Midterm Name: Fulya Oner Start time: October 16, 2009 6:32pm Time allowed: 3 hours Number of questions: 40 Finish Help Question 1 (.5 points) Data warehousing is the process of storing a copy of transaction data specifically structured for querying, analysis, and reporting. a . True b . Fals e Save answer Question 2 (.5 points) The data warehousing environment is mainly the responsibility of the business users, and the analytical environment (known also as business analytics) is in the realm of a technical staff. a . True b . Fals e Save answer Question 3 (.5 points) Data visualization uses columns of data to visualize the
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Midterm
Name: Fulya OnerStart time: October 16, 2009 6:32pmTime allowed: 3 hoursNumber of questions: 40
Finish Help
Question 1 (.5 points)
Data warehousing is the process of storing a copy of transaction data specifically structured for querying, analysis, and reporting.
a. True
b. False
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Question 2 (.5 points)
The data warehousing environment is mainly the responsibility of the business users, and the analytical environment (known also as business analytics) is in the realm of a technical staff.
a. True
b. False
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Question 3 (.5 points)
Data visualization uses columns of data to visualize the information.
a. True
b. False
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Question 4 (.5 points)
If you build a data warehouse, everyone will begin to use it.
The value of data content is derived only from the internal operational systems.
a. True
b. False
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Question 10 (.5 points)
Organizations can sustain their competitive advantage by building brand and customer loyalty using BI applications that support product differentiation/market niche strategies.
a. True
b. False
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Question 11 (.5 points)
Technology must drive a data warehouse project.
a. True
b. False
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Question 12 (.5 points)
Participation of users is mandatory for the successful data warehouse project.
e. Freedom from IS Department Resource Limitations
f. All of the Above
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Question 22 (.5 points)
Which of the following statement is true regarding business intelligence (BI)?
a. The major objective of BI is to enable interactive and sometimes real-time access to data, enable manipulation of these data, and to provide business managers and analysts the ability to conduct appropriate analysis.
b. The process of BI is based on the transformation of actions to decisions, and then from information to data.
c. By analyzing historical and current data, situations, and performances, decision makers get valuable insights upon which they can base more informed and better decisions.
d. One of the major objectives of BI is to widen the gap between the current performance of an organization and its desired performance as expressed in its mission, objectives, and goals and the strategy for achieving them.
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Question 23 (.5 points)
Metadata is:
a. Data about the application
b. Data about the data
c. Data about the hardware
d. Data about the project
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Question 24 (.5 points)
A data warehouse provides the following unique benefits for management at all levels of the firm:
ETL process consists of extract, transform, and load. Transformation occurs by using __________ or lookup tables or by combining the data with other data.
a. rules
b. policies
c. strategies
d. procedures
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Question 34 (.5 points)
In a data warehouse, the staging area is the place where:
a. Extracted data is joined
b. Business rules are applied
c. Perform the transformation of the data
d. All of the above
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Question 35 (.5 points)
Operational infrastructure includes:
a. People, procedures and training
b. Management software, people and hardware
c. People, management software and training
d. Procedures, training and hardware
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Question 36 (.5 points)
Resolution of data conflicts is important in a data warehouse. This includes: