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Which of the following statements is true
[A]
A table or relation is itself a collection of ‘tuples’ (or records)
[B]
Each table is a collection of tuples that are similarly shaped
[C]
An ‘attribute’ is a named field of a tuple, with which each tuple associates a value, the tuple’s ‘attribute value’
[D]
All of the above
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A ‘data model’ is a language that allows the definition of
[A]
The ‘structures’ that will be used to store the base data
[B]
The ‘integrity constraints’ that the stored data has to obey at all moments in time
[C]
The ‘computer programs’ used to manipulate the data
[D]
All of the above
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Which of the following is true about DBMS
[A]
A DBMS provides a high-level, ‘declaration query language’
[B]
A DBMS supports the use of a ‘data model’
[C]
A DBMS includes ‘data backup’ and ‘recovery’ functions to ensure data availability at all times
[D]
All of the above
(24)
What are the various reasons for which DBMS is used
[A]
A DBMS supports the storage and manipulation of very large data sets
[B]
A DBMS can be instructed to guard over data correctness
[C]
A DBMS supports the concurrent use of the same data set by many users
[D]
All of the above
(25)
DBMS stands for
[A]
Database Management System
[B]
Database Monitoring System
[C]
Database Manufacturing System
[D]
Database Mixing Station
Answer: Database Management System
(26)
SDI stands for
[A]
Spatial Data Interface
[B]
Spatial Data Infrastructure
[C]
Spatial Data Intention
[D]
Spatial Data International
Answer: Spatial Data Infrastructure
(27)
A GIS package cannot be called full-fledged if the following capabilities are missing
[A]
Data capture and preparation
[B]
Data storage
[C]
Data analysis
[D]
All of the above
(28)
Which of the following are full-fledged GIS packages
[A]
ILWIS
[B]
GeoMedia
[C]
ArcGIS
[D]
All of the above
(29)
Which of the following is true?
[A]
‘Fields’ are geographic phenomena that occur everywhere in the study area
[B]
‘Objects’ are geographic phenomena that occur ‘sparsely’ over the study area
[C]
Fields can be continuous or discrete
[D]
All of the above
(30)
Which of the following statements are true about the ‘temporal dimension’
[A]
Time can be measured along a ‘discrete’ or ‘continuous’ scale.
[B]
Valid time (or world time) is the time when an event really happened, or a string of events took place.
[C]
Time can be represented as ‘absolute’ or ‘relative’
[D]
All of the above
31
Which of the following belong to the eight spatial relationships?
[A]
Disjoint, meets, equals
[B]
Inside, covered by
[C]
Contains, covers, overlaps
[D]
All of the above
32
Which of the following relationships is correct
[A]
Point : (0-Simplex)
[B]
Line segment : (1-simplex)
[C]
Triangle : (2-simplex)
[D]
All of the above
33
The ‘boundary model’ is sometimes also called
[A]
Topological data model
[B]
Temporal data model
[C]
Topological discrete model
[D]
Temporal discrete model
Answer: Topological data model
34
Which of the following is true about ‘Delaunay Triangulation’
[A]
The triangles are as equilateral s they can be
[B]
For each triangle, the circumcircle through its anchor points does not contain any other anchor point
[C]
Both A & B
[D]
None of the above
35
TIN stands for
[A]
Traffic Internet Network
[B]
Triangulated Irregular Network
[C]
Temporal Interest Network
[D]
Temperature Interface Node
Answer: Triangulated Irregular Network
36
Which of the following is true
[A]
Tessellations partition the study space into cells & assign a value to each cell
[B]
A raster is a regular tessellation with square cells (by far the most commonly used)
[C]
Both A & B
[D]
None of the above
37
A ……………….. is a set of regularity spaced (and contiguous) cells with associated (field) values. The associated values represent call values, not point values. This means that the value for a cell is assumed to valid for all locations within the cell
[A]
Crystal
[B]
Raster
[C]
Segment
[D]
Polygon
38
The fundamental principle which refers to the fact that locations that are closer together are more likely to have similar values than locations that are far apart, is commonly referred to as
[A]
Tobler’s first low of Geography
[B]
Kepler’s first law of Geography
[C]
Anthony’s first law of Geography
[D]
Thompson’s first law of Geography
Answer: Tobler’s first low of Geography
39
Interpolation is made possible by a principle called
[A]
Spatial Autocorrelation
[B]
Spatial auto-correction
[C]
Thematic Autocorrelation
[D]
Thematic auto-correction
Answer: Spatial Autocorrelation
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