Question 1

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 2

Define business intelligence and BI systems.

Accepted Answer

Business intelligence (BI) systems are i

Question 3

Dynamic reports are BI documents that are updated at the time they are requested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A data mart is a data collection that addresses a particular functional area of the business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A data mart is a lot larger than a data warehouse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is a reporting application? Name five basic reporting operations.

Accepted Answer

A reporting application is a BI applicat

Question 7

In an OLAP report, a measure is the data item of interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A ________ takes data from the data manufacturers, cleans and processes the data, and locates the data on the shelves.

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 9

________ 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 10

Which of the following statements is true about data marts?

Accepted Answer

A)  A data mart is like a distributor in a supply chain, while a data warehouse can be compared to a retail store. 
B)  Data mart users possess the data management expertise that data warehouse employees have. 
C)  Data marts address the needs of a particular department or functional area of a business. 
D)  Data marts are larger than data warehouses. 
A)  A data mart is like a distributor in a supply chain, while a data warehouse can be compared to a retail store. 
B)  Data mart users possess the data management expertise that data warehouse employees have. 
C)  Data marts address the needs of a particular department or functional area of a business. 
D)  Data marts are larger than data warehouses.

Question 11

Hadoop is an open-source program supported by the Apache Foundation4 that implements MapReduce on potentially thousands of computers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following observations concerning expert systems is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The "If/Then" rules used in these systems are created by mining data. 
B)  These systems have lived up to the high expectations set by their name. 
C)  These systems typically have fewer than a dozen rules. 
D)  These systems encode human knowledge in the form of "If/Then" rules. 
A)  The "If/Then" rules used in these systems are created by mining data. 
B)  These systems have lived up to the high expectations set by their name. 
C)  These systems typically have fewer than a dozen rules. 
D)  These systems encode human knowledge in the form of "If/Then" rules.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The three primary activities in the BI p

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The remarkable characteristic of OLAP reports is that they are ________, as they are online and the viewer of the report can change their format.

Accepted Answer

A)  extensible 
B)  informal 
C)  specific 
D)  dynamic 
A)  extensible 
B)  informal 
C)  specific 
D)  dynamic

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The ________ is the most popular BI server today.

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 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Define business intelligence and BI systems.

Dynamic reports are BI documents that are updated at the time they are requested.

A data mart is a data collection that addresses a particular functional area of the business.

A data mart is a lot larger than a data warehouse.

What is a reporting application? Name five basic reporting operations.

In an OLAP report, a measure is the data item of interest.

A ________ takes data from the data manufacturers, cleans and processes the data, and locates the data on the shelves.

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

Which of the following statements is true about data marts?

Hadoop is an open-source program supported by the Apache Foundation4 that implements MapReduce on potentially thousands of computers.

Which of the following observations concerning expert systems is true?

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

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

The remarkable characteristic of OLAP reports is that they are ________, as they are online and the viewer of the report can change their format.

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

The ________ is the most popular BI server today.

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

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Exam 10: Information Systems Security

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

Define business intelligence and BI systems.

Dynamic reports are BI documents that are updated at the time they are requested.

A data mart is a data collection that addresses a particular functional area of the business.

A data mart is a lot larger than a data warehouse.

What is a reporting application? Name five basic reporting operations.

In an OLAP report, a measure is the data item of interest.

A ________ takes data from the data manufacturers, cleans and processes the data, and locates the data on the shelves.

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

Which of the following statements is true about data marts?

Hadoop is an open-source program supported by the Apache Foundation4 that implements MapReduce on potentially thousands of computers.

Which of the following observations concerning expert systems is true?

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

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

The remarkable characteristic of OLAP reports is that they are ________, as they are online and the viewer of the report can change their format.

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

The ________ is the most popular BI server today.

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

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