Question 1

If the granularity of certain data is too coarse,the data can be separated into constituent parts using statistical techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

MapReduce is a technique for harnessing the power of thousands of computers working in parallel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following refers to data in the form of rows and columns?

Accepted Answer

A) granulated data 
B) structured data 
C) micro data 
D) coarse data 
A) granulated data 
B) structured data 
C) micro data 
D) coarse data B

Question 4

Using BI for identifying changes in the purchasing patterns of customers is a labor-intensive process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Data granularity refers to the level of detail represented by data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is a fundamental category of business intelligence (BI)analysis?

Accepted Answer

A) data acquisition 
B) reporting 
C) push publishing 
D) pull publishing 
A) data acquisition 
B) reporting 
C) push publishing 
D) pull publishing

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of unsupervised data mining?

Accepted Answer

A) Analysts apply unsupervised data mining techniques to estimate the parameters of a developed model. 
B) Analysts create hypotheses only after performing an analysis. 
C) Regression analysis is the most commonly used unsupervised data mining technique. 
D) Data miners develop models prior to performing an analysis. 
A) Analysts apply unsupervised data mining techniques to estimate the parameters of a developed model. 
B) Analysts create hypotheses only after performing an analysis. 
C) Regression analysis is the most commonly used unsupervised data mining technique. 
D) Data miners develop models prior to performing an analysis.

Question 8

________ is an unsupervised data mining technique in which statistical techniques identify groups of entities that have similar characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) Cluster analysis 
B) Content indexing 
C) Regression analysis 
D) Cloud computing 
A) Cluster analysis 
B) Content indexing 
C) Regression analysis 
D) Cloud computing

Question 9

In the case of ________,data miners develop models prior to conducting analyses and then apply statistical techniques to data to estimate parameters of the models.

Accepted Answer

A) pull publishing techniques 
B) supervised data mining 
C) push publishing techniques 
D) unsupervised data mining 
A) pull publishing techniques 
B) supervised data mining 
C) push publishing techniques 
D) unsupervised data mining

Question 10

Business intelligence enables police departments to better utilize their personnel through predictive policing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain the functions of a data warehouse.

Accepted Answer

The functions of a data warehouse are to

Question 12

Push publishing requires a user to request BI results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Differentiate between static reports and dynamic reports.

Accepted Answer

Static reports are business intelligence

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) Data encryption 
B) Data warehousing 
C) Data mining 
D) Data decryption 
A) Data encryption 
B) Data warehousing 
C) Data mining 
D) Data decryption

Question 15

The use of an organization's operational data as the source data for a business intelligence system is not usually recommended because it ________.

Accepted Answer

A) is not possible to create reports based on operational data 
B) is not possible to perform business intelligence analyses on operational data 
C) requires considerable processing and can drastically reduce system performance 
D) considers only the external data and not the internal data regarding the organization's functions 
A) is not possible to create reports based on operational data 
B) is not possible to perform business intelligence analyses on operational data 
C) requires considerable processing and can drastically reduce system performance 
D) considers only the external data and not the internal data regarding the organization's functions

Question 16

With unsupervised data mining,analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

________ process operational and other data in organizations to analyze past performance and make predictions.

Accepted Answer

A) Virtualization techniques 
B) Live migration techniques 
C) Business intelligence systems 
D) Windowing systems 
A) Virtualization techniques 
B) Live migration techniques 
C) Business intelligence systems 
D) Windowing systems

Question 18

As information systems,BI systems have three standard components.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

________ reports are business intelligence documents that are updated at the time they are requested.

Accepted Answer

A) Subscription 
B) Third-party cookie 
C) Static 
D) Dynamic 
A) Subscription 
B) Third-party cookie 
C) Static 
D) Dynamic

Question 20

Data inconsistencies can occur from the nature of a business activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Business Intelligence Systems

If the granularity of certain data is too coarse,the data can be separated into constituent parts using statistical techniques.

MapReduce is a technique for harnessing the power of thousands of computers working in parallel.

Which of the following refers to data in the form of rows and columns?

Using BI for identifying changes in the purchasing patterns of customers is a labor-intensive process.

Data granularity refers to the level of detail represented by data.

Which of the following is a fundamental category of business intelligence (BI)analysis?

Which of the following statements is true of unsupervised data mining?

________ is an unsupervised data mining technique in which statistical techniques identify groups of entities that have similar characteristics.

In the case of ________,data miners develop models prior to conducting analyses and then apply statistical techniques to data to estimate parameters of the models.

Business intelligence enables police departments to better utilize their personnel through predictive policing.

Explain the functions of a data warehouse.

Push publishing requires a user to request BI results.

Differentiate between static reports and dynamic reports.

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

The use of an organization's operational data as the source data for a business intelligence system is not usually recommended because it ________.

With unsupervised data mining,analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis.

________ process operational and other data in organizations to analyze past performance and make predictions.

As information systems,BI systems have three standard components.

________ reports are business intelligence documents that are updated at the time they are requested.

Data inconsistencies can occur from the nature of a business activity.

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