Question 1

The three primary activities in the business intelligence (BI) process are to acquire data, perform analysis, and publish results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

A reporting application is a business intelligence (BI) application that inputs data from one or more sources and applies reporting operations to that data to produce business intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

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

Question 4

In market-basket terminology, the ratio of confidence to the base probability of buying an item is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  confidence 
B)  support 
C)  granularity 
D)  lift 
A)  confidence 
B)  support 
C)  granularity 
D)  lift

Question 5

Which of the following phenomena states that the more attributes there are, the easier it is to build a model that fits the sample data?

Accepted Answer

A)  attribute paradox 
B)  curse of dimensionality 
C)  uncertainty principle 
D)  economies of scale 
A)  attribute paradox 
B)  curse of dimensionality 
C)  uncertainty principle 
D)  economies of scale

Question 6

The four fundamental categories of business intelligence (BI) analysis are reporting, data mining, BigData, and knowledge management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Expert systems are rule-based systems that encode human knowledge in the form of If/ Then rules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

U.S. Steel Corp. is a well-known steel manufacturing company. SAMCROW, one of the customers of U.S. Steel Corp. holds an RFM score of 111. Which of the following characteristics relates SAMCROW with its RFM score?

Accepted Answer

A)  SAMCROW has ordered recently and orders frequently, but it orders the least expensive goods. 
B)  SAMCROW has not ordered anything for a while, but when it did order in the past, it ordered frequently, and its orders were of the highest monetary value. 
C)  SAMCROW has not ordered anything for a while and it did not order frequently, but when it did order, it bought the least-expensive items. 
D)  SAMCROW has ordered recently and orders frequently, and it orders the most expensive goods. 
A)  SAMCROW has ordered recently and orders frequently, but it orders the least expensive goods. 
B)  SAMCROW has not ordered anything for a while, but when it did order in the past, it ordered frequently, and its orders were of the highest monetary value. 
C)  SAMCROW has not ordered anything for a while and it did not order frequently, but when it did order, it bought the least-expensive items. 
D)  SAMCROW has ordered recently and orders frequently, and it orders the most expensive goods.

Question 10

A sales report that is current at the time the user accessed it on a Web server is a static report.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

________ is the application of statistical techniques to find patterns and relationships among data for classification and prediction.

Accepted Answer

A)  Data optimization 
B)  Database normalization 
C)  Data mining 
D)  Data warehousing 
A)  Data optimization 
B)  Database normalization 
C)  Data mining 
D)  Data warehousing

Question 12

Ajax Inc. is one of the customers of a well-known linen manufacturing company. Ajax has not ordered linen in some time, but when it did order in the past it ordered frequently, and its orders were of the highest monetary value. Under the given circumstances, Ajax is most likely to have an RFM score of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  155 
B)  511 
C)  555 
D)  151 
A)  155 
B)  511 
C)  555 
D)  151

Question 13

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

Question 14

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 15

Push publishing delivers business intelligence ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  according to a schedule or as a result of an event or particular data condition 
B)  through reporting, data mining, and knowledge management 
C)  by obtaining, cleaning, organizing, relating, and cataloging source data 
D)  in response to requests from users 
A)  according to a schedule or as a result of an event or particular data condition 
B)  through reporting, data mining, and knowledge management 
C)  by obtaining, cleaning, organizing, relating, and cataloging source data 
D)  in response to requests from users

Question 16

The five basic reporting operations that produce business intelligence can all be accomplished using SQL and basic HTML or a simple report writing tool.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are MapReduce and Hadoop?

Accepted Answer

MapReduce is a technique for harnessing

Question 18

Which of the following accurately defines a dimension in an OLAP report?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a characteristic of a measure. 
B)  It is an item that is processed in the OLAP report. 
C)  It is a data item of interest. 
D)  It is referred to a decision tree. 
A)  It is a characteristic of a measure. 
B)  It is an item that is processed in the OLAP report. 
C)  It is a data item of interest. 
D)  It is referred to a decision tree.

Question 19

Business intelligence (BI) systems have four standard components called hardware, software, data, and procedures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In an OLAP report, a measure is the data item of interest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The three primary activities in the business intelligence (BI) process are to acquire data, perform analysis, and publish results.

A reporting application is a business intelligence (BI) application that inputs data from one or more sources and applies reporting operations to that data to produce business intelligence.

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

In market-basket terminology, the ratio of confidence to the base probability of buying an item is called ________.

Which of the following phenomena states that the more attributes there are, the easier it is to build a model that fits the sample data?

The four fundamental categories of business intelligence (BI) analysis are reporting, data mining, BigData, and knowledge management.

Expert systems are rule-based systems that encode human knowledge in the form of If/ Then rules.

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

U.S. Steel Corp. is a well-known steel manufacturing company. SAMCROW, one of the customers of U.S. Steel Corp. holds an RFM score of 111. Which of the following characteristics relates SAMCROW with its RFM score?

A sales report that is current at the time the user accessed it on a Web server is a static report.

________ is the application of statistical techniques to find patterns and relationships among data for classification and prediction.

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

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

Push publishing delivers business intelligence ________.

The five basic reporting operations that produce business intelligence can all be accomplished using SQL and basic HTML or a simple report writing tool.

What are MapReduce and Hadoop?

Which of the following accurately defines a dimension in an OLAP report?

Business intelligence (BI) systems have four standard components called hardware, software, data, and procedures.

In an OLAP report, a measure is the data item of interest.

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Exam 9: Business Intelligence Systems

The three primary activities in the business intelligence (BI) process are to acquire data, perform analysis, and publish results.

A reporting application is a business intelligence (BI) application that inputs data from one or more sources and applies reporting operations to that data to produce business intelligence.

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

In market-basket terminology, the ratio of confidence to the base probability of buying an item is called ________.

Which of the following phenomena states that the more attributes there are, the easier it is to build a model that fits the sample data?

The four fundamental categories of business intelligence (BI) analysis are reporting, data mining, BigData, and knowledge management.

Expert systems are rule-based systems that encode human knowledge in the form of If/ Then rules.

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

U.S. Steel Corp. is a well-known steel manufacturing company. SAMCROW, one of the customers of U.S. Steel Corp. holds an RFM score of 111. Which of the following characteristics relates SAMCROW with its RFM score?

A sales report that is current at the time the user accessed it on a Web server is a static report.

________ is the application of statistical techniques to find patterns and relationships among data for classification and prediction.

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

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

Push publishing delivers business intelligence ________.

The five basic reporting operations that produce business intelligence can all be accomplished using SQL and basic HTML or a simple report writing tool.

What are MapReduce and Hadoop?

Which of the following accurately defines a dimension in an OLAP report?

Business intelligence (BI) systems have four standard components called hardware, software, data, and procedures.

In an OLAP report, a measure is the data item of interest.

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