If a Geographer Uses Some of the Components and Applications

question 29

Multiple Choice

If a geographer uses some of the components and applications of a computer system to organize and display maps, but she doesn't use it for other functions,

• A) she is still using a GIS, although she may not be using all of its potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data.
• B) she is still utilizing a GPS, although she may not be using all of its potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data.
• C) she is using only the components of a remote sensing system, because she is not storing, organizing, retrieving, or analyzing data.
• D) she is not using a GIS, because she is not using all of the system's potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data.
• E) she is using only the topographic analysis functions, because she is not using all of its potential to store, organize, retrieve, and analyze data.

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