Question 1

A ________ takes data from the data manufacturers, cleans and processes the data, and then stores it.

Accepted Answer

A) data mart 
B) data mine 
C) data warehouse 
D) data model 
A) data mart 
B) data mine 
C) data warehouse 
D) data model

Question 2

Problematic data are termed dirty data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A reporting application is a BI application that inputs data from one or more sources and applies reporting operations to that data to produce business intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The three fundamental categories of BI analysis are reporting, data mining, Big data and knowledge management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

RFM analysis considers how recently (R)a customer ordered, how frequently (F)they ordered, and how much margin (M)the company made on the orders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Due to a phenomenon called the ________, the more attributes there are, the easier it is to build a model that fits the sample data but that is worthless as a predictor.

Accepted Answer

A) attribute paradox 
B) curse of dimensionality 
C) uncertainty principle 
D) economies of scale 
A) attribute paradox 
B) curse of dimensionality 
C) uncertainty principle 
D) economies of scale

Question 7

Data mart is another term used for a data warehouse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Expert systems are rule-based systems that use "If ...then" rules unlike those created by decision tree analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The software component of a BI system is called a BI application.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

BI servers use ________ to determine what results to send to which users and on which schedule.

Accepted Answer

A) expert systems 
B) metadata 
C) RSS feeds 
D) neural networks 
A) expert systems 
B) metadata 
C) RSS feeds 
D) neural networks

Question 11

________ is a hierarchical arrangement of criteria that predict a classification or a value.

Accepted Answer

A) A value chain 
B) A cluster analysis 
C) A decision tree 
D) A neural network 
A) A value chain 
B) A cluster analysis 
C) A decision tree 
D) A neural network

Question 12

Static reports are BI documents that are fixed at the time of creation and do not change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Regression analysis measures the effect of a set of variables on another variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

________ is the application of social media and related applications for the management and delivery of organizational knowledge resources.

Accepted Answer

A) BI server management 
B) Hyper-social knowledge management 
C) Knowledge management protocol 
D) Expert system 
A) BI server management 
B) Hyper-social knowledge management 
C) Knowledge management protocol 
D) Expert system

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true about operational data?

Accepted Answer

A) It is always better to have data with too coarse a granularity than with too fine a granularity. 
B) If the data granularity is too coarse, the data can be made finer by summing and combining. 
C) Purchased operational data often contains missing elements. 
D) Problematic operational data are termed rough data. 
A) It is always better to have data with too coarse a granularity than with too fine a granularity. 
B) If the data granularity is too coarse, the data can be made finer by summing and combining. 
C) Purchased operational data often contains missing elements. 
D) Problematic operational data are termed rough data.

Question 16

Data warehouses do not include data that are purchased from outside sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Total sales, average sales, and average cost are examples of dimensions used in an OLAP report.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Define business intelligence and BI systems.

Accepted Answer

Business intelligence (BI)systems are in

Question 19

Differentiate between unsupervised and supervised data mining.

Accepted Answer

Data mining techniques fall into two bro

Question 20

Which of the following is true about knowledge management (KM)?

Accepted Answer

A) KM restricts the free flow of ideas. 
B) KM improves customer service by broadening the response time. 
C) KM boosts revenues by getting products and services to market faster. 
D) KM increases operational cost. 
A) KM restricts the free flow of ideas. 
B) KM improves customer service by broadening the response time. 
C) KM boosts revenues by getting products and services to market faster. 
D) KM increases operational cost.

A ________ takes data from the data manufacturers, cleans and processes the data, and then stores it.

Problematic data are termed dirty data.

A reporting application is a BI application that inputs data from one or more sources and applies reporting operations to that data to produce business intelligence.

The three fundamental categories of BI analysis are reporting, data mining, Big data and knowledge management.

RFM analysis considers how recently (R)a customer ordered, how frequently (F)they ordered, and how much margin (M)the company made on the orders.

Due to a phenomenon called the ________, the more attributes there are, the easier it is to build a model that fits the sample data but that is worthless as a predictor.

Data mart is another term used for a data warehouse.

Expert systems are rule-based systems that use "If ...then" rules unlike those created by decision tree analysis.

The software component of a BI system is called a BI application.

BI servers use ________ to determine what results to send to which users and on which schedule.

________ is a hierarchical arrangement of criteria that predict a classification or a value.

Static reports are BI documents that are fixed at the time of creation and do not change.

Regression analysis measures the effect of a set of variables on another variable.

________ is the application of social media and related applications for the management and delivery of organizational knowledge resources.

Which of the following statements is true about operational data?

Data warehouses do not include data that are purchased from outside sources.

Total sales, average sales, and average cost are examples of dimensions used in an OLAP report.

Define business intelligence and BI systems.

Differentiate between unsupervised and supervised data mining.

Which of the following is true about knowledge management (KM)?

The Importance of MIS

Collaboration Information Systems

Strategy and Information Systems

Hardware and Software

Database Processing

Data Communication and the Cloud

Processes, Organizations, and Information Systems

Social Media Information Systems

Development Processes

Information Systems Management

Information Security Management

The International Dimension

Filters

Exam 9: Business Intelligence Systems

A ________ takes data from the data manufacturers, cleans and processes the data, and then stores it.

Problematic data are termed dirty data.

A reporting application is a BI application that inputs data from one or more sources and applies reporting operations to that data to produce business intelligence.

The three fundamental categories of BI analysis are reporting, data mining, Big data and knowledge management.

RFM analysis considers how recently (R)a customer ordered, how frequently (F)they ordered, and how much margin (M)the company made on the orders.

Due to a phenomenon called the ________, the more attributes there are, the easier it is to build a model that fits the sample data but that is worthless as a predictor.

Data mart is another term used for a data warehouse.

Expert systems are rule-based systems that use "If ...then" rules unlike those created by decision tree analysis.

The software component of a BI system is called a BI application.

BI servers use ________ to determine what results to send to which users and on which schedule.

________ is a hierarchical arrangement of criteria that predict a classification or a value.

Static reports are BI documents that are fixed at the time of creation and do not change.

Regression analysis measures the effect of a set of variables on another variable.

________ is the application of social media and related applications for the management and delivery of organizational knowledge resources.

Which of the following statements is true about operational data?

Data warehouses do not include data that are purchased from outside sources.

Total sales, average sales, and average cost are examples of dimensions used in an OLAP report.

Define business intelligence and BI systems.

Differentiate between unsupervised and supervised data mining.

Which of the following is true about knowledge management (KM)?

The Importance of MIS

Collaboration Information Systems

Strategy and Information Systems

Hardware and Software

Database Processing

Data Communication and the Cloud

Processes, Organizations, and Information Systems

Social Media Information Systems

Development Processes

Information Systems Management

Information Security Management

The International Dimension

Filters