1. What has changed in the field of conventional surveying?
(a) The introduction of analogue methods of data collection
(b) The shift from digital data collection to analogue methods
(c) The shift from analogue methods to digital data collection
(d) The increased use of plane tables for mapping small areas
2. What was previously used as the best way to map a small area?
(a) Total stations
(b) GPS systems
(c) Theodolites
(d) Plane tables
3. What is a major limitation of using plane tables for mapping?
(a) High precision output
(b) The map is drawn directly on a sheet in a fixed scale
(c) Large quantity of topographic data collection
(d) Ability to replot the map to different scales
4. Which of the following statements is true about the output of a plane table
survey?
(a) It produces a high precision digital map
(b) It allows easy replots to different scales
(c) It produces a low precision analogue drawing
(d) It collects a large quantity of topographic data
5. What limitation of plane table mapping can be overcome by using modern
electronic total stations?
(a) Inability to map large areas
(b) Low precision of the output
(c) Analogue data collection
(d) High precision digital output
6. What type of output does a plane table produce?
(a) High precision digital data
(b) Low precision analogue drawing
(c) High precision analogue drawing
(d) Low precision digital data
7. What was a drawback of the plane table regarding the scale of maps?
(a) Maps could be easily rescaled
(b) Maps were drawn in multiple scales
(c) There was no way to replot the map to different scales
(d) Maps were drawn digitally and then converted
8. How has the quantity of topographic data collection changed with modern
surveying methods?
(a) It has decreased with the use of plane tables
(b) It has remained the same
(c) It has increased with the use of total stations
(d) It has decreased with the use of total stations
9. What can modern electronic total stations do that plane tables
cannot?
(a) Produce analogue drawings
(b) Draw maps directly on a sheet
(c) Collect digital data quickly
(d) Produce low precision outputs
10. What is a total station an assembly of?
(a) Long-range EDM instrument
(b) Short to medium range EDM instrument
(c) High precision GPS system
(d) Traditional theodolite
11. In what framework is the EDM instrument installed in a total station?
(a) GPS receiver
(b) Electronic theodolite
(c) Plane table
(d) Digital scanner
12. What controls all components of a total station?
(a) External computer
(b) Manual operation
(c) Built-in microprocessor
(d) Remote controller
13. What range of EDM instrument is integrated into a total station?
(a) Long-range
(b) Short to medium range
(c) Ultra-short range
(d) Variable range
14. Which component of the total station handles the control of its
parts?
(a) User's manual inputs
(b) Built-in microprocessor
(c) External software
(d) Bluetooth device
15. From how many setups can a total station observe distances and
directions?
(a) Multiple setups
(b) Dual setups
(c) A single setup
(d) None of the above
16. What is the primary function of the built-in microprocessor in a total
station?
(a) To manually control all components
(b) To control all components electronically
(c) To provide power supply
(d) To communicate with external devices
17. What feature of a total station allows for continuous adjustment without
stopping?
(a) Trigger keys
(b) Communication side cover
(c) Endless drives
(d) Battery downloading port
18. Which part of the total station is used for fine leveling and
stability?
(a) EDM with laser generator
(b) Bluetooth
(c) Tribrach with foot screws
(d) Trigger keys
19. What allows a total station to connect wirelessly to other devices?
(a) Trigger keys
(b) Communication side cover
(c) Bluetooth
(d) Battery downloading port
20. What component is used for initiating measurements or functions on a total
station?
(a) Tribrach with foot screws
(b) Endless drives
(c) Trigger keys
(d) Communication side cover
21. Which part of the total station is used for data transfer and
connectivity?
(a) EDM with laser generator
(b) Communication side cover
(c) Tribrach with foot screws
(d) Endless drives
22. Where is the power source connected or charged in a total station?
(a) Communication side cover
(b) Trigger keys
(c) Battery downloading port
(d) EDM with laser generator
23. Which component is specifically responsible for the transmission of data
from the total station to other devices?
(a) EDM with laser generator
(b) Endless drives
(c) Communication side cover
(d) Trigger keys
24. What enables the total station to perform digital data collection
efficiently?
(a) Battery downloading port
(b) Endless drives
(c) EDM with laser generator
(d) Bluetooth
25. Which part of the total station is essential for initiating operations
manually?
(a) Communication side cover
(b) EDM with laser generator
(c) Trigger keys
(d) Tribrach with foot screws
26. What advantage does the total station's theodolite offer in terms of
product family?
(a) Requires learning a new operation for each model
(b) Easy switching between models without learning a new operation
(c) Limited to a single model
(d) Complicated user interface for each model
27. What type of circle reading does the total station provide?
(a) Relative circle reading
(b) Incremental circle reading
(c) Absolute circle reading
(d) Approximate circle reading
28. Which of the following is a hardware feature of the total station?
(a) Dual-Axis compensation
(b) New intuitive software
(c) High-resolution LCD display
(d) Laser plummet
29. What magnification do the total station's optics offer?
(a) 10x
(b) 20x
(c) 30x
(d) 40x
30. What feature provides reliable Hz and V reading in the total station?
(a) Absolute circle reading
(b) Dual-Axis compensation
(c) Laser plummet
(d) Endless drives
31. What type of software does the total station have?
(a) Complicated and outdated
(b) New and intuitive
(c) Limited and basic
(d) Manual and complex
32. What feature assists with fast and convenient setup of the total
station?
(a) High-resolution LCD display
(b) Unique leveling guidance
(c) Absolute circle reading
(d) Dual-Axis compensation
33. What type of display does the total station have?
(a) Low-resolution LCD
(b) Touchscreen LCD
(c) High-resolution LCD
(d) OLED display
34. What provides an audible notice for the total station?
(a) For 360 turns and layout
(b) For 180 turns and layout
(c) For 900 turns and layout
(d) For 720 turns and layout
35. What feature allows the total station to make graphic
representations?
(a) Electronic laser distance measurement
(b) High-resolution LCD display
(c) Graphic sketches
(d) Unique leveling guidance
36. How is the EDM measurement performed in the total station?
(a) With a blue laser on specific targets
(b) Hassle-free with a red laser on any target or flat prism
(c) Manually with a red laser
(d) Automatically with a green laser
37. Where can the data be entered for use on the total station?
(a) Directly at the site only
(b) In the office and then called up at the site
(c) Only through third-party software
(d) Directly into the device at any time
38. How is data uploaded and transferred in the total station?
(a) Using a USB stick only
(b) Through onboard data connection
(c) Via manual entry
(d) Using Bluetooth only
39. What capability does the total station have concerning data?
(a) Data recording only
(b) Data deletion and backup
(c) Data editing and exchange
(d) Data visualization only
40. What type of connectivity does the total station offer?
(a) Connectivity to 3rd party devices
(b) Limited to proprietary devices
(c) No external connectivity
(d) Only wired connectivity
41. How is the total station mounted for use?
(a) On a tripod
(b) On a plane table
(c) On a theodolite
(d) On a GPS receiver
42. How is the total station leveled?
(a) Automatically without any manual intervention
(b) By operating leveling screws
(c) By using a spirit level
(d) By adjusting the tripod legs
43. What can the total station adjust within a small range?
(a) Its own height
(b) Its level position
(c) Its tripod stability
(d) Its power supply
44. How are vertical and horizontal reference directions indexed in the total
station?
(a) Using external markers
(b) Manually with a compass
(c) Using onboard keys
(d) By rotating the instrument
45. What units can be set on the total station for measurements?
(a) Metric units only
(b) FPS or SI units
(c) Imperial units only
(d) Custom units defined by the user
46. What measurement modes can a surveyor select on a total station?
(a) Fine, coarse, single, or repeated
(b) Fast, slow, manual, or automatic
(c) High, low, static, or dynamic
(d) Precision, rough, continuous, or intermittent
47. How are the heights of the instrument and targets entered into the total
station?
(a) Automatically by the instrument
(b) Manually by measuring with tapes and keying them in
(c) By using built-in height sensors
(d) By estimating and entering approximate values
48. Where is the computed information displayed and stored?
(a) On an external monitor and a paper notebook
(b) On a screen and in an electronic notebook
(c) On a mobile device and a cloud server
(d) Only on the instrument's screen
49. When is the point data downloaded to the computer?
(a) At the end of the day or whenever needed
(b) Immediately after each measurement
(c) Only when the memory is full
(d) Only during survey completion
50. What can be plotted using the software mentioned?
(a) Road maps and traffic flow
(b) Contours at any specified interval and cross-sections along any specified
line
(c) Building blueprints and designs
(d) Aerial photographs and satellite images