Exam 24: How Businesses Use Databases

________ data is data that doesn't pertain to one period of time.

As a business grows, it needs to ________.

A large-scale collection of data that consolidates data from various operational systems is known as a(n)________.

Which of the following is NOT a typical data source for Data Warehouses?

A small subset of data from a data warehouse is known as a(n) ________.

________ is the process by which great amounts of data are analyzed and investigated for significant patterns or trends within the data.

Extracting and reformatting data from each source so all data is consistent and then storing the data is known as ________.

A(n) ________ is a type of information system that tracks transactions.

Which of the following is NOT a data mining technique?

________ systems include expert systems and natural language processing as part of a DSS.

Match each of the following terms to its definition: I. artificial intelligence II. data mart III. exception report IV. fuzzy logic V. time-variant data A. MIS report generated to show unusual situations that require attention B. branch of computer science that attempts to create computers that think like humans C. small slice of related data from a data warehouse D. data that is not limited to a particular time period E. uses probabilities to inject experiential learning in knowledge-based systems

A(n) ________ provides timely and accurate information for critical business decisions

A(n) ________ system is a large software system that gathers information from all parts of a business and integrates it to make it readily available for decision making.

________ systems are used mostly at the executive level to improve business decision making with databases and other fact-based support systems.

A(n) ________ is software that is used to gather and analyze data.

________ software provides flexible viewing and manipulation of data in a data warehouse.