Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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 C

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

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 C

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

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 7

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

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 12

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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 15

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?

Accepted Answer

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

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?

Accepted Answer

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

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 1: ArcGIS Desktop Associate 10.5