Question 1

_____________ knowledge can be easily documented.

Accepted Answer

A) Complete 
B) Explicit 
C) Tacit 
D) Intellectual 
A) Complete 
B) Explicit 
C) Tacit 
D) Intellectual

Question 2

Tacit knowledge has which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) Codified 
B) Objective 
C) Unstructured 
D) Rational 
E) Technical 
A) Codified 
B) Objective 
C) Unstructured 
D) Rational 
E) Technical

Question 3

Identify and explain the advantages of the six characteristics of data warehouses.

Accepted Answer

Data warehouses have six key characteris

Question 4

_______________ uses drag-and-drop features to search a database.

Accepted Answer

A) DBMS 
B) QBE 
C) SQL 
D) DDF 
A) DBMS 
B) QBE 
C) SQL 
D) DDF

Question 5

Organizations are turning to data governance for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) They have too little data. 
B) They are responding to federal regulations. 
C) Their data are typically structured. 
D) Their data are usually located in the organization's databases. 
E) Data across their organizations are generally consistent. 
A) They have too little data. 
B) They are responding to federal regulations. 
C) Their data are typically structured. 
D) Their data are usually located in the organization's databases. 
E) Data across their organizations are generally consistent.

Question 6

Why is data governance so important for organizations?

Accepted Answer

Data governance is critically important

Question 7

Which of the following is a challenge for developing a knowledge management system?

Accepted Answer

A) Employees must be willing to share their explicit knowledge. 
B) It must be continually maintained and updated. 
C) It makes human capital widely accessible. 
D) All of the above are challenges. 
A) Employees must be willing to share their explicit knowledge. 
B) It must be continually maintained and updated. 
C) It makes human capital widely accessible. 
D) All of the above are challenges.

Question 8

Discuss why decisions concerning data structure have a broader impact than decisions concerning hardware and software.

Accepted Answer

Decisions concerning data structure have

Question 9

Online analytical processing (OLAP)involves the analysis of accumulated data by end users.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is not a reason why managing data is difficult over time?

Accepted Answer

A) New systems are developed. 
B) The media the data are stored on becomes problematic. 
C) New sources of data are created. 
D) The amount of data increases exponentially. 
E) All of these are reasons why managing data is difficult over time. 
A) New systems are developed. 
B) The media the data are stored on becomes problematic. 
C) New sources of data are created. 
D) The amount of data increases exponentially. 
E) All of these are reasons why managing data is difficult over time.

Question 11

Tacit knowledge is the more objective, rational, and technical types of knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

For the following entity-relationship diagram, the Student entity would have the foreign key.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In a university's relational database, the student record contains information regarding the student's last name. The last name is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) Attribute. 
B) Entity. 
C) Primary key. 
D) Object. 
E) File. 
A) Attribute. 
B) Entity. 
C) Primary key. 
D) Object. 
E) File.

Question 14

_____ occurs when various copies of the data agree.

Accepted Answer

A) Data isolation 
B) Data integrity 
C) Data consistency 
D) Data redundancy 
E) Application/Data dependence 
A) Data isolation 
B) Data integrity 
C) Data consistency 
D) Data redundancy 
E) Application/Data dependence

Question 15

_____ provide(s)companies with a single version of the truth for their data.

Accepted Answer

A) Data warehouses 
B) Data marts 
C) Databases 
D) Master data management 
E) Enterprise information management 
A) Data warehouses 
B) Data marts 
C) Databases 
D) Master data management 
E) Enterprise information management

Question 16

Explain the six problems that can be minimized using the database approach.

Accepted Answer

The database approach can minimize six k

Question 17

A data warehouse is a repository of __________ data.

Accepted Answer

A) Current 
B) Historical 
C) Queried 
D) Numbered 
A) Current 
B) Historical 
C) Queried 
D) Numbered

Question 18

A(n)_____ is a logical grouping of characters into a word, a small group of words, or a complete number.

Accepted Answer

A) Byte 
B) Field 
C) Record 
D) File 
E) Database 
A) Byte 
B) Field 
C) Record 
D) File 
E) Database

Question 19

Describe the relational database model.

Accepted Answer

The relational database model is a metho

Question 20

Historically, management information systems have focused on capturing, storing, managing, and reporting _____ knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) Tacit 
B) Explicit 
C) Managerial 
D) Geographical 
E) Cultural 
A) Tacit 
B) Explicit 
C) Managerial 
D) Geographical 
E) Cultural

_____________ knowledge can be easily documented.

Tacit knowledge has which of the following characteristics?

Identify and explain the advantages of the six characteristics of data warehouses.

_______________ uses drag-and-drop features to search a database.

Organizations are turning to data governance for which of the following reasons?

Why is data governance so important for organizations?

Which of the following is a challenge for developing a knowledge management system?

Discuss why decisions concerning data structure have a broader impact than decisions concerning hardware and software.

Online analytical processing (OLAP)involves the analysis of accumulated data by end users.

Which of the following is not a reason why managing data is difficult over time?

Tacit knowledge is the more objective, rational, and technical types of knowledge.

For the following entity-relationship diagram, the Student entity would have the foreign key.

In a university's relational database, the student record contains information regarding the student's last name. The last name is a(n):

_____ occurs when various copies of the data agree.

_____ provide(s)companies with a single version of the truth for their data.

Explain the six problems that can be minimized using the database approach.

A data warehouse is a repository of __________ data.

A(n)_____ is a logical grouping of characters into a word, a small group of words, or a complete number.

Describe the relational database model.

Historically, management information systems have focused on capturing, storing, managing, and reporting _____ knowledge.

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Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

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Information Systems Within the Organization

Customer Relationship Management and Supply Chain Management

Business Intelligence

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Exam 5: Data and Knowledge Management

_____________ knowledge can be easily documented.

Tacit knowledge has which of the following characteristics?

Identify and explain the advantages of the six characteristics of data warehouses.

_______________ uses drag-and-drop features to search a database.

Organizations are turning to data governance for which of the following reasons?

Why is data governance so important for organizations?

Which of the following is a challenge for developing a knowledge management system?

Discuss why decisions concerning data structure have a broader impact than decisions concerning hardware and software.

Online analytical processing (OLAP)involves the analysis of accumulated data by end users.

Which of the following is not a reason why managing data is difficult over time?

Tacit knowledge is the more objective, rational, and technical types of knowledge.

For the following entity-relationship diagram, the Student entity would have the foreign key.

In a university's relational database, the student record contains information regarding the student's last name. The last name is a(n):

_____ occurs when various copies of the data agree.

_____ provide(s)companies with a single version of the truth for their data.

Explain the six problems that can be minimized using the database approach.

A data warehouse is a repository of __________ data.

A(n)_____ is a logical grouping of characters into a word, a small group of words, or a complete number.

Describe the relational database model.

Historically, management information systems have focused on capturing, storing, managing, and reporting _____ knowledge.

Introduction to Information Systems

Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems

Ethics and Privacy

Information Security and Controls

Telecommunications and Networking

E-Business and E-Commerce

Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

Social Computing

Information Systems Within the Organization

Customer Relationship Management and Supply Chain Management

Business Intelligence

Acquiring Information Systems and Applications

Technology Guide 1 : Hardware

Technology Guide 2 : Software

Technology Guide 3 : Cloud Computing

Technology Guide 4 : Intelligent Systems

Technology Guide 5 Protecting Your Information Assets

Filters