What Is a Geographic Information System (GIS)

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is a geographic information system (GIS) ?

• A) A device that determines current latitude, longitude, speed, and direction of movement
• B) Designed to work with information that can be shown on a map
• C) Contains a microchip and an antenna, and typically work by transmitting a serial number via radio waves to an electronic reader, which confirms the identity of a person or object bearing the tag
• D) Commonly used to transmit network signals over great distances

Identify the economic reasons behind scarcity and the economic problem.

Explain the role of economic resources and their classification.

Understand the concept and significance of the production possibilities frontier (PPF).

Define economic growth and identify factors contributing to it.

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Definitions:

Data Types

Categories of data which determine the kind of value that can be stored and manipulated within a program, such as integer, string, or boolean.

Data Lake

A storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its native format until it is needed for analytics purposes.

Data Warehouse

A vast collection of data gathered from various sources inside a company, utilized for reporting and analyzing data.

Rapidly Changing Statistics

Data or numbers that are constant in flux, often reflecting real-time changes in conditions or events.