Deck 1: ArcGIS Desktop Associate 10.5

Question 1

After being provided with 2 TB of aerial imagery from a vendor, an analyst must use the imagery to build a single dataset to be consumed within ArcGIS Desktop. However, the analyst must NOT duplicate any of the imagery due to storage constraints. Which storage type is most appropriate?

A) Unmanaged Raster Catalog
B) Managed Raster Catalog
C) Mosaic Dataset
D) Raster Dataset

Answer 1

Mosaic Dataset

Question 2

Which workflow in ArcGIS Pro will most efficiently load all feature classes, subtypes, and domains from a previously exported personal geodatabase to a file geodatabase?

A) Import Replica Schema
B) Copy features
C) Feature Class To Feature Class
D) Import XML workspace document

Answer 2

Copy features

Question 3

An ArcMap user is creating a new feature class that will participate in a geometric network. What should the user do so that the feature class is able to participate in a geometric network?

A) Make sure the feature class is z-enabled
B) Make sure that the line is the geometry type for the feature class
C) Make sure the feature class resides within a feature dataset
D) Make sure that a geographic coordinate system is assigned to the feature class

Answer 3

Make sure the feature class resides within a feature dataset

Question 4

An ArcGIS Online user needs to combine areas that overlap or share a common edge into a single area. What ArcGIS Online analysis tool should be used?

A) Extract Data
B) Dissolve Boundaries
C) Overlay Layers
D) Merge Layers

Question 5

An editor has built map topology and needs to modify the shape of neighboring polygons. Which tool would maintain the shared polygon boundaries?

A) Reshape Edge Tool
B) Trance
C) Split Tool
D) Reshape Feature Tool

Question 6

A GIS technician has a polygon layer of land use types and a separate table that contains the definition of each land use type. Several polygons have the same land use type. How should the technician apply the land use type descriptions in the table to the polygon layer?

A) Relationship Class
B) Relate
C) Join
D) Spatial Join

Question 7

An ArcGIS user is creating a new water distribution network. In the water pipe feature class, fire hydrant laterals must have a pressure between 40 and 100 psi. Service water pipes must have a pressure between 50 and 75 psi. What must the user create to keep both pipe types in one feature class?

A) Relationship Rules
B) Coded Value Domain
C) Connectivity Rules
D) Subtypes

Question 8

An ArcGIS Desktop user must find out which data type (geodatabase feature class, shapefile, map, or feature service) is referenced by a layer. How should the user achieve this task?

A) Select the Layer > Data tab
B) Open the layer properties > General tab
C) Open the layer properties > Source tab
D) Right-click the layer > Data > Repair Data Sources

Question 9

In ArcMap, how can a user project a layer without using a geoprocessing tool?

A) Right-click a file geodatabase > Import feature class (multiple)
B) Set the coordinate system of the data frame > Export Data with the coordinate system of the source data
C) Right-click a feature dataset with the correct coordinate system > Import feature class (Single)
D) Set the coordinate system of the data frame > Export Data with the coordinate system of the data frame

Question 10

Which ready-to-use-service can be utilized in ArcGIS Desktop for network analysis?

A) Elevation
B) Logistics
C) Hydro
D) Geocoding

Question 11

How should an ArcGIS Pro analyst configure a feature layer and stand-alone table in the Contents pane to support publishing a feature service that keeps an association between them?

A) Create a relationship class between the features and the table
B) Create an in-memory relate in the Contents pane
C) Copy the data to a file geodatabase, compress to zipfile, and publish as an item
D) Create a temporary join in the Contents pane

Question 12

An ArcGIS user has returned from performing field data collection with a high accuracy GPS device. Upon importing the GPX files into ArcGIS as shapefiles, the user notices that some of the collected points are now coincident. The user knows that the points should display separately because they are two distinct features. Which environment settings should be changed to make sure that the points are imported in millimeter precision?

A) Output X,Y Domain
B) X,Y Tolerance
C) X,Y Resolution
D) Coincident Points

Question 13

What should be used to make sure that an .mxd file can be opened in a previous version of ArcGIS?

A) Save As command
B) Create Map Package
C) Export Map
D) Save a Copy command

Question 14

How should an analyst use the field calculator to concatenate fields "City_Name" and "Region" with a comma and a space between the values?

A) !City_Name! + "," + !Region!
B) !City_Name! + "" + !Region!
C) !City_Name! + ",_" + !Region!
D) !City_Name! + "+" + !Region!

Question 15

An ArcGIS Online user is beginning to work on a project that will involve multiple organizations. Each organization has its own ArcGIS Online subscription. The project requires that only the project team have access to the data, and any team member should be able to contribute to the project. Which sharing option should the user select?

A) Everyone
B) Organization
C) Group
D) Organization and Group

Question 16

In a scene in ArcGIS Pro, a user finds that a streets layer draws elevated at a distance above the ground, instead of draped over the ground surface. How should the user fix the problem and place the streets layer on the ground?

A) Project tab > Options > Map and Scene tab
B) Scene Properties > Elevation Surface tab
C) Scene Properties > Coordinate Systems tab
D) Layer Properties > Elevation tab

Question 17

How should an ArcGIS Pro user access web tools for analysis?

A) Share project as a web map and build a web app
B) Browse Portal tab for web tool and add to project
C) Download web tool from portal and run as Python
D) Add new model to project toolbox in Project pane

Question 18

A GIS department using ArcMap has created a standard set of raster functions to apply to all aerial imagery. The standard set of functions can be applied to stand-alone raster datasets or to mosaic datasets. Which workflow should be used to apply the standard set of raster functions used by the department?

A) Image Analysis Window > Apply Function Template
B) Raster Dataset Properties > Add Function
C) Image Analysis Window > Add Function
D) Raster Dataset Properties > Apply Function Template

Question 19

A GIS analyst creates a model that includes a Python script to process non-spatial data for use in several of the model steps. The model needs to be shared with online users who must be able to modify, add additional data, and execute the model locally on their own desktops. How should the GIS analyst share the script and model?

A) Web tool
B) Geoprocessing package
C) Project package
D) Python toolbox

Question 20

An ArcGIS user is preparing data for an aeronautical chart where the bearings and shapes of the features, such as coastline, need to be maintained for visual orientation. What projection should be used?

A) Albers Equal Area
B) Equidistant Cylindrical
C) Azimuthal Equidistant
D) Lambert Conformal Conic

Question 21

How should a GIS technician repair all broken data sources in a map at once?

A) Right-click Folders in the Project pane > Make a new folder connection > Navigate to the new file geodatabase location
B) Right-click Databases in the Project pane > Add Database > Navigate to the new file geodatabase location
C) Click the red exclamation point in the Contents pane > Change Data Source > Browse to new source
D) Click a broken layer in the Contents pane > Data Ribbon > Export Features

Question 22

The user has created a mosaic dataset to display temperature change over time and is in the process of configuring the Add Rasters To Mosaic Dataset geoprocessing tool. To add the multidimensional data to the mosaic dataset, what raster type should be set?

A) NetCDF
B) DTED
C) HRE
D) ECRG

Question 23

An ArcGIS user is printing a single map in a variety of page sizes. What must the user do to ensure scalability for feature symbology and text within the map?

A) Scale map to fit printer paper within the Tiling options
B) Scale map elements proportionally to changes in page size
C) Convert marker symbols to polygons
D) Set reference scale in the data frame properties

Question 24

An ArcGIS user with a parcel layer and a stand-alone table of assessor's data is creating a tax map that will display data from both attribute tables. Both the parcel layer and the stand-alone table have one record per parcel. Which operation should the ArcGIS user perform to prepare the data for display?

A) Relate
B) Join
C) Spatial join
D) Append

Question 25

An ArcGIS user needs to fix a topology error in a street line feature class to remove a gap between an endpoint of a line and the edge of another line. Which tool allows the user to repair this error in a single step?

A) Planarize Lines
B) Extend Line
C) Reshape Features
D) Line Intersection

Question 26

Which feature of ArcGIS does the following? Describes items Supports a search Records accuracy Tracks processing Records restrictions

A) Description
B) Tags
C) Summary
D) Metadata

Question 27

How does an analyst make the Catalog window recognize the file extension .psv in a session?

A) In ArcMap > Catalog Window > Toggle Contents Panel > List View
B) In ArcMap > Catalog Window > Options > File Types > New Type
C) In ArcMap > Customize > ArcMap Options > Raster > File Formats
D) Windows Explorer > Right-click a PSV file > Properties > Type of file

Question 28

When a file geodatabase feature class is exported to a shapefile, which property can be lost?

A) Spatial Reference
B) Field names that contain numbers
C) Attribute Domains
D) Values in a float field

Question 29

A GIS researcher needs to store cell-based data so that the researcher can manage rasters, add behavior, and control schema. What storage format should the researcher use?

A) TIFF in a folder that contains relevant data
B) JPEG in a shared folder that contains relevant data
C) GIF in a stand-alone folder
D) Database raster in a file geodatabase

Question 30

An ArcGIS Pro user must be able to share work with a user in another organization to complete an analysis. The following items must be shared: Maps and the data referenced by their layers Toolboxes Geoprocessing history Attachments Which package type meets the criteria?

A) Map
B) Layer
C) Project
D) Scene

Question 31

An ArcGIS user needs to update a coastline feature class after a recent weather event. The user receives aerial imagery taken 1 week after the event. All features will NOT need to be updated, but some areas have experienced soil loss due to erosion. Rather than redigitizing the entire coastline, the user wants to update the existing coastline feature class based on the new aerial imagery. Which edit tool is recommended to update this feature class?

A) Copy Parallel
B) Trace Feature
C) Reshape Feature
D) Trim Line

Question 32

A GIS technician must place points representing light poles 5 feet from the digitized edge of a road. Which editing tool should the editor use?

A) Align To Shape
B) 2 Point Line
C) Point At End Of Line
D) Construct Points

Question 33

Refer to the exhibit. An engineering supervisor at a water utility asks the GIS analyst to find all pipes that are less than 10 inches in diameter. The analyst prepares a Select By Attribute query on the geodatabase feature class: Diameter < 10 When validating this SQL query, the analyst gets the error: "There was an error with the expression." What is invalid about the query?

A) Field name must be in enclosed in brackets: [Diameter]
B) Field name must be in enclosed in single quotes: 'Diameter'
C) Diameter is a text field but is using a numeric comparison
D) Query should include Diameter > 0 and < 10

Question 34

An ArcGIS user must share a map as a service to ArcGIS Online. The service must draw as fast as possible on a mobile device to provide fast display in the field. Which option should the user select in the capabilities of the service?

A) KML
B) Feature access
C) Tiled mapping
D) Mobile access

Question 35

An ArcGIS user receives a file that contains global positioning system track information. The user must import that data to create polyline track features. Which workflow will complete this task?

A) Table To Geodatabase > XY To Line
B) Points To Line > Dice
C) GPX To Features > Points To Line
D) Quick Import > Set Flow Direction

Question 36

An ArcGIS user receives a list that includes the following information: Parcel ID number Owner Acquisition date Assessed value Tax status The ArcGIS user must use the list to create a relationship class to a parcels feature class. Which geodatabase element should the user load the list into?

A) Feature Class
B) Table
C) Feature Dataset
D) Parcel Fabric

Question 37

Refer to the exhibit. Which raster function will display image A as image B?

A) Shaded Relief
B) Slope
C) Hillshade
D) Aspect

Question 38

An ArcGIS user is preparing a map that shows the extents of ecological regions of North, Central, and South America. Which projected coordinate system should be used to minimize area distortion?

A) Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area
B) Azimuthal Equidistant
C) Equidistant Cylindrical
D) Mercator

Question 39

A GIS analyst needs to implement the requirements of a workflow that include field apps accessing feature services for data collection. The design calls for the analyst to build several feature templates that will be used by the feature services. Which item must be included in the feature template?

A) Database connection file
B) Group and query layers
C) Layer, Default tool, Attributes
D) Layers and tables based on views

Question 40

A utility has power lines that span a wide area and needs to report mileage of those power lines in specific boundaries. Which overlay analysis will provide only the sections of power lines in the required boundaries?

A) Union
B) Intersect
C) Identify
D) Erase

Question 41

A feature class has extensive metadata that contains many properties and documentation. The user needs to change how much of this metadata content is viewed, how it is displayed, specify which pages are included in the metadata editor, and how the pages work. How should the user achieve this task?

A) Apply a metadata style
B) Modify the metadata XML file
C) Export the metadata
D) Validate Metadata

Question 42

A researcher is using ArcGIS Desktop. The researcher receives an assignment to create multiple printed map products with the same content but at different page sizes and map scales. What should the researcher use to perform this task?

A) ArcMap with the Toolshare folder structure and multiple map documents
B) ArcGIS Pro with content connections and multiple map layouts
C) ArcGIS Pro and import ArcMap documents from wherever the content was generated
D) ArcMap with multiple map documents for each map product graticule

Question 43

An ArcGIS user has two feature classes. One is spatially inaccurate but contains accurate tabular data. The other is spatially accurate but contains inaccurate tabular data. The ArcGIS user needs a single feature class that incorporates the most accurate spatial and attribute data from both sources. Which process should the ArcGIS user employ to accomplish this?

A) Join Fields
B) Transfer Attributes
C) Copy Features
D) Load Data

Question 44

How can an ArcGIS Pro user display 2D polygons with height in 3D?

A) Use a single attribute or build an expression to extrude the polygons
B) Use the z-mode in the Edit tab to add z-values to the polygons
C) Add the features as a preset layer to a scene to display in 3D
D) Add the features to a 2D map and convert the map to a 3D scene

Question 45

Project specifications require that when features are queried and edited, users must have seamless access to associated plans and images for each feature. Specifications also require that the plans and images be stored in the geodatabase. How can the technician associate and view the plans and images?

A) Configure Pop-ups elements
B) Enable and Add Attachments
C) Use a graphic file as a thumbnail
D) Load elements into BLOB field