Question 1

How does business intelligence help marketers identify changes in the purchasing patterns of customers?

Accepted Answer

Retailers know that important life event

Question 2

What is data granularity?

Accepted Answer

Data granularity refers to the level of

Question 3

Users in a data mart obtain data that pertain to a particular business function from a data warehouse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true of business intelligence (BI)systems?

Accepted Answer

A) Business intelligence systems are primarily used for developing software systems and data mining applications. 
B) The four standard components of business intelligence systems are software,procedures,applications,and programs. 
C) The software component of a business intelligence system is called an intelligence database. 
D) Business intelligence systems analyze an organization's past performance to make predictions. 
A) Business intelligence systems are primarily used for developing software systems and data mining applications. 
B) The four standard components of business intelligence systems are software,procedures,applications,and programs. 
C) The software component of a business intelligence system is called an intelligence database. 
D) Business intelligence systems analyze an organization's past performance to make predictions.

Question 5

In the ________ phase,a BigData collection is broken into pieces and hundreds or thousands of independent processors search these pieces for something of interest.

Accepted Answer

A) crash 
B) break 
C) reduce 
D) map 
A) crash 
B) break 
C) reduce 
D) map

Question 6

________ is used to measure the impact of a set of variables on another variable during data mining.

Accepted Answer

A) Cluster analysis 
B) Context indexing 
C) Cloud computing 
D) Regression analysis 
A) Cluster analysis 
B) Context indexing 
C) Cloud computing 
D) Regression analysis

Question 7

The more attributes there are in a sample data,the easier it is to build a model that fits the sample data,but that is worthless as a predictor.Which of the following best explains this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) the free rider problem 
B) the curse of dimensionality 
C) the tragedy of the commons 
D) the zero-sum game 
A) the free rider problem 
B) the curse of dimensionality 
C) the tragedy of the commons 
D) the zero-sum game

Question 8

The results generated in the map phase are combined in the ________ phase.

Accepted Answer

A) pig 
B) control 
C) reduce 
D) construct 
A) pig 
B) control 
C) reduce 
D) construct

Question 9

BigData has volume,velocity,and variation characteristics that far exceed those of traditional reporting and data mining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An advantage of data warehouses is the low cost required to create,staff,and operate them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

________ are user requests for particular business intelligence results on a particular schedule or in response to particular events.

Accepted Answer

A) Subscriptions 
B) Third-party cookies 
C) Static reports 
D) Dynamic reports 
A) Subscriptions 
B) Third-party cookies 
C) Static reports 
D) Dynamic reports

Question 12

What are the three primary activities in the business intelligence process?

Accepted Answer

The three primary activities in the busi

Exam 9: Business Intelligence Systems

How does business intelligence help marketers identify changes in the purchasing patterns of customers?

What is data granularity?

Users in a data mart obtain data that pertain to a particular business function from a data warehouse.

Which of the following statements is true of business intelligence (BI)systems?

In the ________ phase,a BigData collection is broken into pieces and hundreds or thousands of independent processors search these pieces for something of interest.

________ is used to measure the impact of a set of variables on another variable during data mining.

The more attributes there are in a sample data,the easier it is to build a model that fits the sample data,but that is worthless as a predictor.Which of the following best explains this phenomenon?

The results generated in the map phase are combined in the ________ phase.

BigData has volume,velocity,and variation characteristics that far exceed those of traditional reporting and data mining.

An advantage of data warehouses is the low cost required to create,staff,and operate them.

________ are user requests for particular business intelligence results on a particular schedule or in response to particular events.

What are the three primary activities in the business intelligence process?

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

Information Systems Security

Information Systems Management

Information Systems Development

Collaboration Information Systems for Decision Making problem Solving and Project Management

Collaborative Information Systems for Student Projects

Mobile Systems

Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2013

Database Design

Using Microsoft Access 2013

Using Excel and Access Together

Network and Cloud Technology

Enterprise Resource Planning ERP Systems

Supply Chain Management

Enterprise Social Networks and Knowledge Management

Database Marketing

Reporting Systems and OLAP

Data Breaches

International Mis

Systems Development Project Management

Agile Development

Business Process Management

Filters