Question 1

Which type of BI achieves long-term organizational goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operational BI 
B)  Tactical BI 
C)  Strategic BI 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Operational BI 
B)  Tactical BI 
C)  Strategic BI 
D)  All of the above C

Question 2

Which of the following is a result of implementing business intelligence systems and tools allowing business users to receive data for analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reliable 
B)  Understandable 
C)  Easily Manipulated 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Reliable 
B)  Understandable 
C)  Easily Manipulated 
D)  All of the above D

Question 3

What is analysis latency?

Accepted Answer

A)  The time duration to make data ready for analysis and loading the data into the database 
B)  The time from which data are made available to the time when analysis is complete 
C)  The time it takes a human to comprehend the analytic results and determine an appropriate action 
D)  None of the above 
A)  The time duration to make data ready for analysis and loading the data into the database 
B)  The time from which data are made available to the time when analysis is complete 
C)  The time it takes a human to comprehend the analytic results and determine an appropriate action 
D)  None of the above B

Question 4

Which type of BI benefits includes working time saved in producing reports and selling information to suppliers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quantifiable benefits 
B)  Indirectly quantifiable benefits 
C)  Unpredictable benefits 
D)  Intangible benefits 
A)  Quantifiable benefits 
B)  Indirectly quantifiable benefits 
C)  Unpredictable benefits 
D)  Intangible benefits

Question 5

Which form of BI uses the time frame of days to weeks to months?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operational BI 
B)  Tactical BI 
C)  Strategic BI 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Operational BI 
B)  Tactical BI 
C)  Strategic BI 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

What types of BI decisions include predicting machinery failures and finding key factors that control optimization of manufacturing capacity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Retail and sales BI decisions 
B)  Banking BI decisions 
C)  Operations management BI decisions 
D)  Insurance BI decisions 
A)  Retail and sales BI decisions 
B)  Banking BI decisions 
C)  Operations management BI decisions 
D)  Insurance BI decisions

Question 7

Which of the following is the result of BI that the data have been defined in business terms and calculations and algorithms are easily accessed for comprehension?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reliable 
B)  Consistent 
C)  Understandable 
D)  Easily manipulated 
A)  Reliable 
B)  Consistent 
C)  Understandable 
D)  Easily manipulated

Question 8

Which of the following can use BI to make informed decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Law enforcement industry 
B)  Airline industry 
C)  Broadcasting industry 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Law enforcement industry 
B)  Airline industry 
C)  Broadcasting industry 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Which type of BI manages daily operations and integrates BI with operational systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Operational BI 
B)  Tactical BI 
C)  Strategic BI 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Operational BI 
B)  Tactical BI 
C)  Strategic BI 
D)  All of the above

Question 10

Describe three types of data-mining analysis capabilities.

Accepted Answer

(1) Cluster analysis is a technique used

Question 11

What types of BI decisions include forecasting claim amounts and medical coverage costs, classifying the most important elements that affect medical coverage; predicting which customers will buy new insurance policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Retail and sales BI decisions 
B)  Banking BI decisions 
C)  Operations management BI decisions 
D)  Insurance BI decisions 
A)  Retail and sales BI decisions 
B)  Banking BI decisions 
C)  Operations management BI decisions 
D)  Insurance BI decisions

Question 12

What is decision latency?

Accepted Answer

A)  The time duration to make data ready for analysis and loading the data into the database 
B)  The time from which data are made available to the time when analysis is complete 
C)  The time it takes a human to comprehend the analytic results and determine an appropriate action 
D)  None of the above 
A)  The time duration to make data ready for analysis and loading the data into the database 
B)  The time from which data are made available to the time when analysis is complete 
C)  The time it takes a human to comprehend the analytic results and determine an appropriate action 
D)  None of the above

Question 13

What do organizations using BI ask to find the root causes to problems and provide solutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  What 
B)  When 
C)  Where 
D)  Why 
A)  What 
B)  When 
C)  Where 
D)  Why

Question 14

Which of the following is one of the four main categories of BI benefits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quantifiable benefits 
B)  Predictable benefits 
C)  Tangible benefits 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Quantifiable benefits 
B)  Predictable benefits 
C)  Tangible benefits 
D)  All of the above

Question 15

The three forms of BI include operational, tactical, and value-added.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Improving the quality of business decisions has a direct impact on costs and revenue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is not one of the parallels between challenges in business and those of war?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collecting information 
B)  Using tactical business intelligence 
C)  Discerning patterns and meaning in the information 
D)  Responding to the resultant information 
A)  Collecting information 
B)  Using tactical business intelligence 
C)  Discerning patterns and meaning in the information 
D)  Responding to the resultant information

Question 18

Data latency is the time from which data are made available to the time when analysis is complete.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Explain the organization-wide benefits of BI.

Accepted Answer

Richard Hackathorn of Bolder Technologie

Question 20

What are forecasts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Predictions made on the basis of time-series information 
B)  Time-stamped information collected at a particular frequency 
C)  Reveals the degree to which variables are related 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Predictions made on the basis of time-series information 
B)  Time-stamped information collected at a particular frequency 
C)  Reveals the degree to which variables are related 
D)  All of the above

Which type of BI achieves long-term organizational goals?

Which of the following is a result of implementing business intelligence systems and tools allowing business users to receive data for analysis?

What is analysis latency?

Which type of BI benefits includes working time saved in producing reports and selling information to suppliers?

Which form of BI uses the time frame of days to weeks to months?

What types of BI decisions include predicting machinery failures and finding key factors that control optimization of manufacturing capacity?

Which of the following is the result of BI that the data have been defined in business terms and calculations and algorithms are easily accessed for comprehension?

Which of the following can use BI to make informed decisions?

Which type of BI manages daily operations and integrates BI with operational systems?

Describe three types of data-mining analysis capabilities.

What types of BI decisions include forecasting claim amounts and medical coverage costs, classifying the most important elements that affect medical coverage; predicting which customers will buy new insurance policies?

What is decision latency?

What do organizations using BI ask to find the root causes to problems and provide solutions?

Which of the following is one of the four main categories of BI benefits?

The three forms of BI include operational, tactical, and value-added.

Improving the quality of business decisions has a direct impact on costs and revenue.

Which of the following is not one of the parallels between challenges in business and those of war?

Data latency is the time from which data are made available to the time when analysis is complete.

Explain the organization-wide benefits of BI.

What are forecasts?

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Exam 18: Business Intelligence

Which type of BI achieves long-term organizational goals?

Which of the following is a result of implementing business intelligence systems and tools allowing business users to receive data for analysis?

What is analysis latency?

Which type of BI benefits includes working time saved in producing reports and selling information to suppliers?

Which form of BI uses the time frame of days to weeks to months?

What types of BI decisions include predicting machinery failures and finding key factors that control optimization of manufacturing capacity?

Which of the following is the result of BI that the data have been defined in business terms and calculations and algorithms are easily accessed for comprehension?

Which of the following can use BI to make informed decisions?

Which type of BI manages daily operations and integrates BI with operational systems?

Describe three types of data-mining analysis capabilities.

What types of BI decisions include forecasting claim amounts and medical coverage costs, classifying the most important elements that affect medical coverage; predicting which customers will buy new insurance policies?

What is decision latency?

What do organizations using BI ask to find the root causes to problems and provide solutions?

Which of the following is one of the four main categories of BI benefits?

The three forms of BI include operational, tactical, and value-added.

Improving the quality of business decisions has a direct impact on costs and revenue.

Which of the following is not one of the parallels between challenges in business and those of war?

Data latency is the time from which data are made available to the time when analysis is complete.

Explain the organization-wide benefits of BI.

What are forecasts?

Business Basics

Business Process

Hardware and Software

Enterprise Architectures

Networks and Telecommunications

Information Security

Ethics

Supply Chain Management

Customer Relationship Management

Enterprise Resource Planning

Ebusiness

Global Trends on OLC

Strategic Outsourcing on OLC

Systems Development

Project Management

Operations Management

Organizational Architecture Trends

Global Information Systems

Mobile Technology

Filters