Question 1

Clustering segments a heterogeneous population of more homogeneous subgroups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Affinity grouping determines which things go together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Structured query language compiles all of the metadata about the data elements in the data model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Business intelligence can provide managers with the ability to make better decisions. Which of the following is not an example of how different industries use business intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Predict claim amounts and medical coverage costs. 
B) Track crime patterns, locations, and criminal behavior. 
C) Identify the primary locations where data is collected. 
D) Predict sales, inventory levels, and distribution. 
A) Predict claim amounts and medical coverage costs. 
B) Track crime patterns, locations, and criminal behavior. 
C) Identify the primary locations where data is collected. 
D) Predict sales, inventory levels, and distribution.

Question 5

Which of the below does not describe Zappos database?

Accepted Answer

A) Zappos database was high scalable 
B) Zappos database was highly flexible 
C) Zappos database was highly secure 
D) Zappos database was highly redundant 
A) Zappos database was high scalable 
B) Zappos database was highly flexible 
C) Zappos database was highly secure 
D) Zappos database was highly redundant

Question 6

How would the retail industry use business intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) Track crime patterns, locations, and criminal behavior 
B) Analyze customer demographics 
C) Predict sales, inventory levels, and distribution 
D) Predict hardware failures 
A) Track crime patterns, locations, and criminal behavior 
B) Analyze customer demographics 
C) Predict sales, inventory levels, and distribution 
D) Predict hardware failures

Question 7

What is the term for when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations, while identifying possible data gaps or where missing data might exist.

Accepted Answer

A) Data steward. 
B) Data stewardship. 
C) Data validation. 
D) Data gap analysis. 
A) Data steward. 
B) Data stewardship. 
C) Data validation. 
D) Data gap analysis.

Question 8

Which of the following is a problem associated with dirty data?

Accepted Answer

A) Formatted data 
B) Misleading data 
C) Correct data 
D) All of the above 
A) Formatted data 
B) Misleading data 
C) Correct data 
D) All of the above

Question 9

What is a data broker?

Accepted Answer

A) A business that collects personal information about consumers and sells that information to other organizations. 
B) A storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its original format until the business needs it. 
C) A technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the target data warehouse. 
D) An approach to business governance that values decisions that can be backed up with verifiable data. 
A) A business that collects personal information about consumers and sells that information to other organizations. 
B) A storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its original format until the business needs it. 
C) A technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the target data warehouse. 
D) An approach to business governance that values decisions that can be backed up with verifiable data.

Question 10

Which of the following is a problem associated with dirty data?

Accepted Answer

A) Duplicate data 
B) Correct data 
C) Accurate data 
D) All of the above 
A) Duplicate data 
B) Correct data 
C) Accurate data 
D) All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following questions is an example of how managers can use BI to answer tough business questions?

Accepted Answer

A) Where has the business been? 
B) Where is the business now? 
C) Where is the business going? 
D) All of the above. 
A) Where has the business been? 
B) Where is the business now? 
C) Where is the business going? 
D) All of the above.

Question 12

What is an organized collection of data?

Accepted Answer

A) Data set. 
B) Dirty data. 
C) Data map. 
D) Data point. 
A) Data set. 
B) Dirty data. 
C) Data map. 
D) Data point.

Question 13

A data set is an organized collection of data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A data set is an organized collection of data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is not an example of an advantage to using the Web to access organizational databases?

Accepted Answer

A) Web browsers are much easier to use than a computer based database 
B) The Web interface requires few or no changes to the database model 
C) It is cleaner and virus-free 
D) It costs less 
A) Web browsers are much easier to use than a computer based database 
B) The Web interface requires few or no changes to the database model 
C) It is cleaner and virus-free 
D) It costs less

Question 16

In terms of big data what is variety?

Accepted Answer

A) Includes different forms of structured and unstructured data. 
B) Includes the uncertainty of data, including biases, noise, and abnormalities. 
C) Includes the scale of data. 
D) Includes the analysis of streaming data as it travels around the Internet. 
A) Includes different forms of structured and unstructured data. 
B) Includes the uncertainty of data, including biases, noise, and abnormalities. 
C) Includes the scale of data. 
D) Includes the analysis of streaming data as it travels around the Internet.

Question 17

What focuses on forecasting future trends and producing insights using sophisticated quantitative methods, including statistics, descriptive and predictive data mining, simulation, and optimization?

Accepted Answer

A) Distributed computing 
B) Advanced analytics 
C) Analysis paralysis 
D) Data artist 
A) Distributed computing 
B) Advanced analytics 
C) Analysis paralysis 
D) Data artist

Question 18

Data-driven websites offer several advantages as it is far easier to manage content and store large amounts of data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is true in regards to the elimination of redundant information?

Accepted Answer

A) Uses additional hard disk space 
B) Makes performing information updates harder 
C) Improves information quality 
D) All of the above 
A) Uses additional hard disk space 
B) Makes performing information updates harder 
C) Improves information quality 
D) All of the above

Question 20

The physical view of information focuses on how individual users logically access information to meet their own particular business needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Clustering segments a heterogeneous population of more homogeneous subgroups.

Affinity grouping determines which things go together.

Structured query language compiles all of the metadata about the data elements in the data model.

Business intelligence can provide managers with the ability to make better decisions. Which of the following is not an example of how different industries use business intelligence?

Which of the below does not describe Zappos database?

How would the retail industry use business intelligence?

What is the term for when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations, while identifying possible data gaps or where missing data might exist.

Which of the following is a problem associated with dirty data?

What is a data broker?

Which of the following is a problem associated with dirty data?

Which of the following questions is an example of how managers can use BI to answer tough business questions?

What is an organized collection of data?

A data set is an organized collection of data.

A data set is an organized collection of data.

Which of the following is not an example of an advantage to using the Web to access organizational databases?

In terms of big data what is variety?

What focuses on forecasting future trends and producing insights using sophisticated quantitative methods, including statistics, descriptive and predictive data mining, simulation, and optimization?

Data-driven websites offer several advantages as it is far easier to manage content and store large amounts of data.

Which of the following is true in regards to the elimination of redundant information?

The physical view of information focuses on how individual users logically access information to meet their own particular business needs.

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics and Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

Designing Databases

Emerging Trends and Technologies

Filters

Exam 6: Data: Business Intelligence

Clustering segments a heterogeneous population of more homogeneous subgroups.

Affinity grouping determines which things go together.

Structured query language compiles all of the metadata about the data elements in the data model.

Business intelligence can provide managers with the ability to make better decisions. Which of the following is not an example of how different industries use business intelligence?

Which of the below does not describe Zappos database?

How would the retail industry use business intelligence?

What is the term for when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations, while identifying possible data gaps or where missing data might exist.

Which of the following is a problem associated with dirty data?

What is a data broker?

Which of the following is a problem associated with dirty data?

Which of the following questions is an example of how managers can use BI to answer tough business questions?

What is an organized collection of data?

A data set is an organized collection of data.

A data set is an organized collection of data.

Which of the following is not an example of an advantage to using the Web to access organizational databases?

In terms of big data what is variety?

What focuses on forecasting future trends and producing insights using sophisticated quantitative methods, including statistics, descriptive and predictive data mining, simulation, and optimization?

Data-driven websites offer several advantages as it is far easier to manage content and store large amounts of data.

Which of the following is true in regards to the elimination of redundant information?

The physical view of information focuses on how individual users logically access information to meet their own particular business needs.

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics and Information Security: MIS Business Concerns

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Networks: Mobile Business

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporate Responsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

Designing Databases

Emerging Trends and Technologies

Filters