Section: Introduction to QGIS
Answers to section modules.

Question: QGIS Desktop requires access to a license server once installed
Answer: False


Question: QGIS Desktop user interface customizations are
Answer: Stored automatically within the current user profile settings


Question: Which of the following file extensions would you choose to add a shapefile into QGIS
Answer: shp


Question: Can QGIS open KML files generated in Google Earth
Answer: Yes, QGIS opens KML files natively


Question: Which statement best describes and image taken with a phone camera
Answer: Raster data that may be geotagged with location and bearing


Question: What is one distinct advantage of adding raster layers using the browser panel
Answer: It automatically filters the available files to show only items with a suitable extension for loading into QGIS


Question: Can raster layers be stored in a database
Answer: Yes, this will enhance analysis as vector and raster operations can be easily combined


Question: You added layers to QGIS but you can't see all of them. Why
Answer: Your view extent does not coincide with the layer extent
Answer: Your layer ordering has resulted in some layers obscuring other layers


Question: If you zoom in close to the exercise vector data it doesn't look good nor correct. Why is this
Answer: It is simplifed


Question: I click on the map with the identify tool but either no attributes or the wrong attributes come up. Why
Answer: The layer I want to query is not active


Question: Which of the following statement is true ?
Answer: Any user can contribute their data to Openstreet map.


Question: Which statement is true regarding open source data
Answer: There are no cost associated with downloading the data.


Question: When using Open source data users should abide by the licensing rules.
Answer: True


Question: Is it possible to load a CSV that does not contain geometry information to QGIS i.e no longitude or latitude columns
Answer: Yes


Question: What is the easiest way to load an excel spreadsheet with geographic information to QGIS.
Answer: Save the spreadsheet as a CSV and them load it into QGIS


Question: Is it possible to save attribute tables into a spreadsheet from QGIS
Answer: It is possible within QGIS


Question: What does latitude/longitude represent in the real world
Answer: These are the geographic co ordinates of any particular place on the earth surface


Question: When you open a layer's attribute table in QGIS, where is the geometry column
Answer: It is shown on the map


Question: After removing a column and saving your edits, you can press undo to get it back again
Answer: False


Question: Indicate which statements are correct


Question: Is it possible to organize the order for the columns you have created
Answer: Yes, there is a native tool in attribute table that controls ordering columns


Question: In the attribute table you can create columns using the New Field tool or Field calculator. What are the key differences betwen the two methods
Answer: Field calculator is used when you need to create a non empty column.


Question: True or false: Applying a filter in the attribute table will result in only those features being shown on the canvas


Question: What is the purpose of filtering the attribute table - choose all that apply


Question: Why would you choose filter using form rather than the normal filtering
Answer: Form based filter allows you to combine multiple filters on a combination of columns