Question 1

Data mart is another term used for a data warehouse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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)  Two important reporting applications are RFM analysis and OLAP. 
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)  Two important reporting applications are RFM analysis and OLAP. 
D)  Reporting applications produce business intelligence using highly sophisticated operations.

Question 3

The four fundamental categories of BI analysis are reporting, data mining, BigData, and knowledge management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Describe the features of a data mart.

Accepted Answer

A data mart is a data collection, smalle

Question 5

A sales report that is current at the time the user accessed it on a Web server, is an example of a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  static report 
B)  dynamic report 
C)  expert system 
D)  hybrid market report 
A)  static report 
B)  dynamic report 
C)  expert system 
D)  hybrid market report

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true about BI publishing alternatives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most dynamic reports are published as PDF documents. 
B)  For Web servers and SharePoint, the push option is manual only 
C)  BI servers extend alert/RSS functionality to support user subscriptions. 
D)  Publishing static BI content requires more skill, compared to publishing dynamic BI content. 
A)  Most dynamic reports are published as PDF documents. 
B)  For Web servers and SharePoint, the push option is manual only 
C)  BI servers extend alert/RSS functionality to support user subscriptions. 
D)  Publishing static BI content requires more skill, compared to publishing dynamic BI content.

Question 7

________ is the process of obtaining, cleaning, organizing, relating, and cataloging source data.

Accepted Answer

A)  Data entry 
B)  Data acquisition 
C)  Data mining 
D)  Data encryption 
A)  Data entry 
B)  Data acquisition 
C)  Data mining 
D)  Data encryption

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An ________ and an OLAP report are the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A)  OLAP measure 
B)  OLAP cube 
C)  OLAP dimension 
D)  OLAP array 
A)  OLAP measure 
B)  OLAP cube 
C)  OLAP dimension 
D)  OLAP array

Question 10

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 11

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 12

With unsupervised data mining, analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

U.S. Steel Corp. is a well-known steel manufacturing company. SAMCROW, one of the customers of U.S. Steel Corp. holds an RFM score of 111. Which of the following characteristics relates SAMCROW with its RFM score?

Accepted Answer

A)  SAMCROW has ordered recently and orders frequently, but it orders the least expensive goods. 
B)  SAMCROW has not ordered in some time but when it did order in the past, it ordered frequently, and its orders were of the highest monetary value. 
C)  SAMCROW has not ordered for some time and it did not order frequently, but when it did order, it bought the least-expensive items. 
D)  SAMCROW has ordered recently and orders frequently, and it orders the most expensive goods. 
A)  SAMCROW has ordered recently and orders frequently, but it orders the least expensive goods. 
B)  SAMCROW has not ordered in some time but when it did order in the past, it ordered frequently, and its orders were of the highest monetary value. 
C)  SAMCROW has not ordered for some time and it did not order frequently, but when it did order, it bought the least-expensive items. 
D)  SAMCROW has ordered recently and orders frequently, and it orders the most expensive goods.

Question 14

In market-basket terminology, confidence is the probability that two items will be purchased together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The three primary activities in the BI process are to acquire data, perform analysis, and publish results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

________ are information systems that support the management and delivery of documents including reports, Web pages, and other expressions of employee knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A)  Decision Support Systems (DSS) 
B)  Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) applications 
C)  Content Management Systems (CMS) 
D)  Data Transfer Protocols (DTP) 
A)  Decision Support Systems (DSS) 
B)  Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) applications 
C)  Content Management Systems (CMS) 
D)  Data Transfer Protocols (DTP)

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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 19

With ________, statistical techniques can identify groups of entities that have similar characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A)  regression analysis 
B)  cluster analysis 
C)  expert systems 
D)  neural networks 
A)  regression analysis 
B)  cluster analysis 
C)  expert systems 
D)  neural networks

Question 20

MapReduce is a technique for harnessing the power of thousands of computers working in parallel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Data mart is another term used for a data warehouse.

Which of the following statements is true about reporting applications?

The four fundamental categories of BI analysis are reporting, data mining, BigData, and knowledge management.

Describe the features of a data mart.

A sales report that is current at the time the user accessed it on a Web server, is an example of a(n) ________.

Which of the following statements is true about BI publishing alternatives?

________ is the process of obtaining, cleaning, organizing, relating, and cataloging source data.

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

An ________ and an OLAP report are the same thing.

Push publishing delivers business intelligence ________.

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

With unsupervised data mining, analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis.

U.S. Steel Corp. is a well-known steel manufacturing company. SAMCROW, one of the customers of U.S. Steel Corp. holds an RFM score of 111. Which of the following characteristics relates SAMCROW with its RFM score?

In market-basket terminology, confidence is the probability that two items will be purchased together.

The three primary activities in the BI process are to acquire data, perform analysis, and publish results.

________ are information systems that support the management and delivery of documents including reports, Web pages, and other expressions of employee knowledge.

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

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.

With ________, statistical techniques can identify groups of entities that have similar characteristics.

MapReduce is a technique for harnessing the power of thousands of computers working in parallel.

The Importance of MIS

Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information

Organizational Strategy, Information Systems, and Competitive Advantage

Hardware and Software

Database Processing

The Cloud

Organizations and Information Systems

Social Media Information Systems

Business Intelligence Systems

Information Systems Management

Information Systems Development

The International Dimension

Filters

Exam 10: Information Systems Security

Data mart is another term used for a data warehouse.

Which of the following statements is true about reporting applications?

The four fundamental categories of BI analysis are reporting, data mining, BigData, and knowledge management.

Describe the features of a data mart.

A sales report that is current at the time the user accessed it on a Web server, is an example of a(n) ________.

Which of the following statements is true about BI publishing alternatives?

________ is the process of obtaining, cleaning, organizing, relating, and cataloging source data.

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

An ________ and an OLAP report are the same thing.

Push publishing delivers business intelligence ________.

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

With unsupervised data mining, analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis.

U.S. Steel Corp. is a well-known steel manufacturing company. SAMCROW, one of the customers of U.S. Steel Corp. holds an RFM score of 111. Which of the following characteristics relates SAMCROW with its RFM score?

In market-basket terminology, confidence is the probability that two items will be purchased together.

The three primary activities in the BI process are to acquire data, perform analysis, and publish results.

________ are information systems that support the management and delivery of documents including reports, Web pages, and other expressions of employee knowledge.

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

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.

With ________, statistical techniques can identify groups of entities that have similar characteristics.

MapReduce is a technique for harnessing the power of thousands of computers working in parallel.

The Importance of MIS

Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information

Organizational Strategy, Information Systems, and Competitive Advantage

Hardware and Software

Database Processing

The Cloud

Organizations and Information Systems

Social Media Information Systems

Business Intelligence Systems

Information Systems Management

Information Systems Development

The International Dimension

Filters