Esri Certification Practice Test 1
A client is building a new home and wants to position the home near a lake and a
school. Which combination of analysis tools will create a polygon representing a
potential area for building the home?
A. Intersect then Buffer
B. Union then Spatial Join
C. Buffer then Intersect
D. Spatial Join then Union - ------------ANS: c
A client requests a map of a project area and wants to view the data in ArcReader.
What is a valid way for the ArcGIS user to share the project area with them?
A. save to shapefile and distribute
B. export to ArcSDE XML replica and distribute
C. export to PDF and distribute
D. save as PMF and distribute - ------------ANS: D
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 - ------------ANS: A, D
,An ArcGIS user creates a locator from a polyline feature class that exists in a feature
dataset. Where can the locator be saved?
A. in a feature dataset
B. in a Windows folder
C. in a topology dataset
D. in a feature class - ------------ANS: d
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 - ------------ANS: C
An ArcGIS User has a faster dataset that represents continuous data. When added
to the map, the raster appears dark and grainy. Which process should the ArcGIS
user perform to visually enhance the appearance of the raster?
A. contrast stretch
B. adjust transparency
C. increase brightness
D. modify RGB composite - ------------ANS: a
An ArcGIS user has a feature class of utility poles and a feature class containing
transformers. If a utility pole is deleted the ArcGIS user wants all of its associated
, transformers to be deleted as well. Which type of association will allow the ArcGIS
user to accomplish this task?
A. join
B. spatial join
C. relate
D. relationship class - ------------ANS: C
An ArcGIS user has a highway polyline dataset and a school point dataset. The user
needs to find all schools that are within one mile of highways and report the exact
distance for each point within that distance. Which tool should be used to create this
dataset?
A. Buffer
B. Point Distance
C. Identify
D. Near - ------------ANS: d (different than guide answer)
An ArcGIS user has a single long line that is intersected by many other lines. The
user wants to split the long line at each intersection. Which tool allows the user to
perform this in a single step?
A. Split
B. Planarize Lines
C. Line Intersection
D. Trim - ------------ANS: c
A client is building a new home and wants to position the home near a lake and a
school. Which combination of analysis tools will create a polygon representing a
potential area for building the home?
A. Intersect then Buffer
B. Union then Spatial Join
C. Buffer then Intersect
D. Spatial Join then Union - ------------ANS: c
A client requests a map of a project area and wants to view the data in ArcReader.
What is a valid way for the ArcGIS user to share the project area with them?
A. save to shapefile and distribute
B. export to ArcSDE XML replica and distribute
C. export to PDF and distribute
D. save as PMF and distribute - ------------ANS: D
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 - ------------ANS: A, D
,An ArcGIS user creates a locator from a polyline feature class that exists in a feature
dataset. Where can the locator be saved?
A. in a feature dataset
B. in a Windows folder
C. in a topology dataset
D. in a feature class - ------------ANS: d
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 - ------------ANS: C
An ArcGIS User has a faster dataset that represents continuous data. When added
to the map, the raster appears dark and grainy. Which process should the ArcGIS
user perform to visually enhance the appearance of the raster?
A. contrast stretch
B. adjust transparency
C. increase brightness
D. modify RGB composite - ------------ANS: a
An ArcGIS user has a feature class of utility poles and a feature class containing
transformers. If a utility pole is deleted the ArcGIS user wants all of its associated
, transformers to be deleted as well. Which type of association will allow the ArcGIS
user to accomplish this task?
A. join
B. spatial join
C. relate
D. relationship class - ------------ANS: C
An ArcGIS user has a highway polyline dataset and a school point dataset. The user
needs to find all schools that are within one mile of highways and report the exact
distance for each point within that distance. Which tool should be used to create this
dataset?
A. Buffer
B. Point Distance
C. Identify
D. Near - ------------ANS: d (different than guide answer)
An ArcGIS user has a single long line that is intersected by many other lines. The
user wants to split the long line at each intersection. Which tool allows the user to
perform this in a single step?
A. Split
B. Planarize Lines
C. Line Intersection
D. Trim - ------------ANS: c
