationships. (2)  True  False e) The two main goals of mapping are problem solving and decision making. (2)  True  False f) Computer cartography makes geographic knowledge available to the broad community of map users. (2)  True  False g) GIS is a new concept introduced in the year 2000.  False  True (2) h) Give an example of how GIS can be utilised in your organisation to improve decision making. (2) Question Two  Match the following questions and examples with the correct description of GIS Basic Questions. [14 Marks] Question 1. What’s close by? Example A. What services are next to your home? 2. What amounts? B. What is the level of crime in your neighbourhood? ii. 3. Where is it? C. Where is your local Municipal Office? iii. i. Description This question could simply inquire as to the location of something specific This basic question looks at what is at a particular location This question could simply inquire to the proximity of something 4. What impacts it? 5. What if 6. What’s inside a place 7. What changed D. What is the impact of the mining activities, irrigation, power generation and sewage effluents on the Orange river and the surrounding settlements. E. Scenario planning allows planners to determine what would happen certain parameters are changed. F. What is the name of your local Clinic that services your ward? G. What changed after the construction of a tavern on the main road? iv. This question could simply inquire the amount of something v. What geographic variations exist over space vi. What has changed since? vii. What if?” questions involve scenarios that differ when you change the model’s parameters. Question three Circle one correct answer [ 16 Marks] a) Which of the following is not a component of GIS? (Circle one)  Data  Hardware  Methods  Positional Accuracy (2) b) People, in the context of a GIS Component refer to GIS Professionals and users such as the public. (2)  True  False c) Which of the following is an example of hardware?  Plotter  Microsoft Excel  None of the above  Microsoft Word  All of the above (2) d) Data is not a component of a Geographic Information System (GIS). (2)   True False e) GIS can only be used to gather, but not manage data.  True  False (2) f) Uber and Bolt are examples of companies that use GIS. (2)   True False g) What role did GIS play during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic? (2)