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Go ahead and find out what you know about yourself and the world around you. Best of luck!! Coverage : The GPS quiz will test your knowledge of the concepts regarding the GPS satellite network and the technology behind it.  GPS Discussion Forum 1.  What does GPS stand for? a. Global Positioning System b. Global Positioning Satellites c. Global Pinpointing System d. Global Placement Satellite Please provide appropriate updations Ques What does GPS stand for? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 2.  GPS receivers can determine all BUT which of the following? a. Latitude b. Longitude c. Altitude d. Density of the object Please provide appropriate updations Ques GPS receivers can determine all BUT which of the following? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 3.  Which country developed the GPS system? a. Japan b. The United States c. France d. China Please provide appropriate updations Ques Which country developed the GPS system? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 4.  Which department of the US government maintains the US GPS satellite network? a. Department of Labor b. Department of Transportation c. Department of Defense d. Department of Health Please provide appropriate updations Ques Which department of the US government maintains the US GPS satellite network? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 5.  The GPS system is available for free use as a public good. a. True b. False Please provide appropriate updations Ques The GPS system is available for free use as a public good. a. b. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 6.  The National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Executive Committee, which manages the US GPS system, was created by which president? a. Ronald Reagan b. George Bush c. Bill Clinton d. George W. Bush Please provide appropriate updations Ques The National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Executive Committee, which manages the US GPS system, was created by which president? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 7.  How many different types of data do GPS satellites broadcast in their main navigational signals? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 Please provide appropriate updations Ques How many different types of data do GPS satellites broadcast in their main navigational signals? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 8.  What did the GPS function called Selective Availability do? a. It caused intentional errors designed to keep enemies from using it to launch missiles b. It only allowed the GPS system to be used in certain areas of the world c. It only allowed specific types of GPS receivers to access the network d. It would only allow users to access the network if they had paid a user fee Please provide appropriate updations Ques What did the GPS function called Selective Availability do? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 9.  As of 2006, how many times does each GPS satellite circles the earth in a day? a. Once b. Twice c. Three times d. None – they circle the earth once every week Please provide appropriate updations Ques As of 2006, how many times does each GPS satellite circles the earth in a day? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 10.  Where is the GPS Master Control Station located (as of 2006)? a. Washington DC b. Hawaii c. Oklahoma d. Colorado Springs Please provide appropriate updations Ques Where is the GPS Master Control Station located (as of 2006)? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 11.  What did GPS developer Roger L. Easton receive in February of 2006? a. The National Academy of Engineering Charles Stark Draper prize b. The Nobel Prize c. The National Medal of Technology d. An honorary doctorate from MIT Please provide appropriate updations Ques What did GPS developer Roger L. Easton receive in February of 2006? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 12.  Which country launched the GLONASS network as an alternative to the US GPS system? a. France b. Russia c. China d. Japan Please provide appropriate updations Ques Which country launched the GLONASS network as an alternative to the US GPS system? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 13.  How may chrildren did Roger. L. Easton have a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 Please provide appropriate updations Ques How may chrildren did Roger. L. Easton have a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. Think you know more about this quiz!   Please enter your Name and what you would like to tell everyone about GPS  Name: Think you know more about GPS and would like others to know too? Whether its a great fact, a joke, a personal experience or an interesting anecdote, please share it with all the human beings on planet earth. Your contribution will help keep QuizMoz a free site for all.    (Optional)  (average submission size - 5 to 10 lines) GPS Discussion Forum Know the Latest News about GPS! What others think about GPS By: Graeme on Jul 30, 2009    I know GPS By: Manuel G. Soares on Jun 6, 2009    GPS is one of the GNSS systems nowadays available. When we refere the US GNSS we must write: NAVSTAR-GPS. By: segolame keatshotse on Nov 26, 2008    gps play tremondous role in our lives, without them there is no communication, there would be no internation matches we watch every day, we can not see other parts of the earth as google earth does and so many things. By: Franco Oliveri on Jul 9, 2008    Soon Galileo system will also be available. 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