Question 1

The best way to capture the data in an organized format is to use a database.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Data rot refers to the quality of the data itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

An attribute is any characteristic or quality that describes a particular entity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Big data can only come from a trusted source.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Refer to IT's About Business 3.1 - New York City Opens Its Data to All: What does New York's "Open Data Policy and Technical Standards Manual" do?

Accepted Answer

A) Defines how the city's network works. 
B) Details how city agencies can gather, structure, and automate data flows to comply with local law. 
C) Provides personal information to the press. 
D) Merges city data with data other cities. 
A) Defines how the city's network works. 
B) Details how city agencies can gather, structure, and automate data flows to comply with local law. 
C) Provides personal information to the press. 
D) Merges city data with data other cities.

Question 6

Data marts are designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit or department.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The data in a data warehouse have which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) They are organized by subject. 
B) They are coded in different formats. 
C) They are updated in real time. 
D) They are typically retained for a defined, but limited, period of time. 
E) They are organized in a hierarchical structure. 
A) They are organized by subject. 
B) They are coded in different formats. 
C) They are updated in real time. 
D) They are typically retained for a defined, but limited, period of time. 
E) They are organized in a hierarchical structure.

Question 8

Increasing amounts of external data need to be considered in making organizational decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A(n)_____ is a logical grouping of related fields.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The secondary key is a field that identifies a record with complete uniqueness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A(n)_____ is a logical grouping of related records.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The most important benefit of knowledge management systems is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) They improve customer service. 
B) They make best practices available to employees. 
C) They enable the organization to retain scarce knowledge when employees retire. 
D) They improve employee morale. 
E) They make product development more efficient. 
A) They improve customer service. 
B) They make best practices available to employees. 
C) They enable the organization to retain scarce knowledge when employees retire. 
D) They improve employee morale. 
E) They make product development more efficient.

Question 13

Refer to IT's About Business 3.1 - New York City Opens Its Data to All: Which is not a goal of New York's Open data policy?

Accepted Answer

A) Providing information so users of the data can track others. 
B) Permiting anyone with the proper skills to utilize the data to improve the city's quality of life. 
C) Permiting users to overlay data on gang activity and available youth programs. 
D) Performing in-depth analysis of traffic crashes. 
A) Providing information so users of the data can track others. 
B) Permiting anyone with the proper skills to utilize the data to improve the city's quality of life. 
C) Permiting users to overlay data on gang activity and available youth programs. 
D) Performing in-depth analysis of traffic crashes.

Question 14

Refer to IT's About Business 3.3 - The MetLife Wall: MetLife uses the Wall to store employment resumes for later review.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Compared to data warehouses, data marts have which one of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) They cost less. 
B) They have longer lead times for implementation. 
C) They provide for central rather than local control. 
D) They contain more information. 
E) They are more difficult to navigate. 
A) They cost less. 
B) They have longer lead times for implementation. 
C) They provide for central rather than local control. 
D) They contain more information. 
E) They are more difficult to navigate.

Question 16

In a data warehouse, existing data are constantly purged as new data come in.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The process of moving data from various sources into the data warehouse is called _________.

Accepted Answer

A) uploading. 
B) extracting, transforming, and loading. 
C) online transaction processing. 
D) master data management. 
E) online analytical processing. 
A) uploading. 
B) extracting, transforming, and loading. 
C) online transaction processing. 
D) master data management. 
E) online analytical processing.

Question 18

Refer to IT's About Business 3.4 - Data Warehouse Gives Nordea Bank a Single Version of the Truth: The data warehouse enables Nordea to develop a customer profitability application for its final managers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Big Data is easy to define.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_____ is a process that helps organizations identify, select, organize, disseminate, transfer, and apply expertise that are part of the organization's memory and typically reside inside the organization in an unstructured manner.

Accepted Answer

A) Discovery 
B) Knowledge management 
C) Decision support 
D) Online analytical processing 
E) Data mining 
A) Discovery 
B) Knowledge management 
C) Decision support 
D) Online analytical processing 
E) Data mining

Exam 3: Data and Knowledge Management

The best way to capture the data in an organized format is to use a database.

Data rot refers to the quality of the data itself.

An attribute is any characteristic or quality that describes a particular entity.

Big data can only come from a trusted source.

Refer to IT's About Business 3.1 - New York City Opens Its Data to All: What does New York's "Open Data Policy and Technical Standards Manual" do?

Data marts are designed for the end-user needs in a strategic business unit or department.

The data in a data warehouse have which of the following characteristics?

Increasing amounts of external data need to be considered in making organizational decisions.

A(n)_____ is a logical grouping of related fields.

The secondary key is a field that identifies a record with complete uniqueness.

A(n)_____ is a logical grouping of related records.

The most important benefit of knowledge management systems is _________.

Refer to IT's About Business 3.1 - New York City Opens Its Data to All: Which is not a goal of New York's Open data policy?

Refer to IT's About Business 3.3 - The MetLife Wall: MetLife uses the Wall to store employment resumes for later review.

Compared to data warehouses, data marts have which one of the following characteristics?

In a data warehouse, existing data are constantly purged as new data come in.

The process of moving data from various sources into the data warehouse is called _________.

Refer to IT's About Business 3.4 - Data Warehouse Gives Nordea Bank a Single Version of the Truth: The data warehouse enables Nordea to develop a customer profitability application for its final managers.

Big Data is easy to define.

_____ is a process that helps organizations identify, select, organize, disseminate, transfer, and apply expertise that are part of the organization's memory and typically reside inside the organization in an unstructured manner.

Introduction to Information Systems

Organizational Strategy, Competitive Advantage, and Information Systems

Telecommunications and Networking

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Ethics and Privacy

Information Security

Social Computing

E-Business and E-Commerce

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Customer Relationship Management

Supply Chain Management

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