Question 1

Which of the following observations concerning expert systems is True?

Accepted Answer

A)  These systems are not affected by any changes made to it. 
B)  These systems have lived up to the high expectations set by their name. 
C)  These systems are easy to develop and maintain. 
D)  These systems encode human knowledge in the form of If/Then rules. 
A)  These systems are not affected by any changes made to it. 
B)  These systems have lived up to the high expectations set by their name. 
C)  These systems are easy to develop and maintain. 
D)  These systems encode human knowledge in the form of If/Then rules.

Question 2

The ________ is the most popular business intelligence (BI) server.

Accepted Answer

A)  Oracle BI Server 
B)  Microsoft Windows Vista 
C)  Microsoft SQL Server Report manager 
D)  Pentaho BI Server 
A)  Oracle BI Server 
B)  Microsoft Windows Vista 
C)  Microsoft SQL Server Report manager 
D)  Pentaho BI Server

Question 3

Which of the following is a fundamental category of business intelligence (BI) analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  automation 
B)  encapsulation 
C)  data hiding 
D)  data mining 
A)  automation 
B)  encapsulation 
C)  data hiding 
D)  data mining

Question 4

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 5

________ is the process of creating value from intellectual capital and sharing that knowledge with employees, managers, suppliers, customers, and others who need it.

Accepted Answer

A)  Intellectual property protection 
B)  Knowledge management 
C)  Business process reengineering 
D)  Repository management 
A)  Intellectual property protection 
B)  Knowledge management 
C)  Business process reengineering 
D)  Repository management

Question 6

A common example of decision trees for business application is to classify loans by likelihood of default.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements is True about reporting applications?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reporting applications deliver business intelligence to users as a result of an event or particular data condition. 
B)  Reporting applications consist of five standard components: hardware, software, data, procedures, and people. 
C)  Reporting applications refer to business applications that input data from one or more sources and applies reporting operations to that data to produce business intelligence. 
D)  Reporting applications produce business intelligence using highly sophisticated operations. 
A)  Reporting applications deliver business intelligence to users as a result of an event or particular data condition. 
B)  Reporting applications consist of five standard components: hardware, software, data, procedures, and people. 
C)  Reporting applications refer to business applications that input data from one or more sources and applies reporting operations to that data to produce business intelligence. 
D)  Reporting applications produce business intelligence using highly sophisticated operations.

Question 8

Explain knowledge management and its primary benefits.

Accepted Answer

Knowledge management (KM)is the process

Question 9

In the context of knowledge management systems, ________ are rule-based systems that encode human knowledge in the form of If/ Then rules.

Accepted Answer

A)  expert networks 
B)  expert systems 
C)  intelligent systems 
D)  decision-making systems 
A)  expert networks 
B)  expert systems 
C)  intelligent systems 
D)  decision-making systems

Question 10

Which of the following statements is True about unsupervised data mining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis. 
B)  Neural networks are a popular unsupervised data mining application. 
C)  Unsupervised data mining requires tools such as regression analysis. 
D)  Data miners develop a model prior to the analysis and apply statistical techniques to data. 
A)  Analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis. 
B)  Neural networks are a popular unsupervised data mining application. 
C)  Unsupervised data mining requires tools such as regression analysis. 
D)  Data miners develop a model prior to the analysis and apply statistical techniques to data.

Question 11

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

Question 12

Problematic data is termed as dirty data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

RFM analysis considers how recently (R) a customer ordered, how fast (F) the order was delivered, and how much margin (M) the company made on the order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cluster analysis is used to identify groups of entities that have similar characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following terms is used as a synonym for data mining?

Accepted Answer

A)  regression analysis 
B)  data warehousing 
C)  knowledge discovery in databases (KD
D)  
D)  parallel processing in databases (PP
D)  
A)  regression analysis 
B)  data warehousing 
C)  knowledge discovery in databases (KD
D)  
D)  parallel processing in databases (PP
D)

Question 16

Explain the concept of RFM analysis.

Accepted Answer

RFM analysis, a technique readily implem

Question 17

Describe expert systems and their primary disadvantages.

Accepted Answer

Expert systems are rule-based systems th

Question 18

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 is 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 is termed rough data.

Question 19

Problematic operational data is termed as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  metadata 
B)  rough data 
C)  dirty data 
D)  granular data 
A)  metadata 
B)  rough data 
C)  dirty data 
D)  granular data

Question 20

________ refers to 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

Which of the following observations concerning expert systems is True?

The ________ is the most popular business intelligence (BI) server.

Which of the following is a fundamental category of business intelligence (BI) analysis?

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

________ is the process of creating value from intellectual capital and sharing that knowledge with employees, managers, suppliers, customers, and others who need it.

A common example of decision trees for business application is to classify loans by likelihood of default.

Which of the following statements is True about reporting applications?

Explain knowledge management and its primary benefits.

In the context of knowledge management systems, ________ are rule-based systems that encode human knowledge in the form of If/ Then rules.

Which of the following statements is True about unsupervised data mining?

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

Problematic data is termed as dirty data.

RFM analysis considers how recently (R) a customer ordered, how fast (F) the order was delivered, and how much margin (M) the company made on the order.

Cluster analysis is used to identify groups of entities that have similar characteristics.

Which of the following terms is used as a synonym for data mining?

Explain the concept of RFM analysis.

Describe expert systems and their primary disadvantages.

Which of the following statements is True about operational data?

Problematic operational data is termed as ________.

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

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Exam 9: Business Intelligence Systems

Which of the following observations concerning expert systems is True?

The ________ is the most popular business intelligence (BI) server.

Which of the following is a fundamental category of business intelligence (BI) analysis?

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

________ is the process of creating value from intellectual capital and sharing that knowledge with employees, managers, suppliers, customers, and others who need it.

A common example of decision trees for business application is to classify loans by likelihood of default.

Which of the following statements is True about reporting applications?

Explain knowledge management and its primary benefits.

In the context of knowledge management systems, ________ are rule-based systems that encode human knowledge in the form of If/ Then rules.

Which of the following statements is True about unsupervised data mining?

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

Problematic data is termed as dirty data.

RFM analysis considers how recently (R) a customer ordered, how fast (F) the order was delivered, and how much margin (M) the company made on the order.

Cluster analysis is used to identify groups of entities that have similar characteristics.

Which of the following terms is used as a synonym for data mining?

Explain the concept of RFM analysis.

Describe expert systems and their primary disadvantages.

Which of the following statements is True about operational data?

Problematic operational data is termed as ________.

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

The Importance of MIS

Collaboration Information Systems

Strategy and Information Systems

Hardware, Software, and Mobile Systems

Database Processing

The Cloud

Processes, Organizations, and Information Systems

Social Media Information Systems

Information Systems Security

Information Systems Management

Information Systems Development

Filters