Question 1

Each characteristic or quality describing a particular entity is called an attribute.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are the differences between data mining and OLAP? When would you advise a company to use OLAP?

Accepted Answer

Data mining uncovers hidden relationship

Question 3

A grouping of characters into a word,a group of words,or a complete number is called a record.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In terms of data relationships,associations refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  events linked over time. 
B)  patterns that describe a group to which an item belongs. 
C)  occurrences linked to a single event. 
D)  undiscovered groupings. 
A)  events linked over time. 
B)  patterns that describe a group to which an item belongs. 
C)  occurrences linked to a single event. 
D)  undiscovered groupings.

Question 5

Program-data dependence wastes storage resources and also leads to data inconsistency where the same attribute may have different values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In__________________,events are linked over time.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sequences, 
B)  Classification 
C)  Clustering 
D)  Forecasting 
A)  Sequences, 
B)  Classification 
C)  Clustering 
D)  Forecasting

Question 7

The special organizational function whose responsibilities include physical database design and maintenance,is called

Accepted Answer

A)  data administration. 
B)  database administration. 
C)  information policy administration. 
D)  data auditing. 
A)  data administration. 
B)  database administration. 
C)  information policy administration. 
D)  data auditing.

Question 8

__________________ is the presence of duplicate data in multiple data files so that the same data are stored in more than one place or location.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________________ is the presence of duplicate data...

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the techniques used in Web mining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge mining 
B)  structure mining 
C)  server mining 
D)  user mining 
A)  Knowledge mining 
B)  structure mining 
C)  server mining 
D)  user mining

Question 10

A characteristic or quality describing an entity is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  field. 
B)  tuple. 
C)  key field. 
D)  attribute. 
A)  field. 
B)  tuple. 
C)  key field. 
D)  attribute.

Question 11

Describe the ways in which database technologies could be used by an office stationery supply company to achieve low-cost leadership.

Accepted Answer

Sales databases could be used to make th

Question 12

__________________________ works in a manner similar to classification when no groups have yet been defined.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sequences, 
B)  Classification 
C)  Clustering 
D)  Forecasting 
A)  Sequences, 
B)  Classification 
C)  Clustering 
D)  Forecasting

Question 13

__________________________ recognizes patterns that describe the group to which an item belongs by examining existing items that have been classified and by inferring a set of rules.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sequences, 
B)  Classification 
C)  Clustering 
D)  Forecasting 
A)  Sequences, 
B)  Classification 
C)  Clustering 
D)  Forecasting

Question 14

Oracle Database Lite is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  DBMS for small handheld computing devices. 
B)  Internet DBMS. 
C)  mainframe relational DBMS. 
D)  DBMS for midrange computers. 
A)  DBMS for small handheld computing devices. 
B)  Internet DBMS. 
C)  mainframe relational DBMS. 
D)  DBMS for midrange computers.

Question 15

In a relational database,complex groupings of data must be streamlined to eliminate awkward many-to-many relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The process of streamlining data to minimize redundancy and awkward many-to-many relationships is called

Accepted Answer

A)  normalization. 
B)  data scrubbing. 
C)  data cleansing. 
D)  data defining. 
A)  normalization. 
B)  data scrubbing. 
C)  data cleansing. 
D)  data defining.

Question 17

In a relational database,the three basic operations used to develop useful sets of data are

Accepted Answer

A)  select, project, and where. 
B)  select, join, and where. 
C)  select, project, and join. 
D)  select, from, and join. 
A)  select, project, and where. 
B)  select, join, and where. 
C)  select, project, and join. 
D)  select, from, and join.

Question 18

A DBMS separates the logical and physical views of data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A field identified in a table as holding the unique identifier of the table's records is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  primary key. 
B)  key field. 
C)  primary field. 
D)  unique ID. 
A)  primary key. 
B)  key field. 
C)  primary field. 
D)  unique ID.

Question 20

______________________________ use a more flexible data model and are designed for managing large data sets across many distributed machines and for easily scaling up or down.

Accepted Answer

Non-relati

Each characteristic or quality describing a particular entity is called an attribute.

What are the differences between data mining and OLAP? When would you advise a company to use OLAP?

A grouping of characters into a word,a group of words,or a complete number is called a record.

In terms of data relationships,associations refers to

Program-data dependence wastes storage resources and also leads to data inconsistency where the same attribute may have different values.

In__________________,events are linked over time.

The special organizational function whose responsibilities include physical database design and maintenance,is called

__________________ is the presence of duplicate data in multiple data files so that the same data are stored in more than one place or location.

Which of the following is not one of the techniques used in Web mining?

A characteristic or quality describing an entity is called a(n)

Describe the ways in which database technologies could be used by an office stationery supply company to achieve low-cost leadership.

__________________________ works in a manner similar to classification when no groups have yet been defined.

__________________________ recognizes patterns that describe the group to which an item belongs by examining existing items that have been classified and by inferring a set of rules.

Oracle Database Lite is a(n)

In a relational database,complex groupings of data must be streamlined to eliminate awkward many-to-many relationships.

The process of streamlining data to minimize redundancy and awkward many-to-many relationships is called

In a relational database,the three basic operations used to develop useful sets of data are

A DBMS separates the logical and physical views of data.

A field identified in a table as holding the unique identifier of the table's records is called the

______________________________ use a more flexible data model and are designed for managing large data sets across many distributed machines and for easily scaling up or down.

Information Systems in Business Today

How Businesses Use Information Systems

Information Systems organizations and Strategy

Social ethical and Legal Issues in the Digital Firm

It Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

Telecommunications the Internet and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Enterprise Applications to Manage Supply Chains and Respond to Customers

E-Commerce: Digital Markets and Digital Goods

Managing Knowledge

Enhancing Decision Making

Developing Information Systems

Project Management business Value and Managing Change

Managing Global Systems

Filters

Exam 6: Databases and Information Management

Each characteristic or quality describing a particular entity is called an attribute.

What are the differences between data mining and OLAP? When would you advise a company to use OLAP?

A grouping of characters into a word,a group of words,or a complete number is called a record.

In terms of data relationships,associations refers to

Program-data dependence wastes storage resources and also leads to data inconsistency where the same attribute may have different values.

In__________________,events are linked over time.

The special organizational function whose responsibilities include physical database design and maintenance,is called

__________________ is the presence of duplicate data in multiple data files so that the same data are stored in more than one place or location.

Which of the following is not one of the techniques used in Web mining?

A characteristic or quality describing an entity is called a(n)

Describe the ways in which database technologies could be used by an office stationery supply company to achieve low-cost leadership.

__________________________ works in a manner similar to classification when no groups have yet been defined.

__________________________ recognizes patterns that describe the group to which an item belongs by examining existing items that have been classified and by inferring a set of rules.

Oracle Database Lite is a(n)

In a relational database,complex groupings of data must be streamlined to eliminate awkward many-to-many relationships.

The process of streamlining data to minimize redundancy and awkward many-to-many relationships is called

In a relational database,the three basic operations used to develop useful sets of data are

A DBMS separates the logical and physical views of data.

A field identified in a table as holding the unique identifier of the table's records is called the

______________________________ use a more flexible data model and are designed for managing large data sets across many distributed machines and for easily scaling up or down.

Information Systems in Business Today

How Businesses Use Information Systems

Information Systems organizations and Strategy

Social ethical and Legal Issues in the Digital Firm

It Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies

Telecommunications the Internet and Wireless Technology

Securing Information Systems

Enterprise Applications to Manage Supply Chains and Respond to Customers

E-Commerce: Digital Markets and Digital Goods

Managing Knowledge

Enhancing Decision Making

Developing Information Systems

Project Management business Value and Managing Change

Managing Global Systems

Filters