Question 1

________ records the source, format, assumptions and constraints, and other facts about the data.

Accepted Answer

A)  Clickstream data 
B)  Dimensional data 
C)  Outsourced data 
D)  Metadata 
A)  Clickstream data 
B)  Dimensional data 
C)  Outsourced data 
D)  Metadata

Question 2

Neural networks are a popular unsupervised data mining technique used to predict values and make classifications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

________ 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 4

In market-basket terminology, the ratio of confidence to the base probability of buying an item is called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  confidence 
B)  support 
C)  granularity 
D)  lift 
A)  confidence 
B)  support 
C)  granularity 
D)  lift

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a measure in an OLAP report?

Accepted Answer

A)  customer type 
B)  purchase date 
C)  sales region 
D)  average cost 
A)  customer type 
B)  purchase date 
C)  sales region 
D)  average cost

Question 6

Which of the following is true of unsupervised data mining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis. 
B)  Neural networks is a popular unsupervised data mining application. 
C)  Unsupervised data mining requires tools such as regression analysis. 
D)  Unsupervised data mining requires analysts to fit data to suggested hypotheses. 
A)  Analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis. 
B)  Neural networks is a popular unsupervised data mining application. 
C)  Unsupervised data mining requires tools such as regression analysis. 
D)  Unsupervised data mining requires analysts to fit data to suggested hypotheses.

Question 7

Push publishing delivers business intelligence ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  according to a schedule or as a result of an event or particular data condition 
B)  through reporting, data mining, and knowledge management 
C)  by obtaining, cleaning, organizing, relating, and cataloging source data 
D)  in response to requests from users 
A)  according to a schedule or as a result of an event or particular data condition 
B)  through reporting, data mining, and knowledge management 
C)  by obtaining, cleaning, organizing, relating, and cataloging source data 
D)  in response to requests from users

Question 8

A BI server extends alert/RSS functionality to support user subscriptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In marketing transactions, the fact that customers who buy product X also buy product Y creates a cross-selling opportunity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

________ is a standard for subscribing to content sources.

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KD
D)  
B)  Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) 
C)  Real Simple Syndication (RSS) 
D)  Data Transfer Protocol (DTP) 
A)  Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KD
D)  
B)  Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) 
C)  Real Simple Syndication (RSS) 
D)  Data Transfer Protocol (DTP)

Question 11

What is knowledge management?

Accepted Answer

Knowledge management (KM)is the process

Question 12

Report servers are specialized Web servers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

In market-basket terminology, a conditional probability estimate is called lift.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

Name and describe the three primary activities in the BI process.

Accepted Answer

The three primary activities in the BI p

Question 17

OLAP provides the ability to sum, count, average, and perform other simple arithmetic operations on groups of data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In supervised data mining, a model is developed after the analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Business intelligence (BI)systems have only four of the five components of IS: hardware, software,
data, and people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The viewer of an OLAP report can change its format.Which term implies this capability?

Accepted Answer

A)  processing 
B)  analytical 
C)  dimension 
D)  online 
A)  processing 
B)  analytical 
C)  dimension 
D)  online

________ records the source, format, assumptions and constraints, and other facts about the data.

Neural networks are a popular unsupervised data mining technique used to predict values and make classifications.

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

In market-basket terminology, the ratio of confidence to the base probability of buying an item is called the ________.

Which of the following is an example of a measure in an OLAP report?

Which of the following is true of unsupervised data mining?

Push publishing delivers business intelligence ________.

A BI server extends alert/RSS functionality to support user subscriptions.

In marketing transactions, the fact that customers who buy product X also buy product Y creates a cross-selling opportunity.

________ is a standard for subscribing to content sources.

What is knowledge management?

Report servers are specialized Web servers.

Which of the following statements is true about operational data?

In market-basket terminology, a conditional probability estimate is called lift.

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

Name and describe the three primary activities in the BI process.

OLAP provides the ability to sum, count, average, and perform other simple arithmetic operations on groups of data.

In supervised data mining, a model is developed after the analysis.

Business intelligence (BI)systems have only four of the five components of IS: hardware, software, data, and people.

The viewer of an OLAP report can change its format.Which term implies this capability?

The Importance of MIS

Collaboration Information Systems

Strategy and Information Systems

Hardware and Software

Database Processing

Data Communication and the Cloud

Structured Processes and Information Systems

Social Media Information Systems

Business Process and Information Systems Development

Information Systems Management

Information Security Management

The International Dimension

Filters

Exam 9: Business Intelligence Systems

________ records the source, format, assumptions and constraints, and other facts about the data.

Neural networks are a popular unsupervised data mining technique used to predict values and make classifications.

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

In market-basket terminology, the ratio of confidence to the base probability of buying an item is called the ________.

Which of the following is an example of a measure in an OLAP report?

Which of the following is true of unsupervised data mining?

Push publishing delivers business intelligence ________.

A BI server extends alert/RSS functionality to support user subscriptions.

In marketing transactions, the fact that customers who buy product X also buy product Y creates a cross-selling opportunity.

________ is a standard for subscribing to content sources.

What is knowledge management?

Report servers are specialized Web servers.

Which of the following statements is true about operational data?

In market-basket terminology, a conditional probability estimate is called lift.

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

Name and describe the three primary activities in the BI process.

OLAP provides the ability to sum, count, average, and perform other simple arithmetic operations on groups of data.

In supervised data mining, a model is developed after the analysis.

Business intelligence (BI)systems have only four of the five components of IS: hardware, software, data, and people.

The viewer of an OLAP report can change its format.Which term implies this capability?

The Importance of MIS

Collaboration Information Systems

Strategy and Information Systems

Hardware and Software

Database Processing

Data Communication and the Cloud

Structured Processes and Information Systems

Social Media Information Systems

Business Process and Information Systems Development

Information Systems Management

Information Security Management

The International Dimension

Filters