Question 1

________ requires the user to request business intelligence (BI) results.

Accepted Answer

A)  Push publishing 
B)  Pull publishing 
C)  Desktop publishing 
D)  Accessible publishing 
E)  Pulse publishing 
A)  Push publishing 
B)  Pull publishing 
C)  Desktop publishing 
D)  Accessible publishing 
E)  Pulse publishing

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  support 
B)  confidence 
C)  lift 
D)  dimension 
E)  connection 
A)  support 
B)  confidence 
C)  lift 
D)  dimension 
E)  connection

Question 5

A business intelligence (BI) server extends alert/RSS functionality to support user subscriptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Explain the difference between static and dynamic reports.

Accepted Answer

Static reports are business intelligence

Question 7

Knowledge management was done only after the advent of social media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Dynamic reports are business intelligence (BI) documents that are updated at the time they are requested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An OLAP cube and an OLAP report are the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Operational data is structured for fast and reliable transaction processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A data ________ is a data collection, smaller than the data warehouse that addresses the needs of a particular department or functional area of the business.

Accepted Answer

A)  mart 
B)  mine 
C)  cube 
D)  model 
E)  conduit 
A)  mart 
B)  mine 
C)  cube 
D)  model 
E)  conduit

Question 12

RFM analysis is used to analyze and rank customers according to their ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  purchasing patterns 
B)  propensity to respond to marketing stimulus 
C)  socioeconomic status 
D)  motivation and needs 
E)  receptivity to promotions 
A)  purchasing patterns 
B)  propensity to respond to marketing stimulus 
C)  socioeconomic status 
D)  motivation and needs 
E)  receptivity to promotions

Question 13

What are the common problems with using operational data?

Accepted Answer

The problems associated with operational

Question 14

When an area code changes the phone number for a given customer before the change will not match the customer's number afterward. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  missing values 
B)  inconsistent data 
C)  dirty data 
D)  data not integrated 
E)  septic data 
A)  missing values 
B)  inconsistent data 
C)  dirty data 
D)  data not integrated 
E)  septic data

Question 15

________ is a concept that computer systems will become sophisticated enough that they can adapt and create their own software and hence adapt their behavior without human assistance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Expert systems 
B)  The Singularity 
C)  Knowledge management 
D)  Business intelligence systems 
E)  Moore's Law 
A)  Expert systems 
B)  The Singularity 
C)  Knowledge management 
D)  Business intelligence systems 
E)  Moore's Law

Question 16

An OLAP report has measures and dimensions. Which of the following is an example of a dimension?

Accepted Answer

A)  total sales 
B)  average sales 
C)  sales region 
D)  average cost 
E)  average net sales 
A)  total sales 
B)  average sales 
C)  sales region 
D)  average cost 
E)  average net sales

Question 17

________ 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) systems 
C)  Content Management Systems (CM 
D)  Data Transfer Protocols (DTP) 
E)  Document Delivery System (DDS) 
A)  Decision Support Systems (DSS) 
B)  Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) systems 
C)  Content Management Systems (CM 
D)  Data Transfer Protocols (DTP) 
E)  Document Delivery System (DDS)

Question 18

Describe the management functions of business intelligence (BI) servers.

Accepted Answer

Business intelligence servers provide tw

Question 19

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

Question 20

In ________, data miners develop a model prior to the analysis and apply statistical techniques to data to estimate parameters of the model.

Accepted Answer

A)  cluster analysis 
B)  unsupervised data mining 
C)  supervised data mining 
D)  click streaming 
E)  metadata matching 
A)  cluster analysis 
B)  unsupervised data mining 
C)  supervised data mining 
D)  click streaming 
E)  metadata matching

________ requires the user to request business intelligence (BI) results.

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

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

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

A business intelligence (BI) server extends alert/RSS functionality to support user subscriptions.

Explain the difference between static and dynamic reports.

Knowledge management was done only after the advent of social media.

Dynamic reports are business intelligence (BI) documents that are updated at the time they are requested.

An OLAP cube and an OLAP report are the same thing.

Operational data is structured for fast and reliable transaction processing.

A data ________ is a data collection, smaller than the data warehouse that addresses the needs of a particular department or functional area of the business.

RFM analysis is used to analyze and rank customers according to their ________.

What are the common problems with using operational data?

When an area code changes the phone number for a given customer before the change will not match the customer's number afterward. This is an example of ________.

________ is a concept that computer systems will become sophisticated enough that they can adapt and create their own software and hence adapt their behavior without human assistance.

An OLAP report has measures and dimensions. Which of the following is an example of a dimension?

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

Describe the management functions of business intelligence (BI) servers.

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

In ________, data miners develop a model prior to the analysis and apply statistical techniques to data to estimate parameters of the model.

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

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Exam 9: Business Intelligence Systems

________ requires the user to request business intelligence (BI) results.

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

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

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

A business intelligence (BI) server extends alert/RSS functionality to support user subscriptions.

Explain the difference between static and dynamic reports.

Knowledge management was done only after the advent of social media.

Dynamic reports are business intelligence (BI) documents that are updated at the time they are requested.

An OLAP cube and an OLAP report are the same thing.

Operational data is structured for fast and reliable transaction processing.

A data ________ is a data collection, smaller than the data warehouse that addresses the needs of a particular department or functional area of the business.

RFM analysis is used to analyze and rank customers according to their ________.

What are the common problems with using operational data?

When an area code changes the phone number for a given customer before the change will not match the customer's number afterward. This is an example of ________.

________ is a concept that computer systems will become sophisticated enough that they can adapt and create their own software and hence adapt their behavior without human assistance.

An OLAP report has measures and dimensions. Which of the following is an example of a dimension?

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

Describe the management functions of business intelligence (BI) servers.

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

In ________, data miners develop a model prior to the analysis and apply statistical techniques to data to estimate parameters of the model.

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