Question 1

The SAP OLAP database is referred to as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  online transactional system 
B)  operational database 
C)  business object 
D)  data warehouse 
A)  online transactional system 
B)  operational database 
C)  business object 
D)  data warehouse

Question 2

A typical business intelligence database is large in volume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Organizations implementing SAP can choose to write additional code to accomplish tasks that SAP does not provide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A BI server is used by an analyst to analyze data and produce the output.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are the objectives of the BI process?

Accepted Answer

The objective of most all business intel

Question 6

Clickstream data is used to track everything the customer does at a web site.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the five sources of data today?

Accepted Answer

The first source is financial-data from

Question 8

With the introduction of SAP HANA,the database operations of Big Data systems are faster when compared to MapReduce systems.Which of the following statements justifies this improvement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The system now uses a relational database technology. 
B)  SQL statements are used to access data from secondary storage. 
C)  Data is stored and analyzed in a single computer system 
D)  The tasks in the system are divided into multiple servers. 
A)  The system now uses a relational database technology. 
B)  SQL statements are used to access data from secondary storage. 
C)  Data is stored and analyzed in a single computer system 
D)  The tasks in the system are divided into multiple servers.

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of unstructured data mining?

Accepted Answer

A)  text mining 
B)  RFM analysis 
C)  market basket analysis 
D)  regression analysis 
A)  text mining 
B)  RFM analysis 
C)  market basket analysis 
D)  regression analysis

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of the reporting process?

Accepted Answer

A)  It applies simple operations to reveal patterns in data. 
B)  It creates unstructured reports and delivers them to users. 
C)  It involves the use of sophisticated statistical techniques. 
D)  Its objective is better prediction. 
A)  It applies simple operations to reveal patterns in data. 
B)  It creates unstructured reports and delivers them to users. 
C)  It involves the use of sophisticated statistical techniques. 
D)  Its objective is better prediction.

Question 11

One of the applications of the data mining process is to predict products that tend to be purchased together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When users do BI analysis by themselves,it is called self-service BI.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is an efficiency objective of the BI process?

Accepted Answer

A)  informing business personnel 
B)  assessing current conditions 
C)  predicting future events 
D)  meeting time constraints 
A)  informing business personnel 
B)  assessing current conditions 
C)  predicting future events 
D)  meeting time constraints

Question 14

The decision-making process is one of the most frequently occurring processes in an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is a factor that will impact the growth of business intelligence in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  mobile devices 
B)  structured data sources 
C)  legacy systems 
D)  scarce data volume 
A)  mobile devices 
B)  structured data sources 
C)  legacy systems 
D)  scarce data volume

Question 16

Which of the following is an objective of the NBO process?

Accepted Answer

A)  to create value from intellectual capital and to share knowledge 
B)  to predict the number of customers who will accept an offer 
C)  to select a choice among a set of available options 
D)  to connect the power of multiple computers working in parallel 
A)  to create value from intellectual capital and to share knowledge 
B)  to predict the number of customers who will accept an offer 
C)  to select a choice among a set of available options 
D)  to connect the power of multiple computers working in parallel

Question 17

The primary objective of a reporting process is predicting patterns and relationships in data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following BI-related problems is most commonly associated with organizational leaders?

Accepted Answer

A)  mistaking data for information 
B)  resisting BI use because the system may change their jobs 
C)  underestimating the cost of producing a BI report 
D)  overselling the potential of a BI system 
A)  mistaking data for information 
B)  resisting BI use because the system may change their jobs 
C)  underestimating the cost of producing a BI report 
D)  overselling the potential of a BI system

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true about business intelligence systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  They help identify patterns in mountains of data. 
B)  Their use by private organizations is restricted by law. 
C)  They require highly trained analysts to uncover data patterns. 
D)  They are expensive to acquire due to the rising cost of data storage. 
A)  They help identify patterns in mountains of data. 
B)  Their use by private organizations is restricted by law. 
C)  They require highly trained analysts to uncover data patterns. 
D)  They are expensive to acquire due to the rising cost of data storage.

Question 20

Leaders can contribute to BI pushback by overselling the potential of a BI system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The SAP OLAP database is referred to as ________.

A typical business intelligence database is large in volume.

Organizations implementing SAP can choose to write additional code to accomplish tasks that SAP does not provide.

A BI server is used by an analyst to analyze data and produce the output.

What are the objectives of the BI process?

Clickstream data is used to track everything the customer does at a web site.

What are the five sources of data today?

With the introduction of SAP HANA,the database operations of Big Data systems are faster when compared to MapReduce systems.Which of the following statements justifies this improvement?

Which of the following is an example of unstructured data mining?

Which of the following statements is true of the reporting process?

One of the applications of the data mining process is to predict products that tend to be purchased together.

When users do BI analysis by themselves,it is called self-service BI.

Which of the following is an efficiency objective of the BI process?

The decision-making process is one of the most frequently occurring processes in an organization.

Which of the following is a factor that will impact the growth of business intelligence in the future?

Which of the following is an objective of the NBO process?

The primary objective of a reporting process is predicting patterns and relationships in data.

Which of the following BI-related problems is most commonly associated with organizational leaders?

Which of the following statements is true about business intelligence systems?

Leaders can contribute to BI pushback by overselling the potential of a BI system.

The Importance of MIS

Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information

Networks and the Cloud

Database Processing

Information Systems Security

Using Is to Improve Processes

Supporting Processes With ERP Systems

Supporting the Procurement Process With SAP

Supporting the Sales Process With SAP

Collaboration and IS

Social Media and IS

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Exam 12: Business Intelligence and IS

The SAP OLAP database is referred to as ________.

A typical business intelligence database is large in volume.

Organizations implementing SAP can choose to write additional code to accomplish tasks that SAP does not provide.

A BI server is used by an analyst to analyze data and produce the output.

What are the objectives of the BI process?

Clickstream data is used to track everything the customer does at a web site.

What are the five sources of data today?

With the introduction of SAP HANA,the database operations of Big Data systems are faster when compared to MapReduce systems.Which of the following statements justifies this improvement?

Which of the following is an example of unstructured data mining?

Which of the following statements is true of the reporting process?

One of the applications of the data mining process is to predict products that tend to be purchased together.

When users do BI analysis by themselves,it is called self-service BI.

Which of the following is an efficiency objective of the BI process?

The decision-making process is one of the most frequently occurring processes in an organization.

Which of the following is a factor that will impact the growth of business intelligence in the future?

Which of the following is an objective of the NBO process?

The primary objective of a reporting process is predicting patterns and relationships in data.

Which of the following BI-related problems is most commonly associated with organizational leaders?

Which of the following statements is true about business intelligence systems?

Leaders can contribute to BI pushback by overselling the potential of a BI system.

The Importance of MIS

Business Processes, Information Systems, and Information

Networks and the Cloud

Database Processing

Information Systems Security

Using Is to Improve Processes

Supporting Processes With ERP Systems

Supporting the Procurement Process With SAP

Supporting the Sales Process With SAP

Collaboration and IS

Social Media and IS

Filters