topic Esri Technical Certification - sample questions ambiguous? in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/esri-technical-certification-sample-questions/m-p/646752#M60270 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Off-topic - there are some sample questions from the Esri Developer Certification exam posted at </SPAN><A href="http://downloads2.esri.com/campus/downloads/certification/samplequestions/EWDA10_Sample_Questions.pdf">http://downloads2.esri.com/campus/downloads/certification/samplequestions/EWDA10_Sample_Questions.pdf</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The reason I hate multiple choice questions is that you can't reason with the computer which marks them. I'd dispute the 1st and 3rd questions:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">A developer is creating a Web application that allows the user to type in their address and locate it on the map. Which service does the developer need to publish?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The answer given is a geocoding service - but the developer doesn't "need to publish a geocoding service".</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>- The developer could use a published geocoding service provided by someone else (eg Bing).</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>- The developer could publish a </SPAN><STRONG>feature</STRONG><SPAN> service, and use a query. This is what we used at </SPAN><A href="http://atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/map/base.html">http://atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/map/base.html</A><SPAN> in the Find Location search (top right) since it allowed us to use type-ahead, which isn't available using a geocoding service</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">How should a developer show more information when a user hovers over a client-side graphic?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Call me a pedant, but there isn't a single correct way to do this, and the correct question is "how could..."</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>OK rant over, back to work now.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 May 2011 03:30:24 GMT StephenLead 2011-05-26T03:30:24Z Esri Technical Certification - sample questions ambiguous? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/esri-technical-certification-sample-questions/m-p/646752#M60270 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Off-topic - there are some sample questions from the Esri Developer Certification exam posted at </SPAN><A href="http://downloads2.esri.com/campus/downloads/certification/samplequestions/EWDA10_Sample_Questions.pdf">http://downloads2.esri.com/campus/downloads/certification/samplequestions/EWDA10_Sample_Questions.pdf</A><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The reason I hate multiple choice questions is that you can't reason with the computer which marks them. I'd dispute the 1st and 3rd questions:</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">A developer is creating a Web application that allows the user to type in their address and locate it on the map. Which service does the developer need to publish?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The answer given is a geocoding service - but the developer doesn't "need to publish a geocoding service".</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>- The developer could use a published geocoding service provided by someone else (eg Bing).</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>- The developer could publish a </SPAN><STRONG>feature</STRONG><SPAN> service, and use a query. This is what we used at </SPAN><A href="http://atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/map/base.html">http://atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/map/base.html</A><SPAN> in the Find Location search (top right) since it allowed us to use type-ahead, which isn't available using a geocoding service</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">How should a developer show more information when a user hovers over a client-side graphic?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Call me a pedant, but there isn't a single correct way to do this, and the correct question is "how could..."</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>OK rant over, back to work now.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 26 May 2011 03:30:24 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/esri-technical-certification-sample-questions/m-p/646752#M60270 StephenLead 2011-05-26T03:30:24Z Re: Esri Technical Certification - sample questions ambiguous? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/esri-technical-certification-sample-questions/m-p/646753#M60271 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Well, GIS (and IT and computer programming, for the matter) is not exactly science, it's part art; that's why it's&nbsp; sometimes hard to pick the "correct" answer...</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:26:59 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/esri-technical-certification-sample-questions/m-p/646753#M60271 AlexZhuk 2011-08-24T05:26:59Z Re: Esri Technical Certification - sample questions ambiguous? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/esri-technical-certification-sample-questions/m-p/646754#M60272 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>yep, that's why I hate multiple-choice questions which are answered by a computer.....</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:34:11 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-javascript-maps-sdk-questions/esri-technical-certification-sample-questions/m-p/646754#M60272 StephenLead 2011-08-24T05:34:11Z