Exam 1: An Overview of Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Decision Support

Actionable intelligence is the primary goal of modern-day Business Intelligence (BI)systems vs.historical reporting that characterized Management Information Systems (MIS).

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Prescriptive BI capabilities are viewed as more powerful than predictive ones for all the following reasons EXCEPT

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What are the four major components of a Business Intelligence (BI)system?

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1. A data warehouse ,with its source data
2. Business analytics ,a collection of tools for manipulating,mining,and analyzing the data in the data warehouse
3. Business performance management (BPM) for monitoring and analyzing performance
4. A user interface (e.g.,a dashboard)

What is a typical set of issues,as described in section 1.4,that the BI governance team needs to address?

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Online transaction processing (OLTP)systems handle a company's routine ongoing business.In contrast,a data warehouse is typically

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Data warehouses are intended to work with informational data used for online ________ processing systems.

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Once a data warehouse is in place,the general process of intelligence creation begins with

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Traditional BI systems use a large volume of static data that has been extracted,cleansed,and loaded into a data warehouse to produce reports and analyses.

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Question 8

A(n)________ is a major component of a Business Intelligence (BI)system that is usually browser based and often presents a portal or dashboard.

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Question 9

The term intelligence in a BI context is used to describe clandestine operations dedicated to stealing corporate secrets,in the manner of the government's CIA and other covert agencies.

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The success of BI is assured not because of which personnel would be the most likely to use it,but as a result of pervasive adoption across the organization.

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Question 11

The filing system developed by Google to handle Big Data storage challenges is known as the ________ Distributed File System.

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Question 12

As the number of potential BI applications increases,the need to justify and prioritize them arises.This is not an easy task due to the large number of ________ benefits.

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Question 13

In answering the question "Which customers are most likely to click on my online ads and purchase my goods?" you are most likely to use which of the following analytic applications?

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Question 14

Which of the following statements about Big Data is true?

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The two critical partnerships required for BI governance are (a)a partnership between functional area users and/or product/service area employees,and (b)a partnership between representatives of the marketing and vendor sides.

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Organizations using BI systems are typically seeking to ________ the gap between the organization's current and desired performance.

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Question 17

Applications based upon sensor and location data that contribute to the exponential growth of collected raw data is called ________ identification.

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Question 18

The desire by a customer to customize a product falls under the ________ category of business environment factors.

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Question 19

Computerized support is only used for organizational decisions that are responses to external pressures,not for taking advantage of opportunities.

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Actionable intelligence is the primary goal of modern-day Business Intelligence (BI)systems vs.historical reporting that characterized Management Information Systems (MIS).

Prescriptive BI capabilities are viewed as more powerful than predictive ones for all the following reasons EXCEPT

What are the four major components of a Business Intelligence (BI)system?

What is a typical set of issues,as described in section 1.4,that the BI governance team needs to address?

Online transaction processing (OLTP)systems handle a company's routine ongoing business.In contrast,a data warehouse is typically

Data warehouses are intended to work with informational data used for online ________ processing systems.

Once a data warehouse is in place,the general process of intelligence creation begins with

Traditional BI systems use a large volume of static data that has been extracted,cleansed,and loaded into a data warehouse to produce reports and analyses.

A(n)________ is a major component of a Business Intelligence (BI)system that is usually browser based and often presents a portal or dashboard.

The term intelligence in a BI context is used to describe clandestine operations dedicated to stealing corporate secrets,in the manner of the government's CIA and other covert agencies.

The success of BI is assured not because of which personnel would be the most likely to use it,but as a result of pervasive adoption across the organization.

The filing system developed by Google to handle Big Data storage challenges is known as the ________ Distributed File System.

As the number of potential BI applications increases,the need to justify and prioritize them arises.This is not an easy task due to the large number of ________ benefits.

In answering the question "Which customers are most likely to click on my online ads and purchase my goods?" you are most likely to use which of the following analytic applications?

Which of the following statements about Big Data is true?

The two critical partnerships required for BI governance are (a)a partnership between functional area users and/or product/service area employees,and (b)a partnership between representatives of the marketing and vendor sides.

Organizations using BI systems are typically seeking to ________ the gap between the organization's current and desired performance.

Applications based upon sensor and location data that contribute to the exponential growth of collected raw data is called ________ identification.

The desire by a customer to customize a product falls under the ________ category of business environment factors.

Computerized support is only used for organizational decisions that are responses to external pressures,not for taking advantage of opportunities.

Data Warehousing

Business Reporting, visual Analytics, and Business Performance Management

Data Mining

Text,web,and Social Analytics

Big Data and Analytics

Business Analytics: Emerging Trends and Future Directions

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