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  • 1. What standard can be used to automatically register images to their location in the sky in WorldWide Telescope?
A) Portable Network Graphics
B) Joint Photographic Experts Group
C) Extensible Markup Language
D) Astronomy Visualization Metadata
  • 2. What must a user do if an image lacks AVM metadata?
A) The image cannot be used
B) Manually align by moving, scaling, and rotating
C) Upload the image to the cloud for automatic processing
D) Convert the image to a vector format
  • 3. Which tool allows for the addition of vector or image data to planet surfaces or orbit?
A) Metadata editor
B) Tours
C) Layer manager
D) ASCOM
  • 4. In which release of WorldWide Telescope was the Layer Manager introduced?
A) Aphelion release
B) Perihelion release
C) Zenith release
D) Equinox release
  • 5. Which software can be used to live-link data into WorldWide Telescope?
A) Microsoft Excel
B) Microsoft Access
C) Adobe Photoshop
D) Notepad
  • 6. What is the primary function of ASCOM in WorldWide Telescope?
A) Creating tours
B) Editing images
C) Connecting and controlling a telescope
D) Managing communities
  • 7. What effect is easily achieved in the tour environment by setting begin and end camera positions?
A) Slow motion
B) Ken Burns Effects
C) 3D parallax
D) Fish-eye distortion
  • 8. How are Communities in WorldWide Telescope described in terms of functionality?
A) Similar to subscribing to an RSS feed
B) Similar to a private social media group
C) Similar to a web browser bookmark
D) Similar to an email distribution list
  • 9. What type of data can the Layer Manager support?
A) Only coordinate lists
B) Only image files
C) Only audio files
D) 3D points and WKT geometry
  • 10. What does the multi-chip FOV indicator help an astrophotographer do?
A) Calibrate the monitor
B) Find a suitable guide star
C) Calculate the planetary orbit
D) Format the memory card
  • 11. Which image formats can be viewed as planet surfaces, sky images, or panoramas?
A) Raw, TIFF, or BMP
B) PDF, DOC, or TXT
C) SVG, EPS, or AI
D) Equirectangular, fisheye, or dome master
  • 12. Who is one of the astrophysicists mentioned as having created a tour?
A) Dr. Edwin Hubble
B) Dr. Alyssa A. Goodman
C) Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
D) Dr. Carl Sagan
  • 13. What can be added to slides in the tour creation environment?
A) Live video feeds
B) Pictures, objects, and text
C) Database queries
D) External software executables
  • 14. How can reference frames in the Layer Manager be used with 3D models?
A) Adding texture to the surface
B) Compressing them for faster loading
C) Plotting them at their correct location over time
D) Rotating them around a fixed point
  • 15. What does WorldWide Telescope allow users to do with time series data?
A) View smoothly animated events over time
B) Delete unnecessary frames
C) Generate static reports
D) Export to a spreadsheet
  • 16. How many celestial bodies are currently available to view in Planets mode?
A) Eight
B) Twelve
C) Ten
D) Five
  • 17. Which of the following is included in the Planets mode alongside celestial bodies?
A) Black holes
B) Mandelbrot set
C) Asteroid belt
D) Comet trails
  • 18. What is considered the main feature of WorldWide Telescope?
A) Solar System mode
B) Panorama mode
C) Sandbox mode
D) Sky mode
  • 19. What file format can users use to add their own image data in Sky mode?
A) PDF
B) FITS
C) MP4
D) DOCX
  • 20. What standard image formats can FITS files be converted to?
A) HEIC, WEBP, SVG
B) PSD, AI, EPS
C) JPEG, PNG, TIFF
D) BMP, GIF, RAW
  • 21. What metadata standard is used to format user images in Sky mode?
A) IPTC
B) EXIF
C) XMP
D) AVM
  • 22. Which astronauts' missions provided panoramas for the Panorama mode?
A) Gemini program
B) Mercury program
C) Skylab program
D) Apollo program
  • 23. Which spherical camera is mentioned for creating panoramas in the software?
A) Samsung Gear 360
B) Insta360
C) GoPro Fusion
D) Ricoh Theta
  • 24. What type of data is suggested as an example for exploration in Sandbox mode?
A) Urban models
B) Molecular data
C) Weather patterns
D) Geological strata
  • 25. Which organization currently holds the copyright for WWT?
A) The American Astronomical Society
B) Microsoft Research
C) The .NET Foundation
D) The Moore Foundation
  • 26. Who manages the WorldWide Telescope project today?
A) Johns Hopkins University
B) Microsoft Research
C) American Astronomical Society
D) The .NET Foundation
  • 27. In what year did the WorldWide Telescope project begin?
A) 2016
B) 2008
C) 2002
D) 2012
  • 28. When was WorldWide Telescope officially launched?
A) February 27, 2008
B) February 27, 2002
C) May 12, 2012
D) May 12, 2008
  • 29. Where is the WorldWide Telescope project hosted?
A) Microsoft Cloud
B) The American Astronomical Society server
C) The .NET Foundation website
D) GitHub
  • 30. What core engine technology does WWT utilize?
A) Layerscape Engine
B) Visual Experience Engine
C) WebGL Engine
D) TerraServer Engine
  • 31. How many main modes does WorldWide Telescope feature?
A) Four
B) Eight
C) Six
D) Five
  • 32. What map projection does WWT support that is specific to its unique design?
A) Equirectangular
B) Mercator
C) Planar
D) TOAST
  • 33. What is the approximate number of active users as of 2016?
A) 10 million
B) 15 million
C) 5 million
D) 20 million
  • 34. Which version of WWT runs on smartphones?
A) Web client
B) Windows native application
C) Desktop client
D) Full dome planetarium application
  • 35. What is the maximum number of data points the Windows version can render using a graphics card?
A) One hundred thousand
B) One million
C) Five million
D) Half a million
  • 36. Which university co-founded the WWT project alongside Microsoft Research?
A) MIT
B) Johns Hopkins University
C) Harvard University
D) Stanford University
  • 37. What was the name of the database Jim Gray developed that inspired WWT?
A) MODIS
B) Layerscape
C) SkyMapper
D) TerraServer
  • 38. What happens to the Layerscape community features in the modern WWT application?
A) They were moved to a separate website
B) They were removed
C) They became paid premium features
D) They are branded as communities
  • 39. Which foundation provided grants to support WWT?
A) Moore Foundation
B) Gates Foundation
C) Mozilla Foundation
D) Wikimedia Foundation
  • 40. At which event was WWT first announced?
A) TED Conference
B) AAS Meeting
C) Microsoft Build
D) CES
  • 41. Who was one of the visionaries behind the WorldWide Telescope alongside Alex Szalay?
A) Roy Gould
B) Jim Gray
C) Robert Scoble
D) Bill Gates
  • 42. What kind of standards does the WorldWide Telescope use to inter-operate with data providers?
A) HTML5 protocols
B) NASA server protocols
C) KML specifications
D) IVOA standards
  • 43. What type of planetarium systems can the WorldWide Telescope Windows client power?
A) Print-based chart systems
B) Full-dome digital planetariums
C) Telescope-controlled rooftop platforms
D) Physical mechanical orreries
  • 44. What did blogger Robert Scoble say about the WorldWide Telescope demo?
A) It was too expensive
B) It made him cry
C) It was exactly like Google Earth
D) It was too slow to load
  • 45. What was the conclusion of the PC World review regarding the WorldWide Telescope beta?
A) It is exactly the same as Google
B) It is a phenomenal resource
C) It is completely unusable
D) It is only for professional astronomers
  • 46. Which of the following was a criticism mentioned by reviewers prior to the cross-platform release?
A) Excessive cost
B) Inaccurate astronomical data
C) Lack of support for non-Windows operating systems
D) Poor image quality
  • 47. What award did the WorldWide Telescope receive in the 2009 I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review?
A) Top Scientific Innovation
B) Design of the Year
C) Best of Category: Interactive
D) Best Educational Software
  • 48. What was another specific shortcoming noted by a reviewer regarding the early version?
A) Inability to connect to the internet
B) No tutorial videos
C) Lack of KML support
D) Small screen resolution
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