Question 1

What describes technologies that allow users to "see" or visualize data to transform information into a business perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) informing 
B) infographics 
C) data visualization 
D) business intelligence dashboards 
A) informing 
B) infographics 
C) data visualization 
D) business intelligence dashboards C

Question 2

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  False

Question 3

Relational databases offer many advantages over using a text document or a spreadsheet, which include decreased flexibility and decreased scalability and performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the choices below reveals the relationship between variables along with the nature and frequency of the relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) association detection 
B) masking detection tool 
C) cluster grouping 
D) blocking barriers 
A) association detection 
B) masking detection tool 
C) cluster grouping 
D) blocking barriers

Question 5

Accurate information asks if there is an incorrect value in the information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A content creator is the person responsible for creating the original website content.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the statements below means the same as easy to manage content?

Accepted Answer

A) Website owners can make changes only with the aid of MIS professionals. 
B) The website cannot organize customer data. 
C) Users can update data-driven website with little or no training. 
D) Users with extensive training can update data-driven websites. 
A) Website owners can make changes only with the aid of MIS professionals. 
B) The website cannot organize customer data. 
C) Users can update data-driven website with little or no training. 
D) Users with extensive training can update data-driven websites.

Question 8

Which of the following is the common term for the representation of multidimensional information?

Accepted Answer

A) block 
B) square 
C) column 
D) cube 
A) block 
B) square 
C) column 
D) cube

Question 9

Information redundancy is the duplication of data, or the storage of the same data in multiple places.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is estimation?

Accepted Answer

A) determines values for an unknown continuous variable behavior or estimated future value 
B) determines which things go together 
C) segments a heterogeneous population of more homogeneous subgroups 
D) assigns records to one of a predefined set of classes 
A) determines values for an unknown continuous variable behavior or estimated future value 
B) determines which things go together 
C) segments a heterogeneous population of more homogeneous subgroups 
D) assigns records to one of a predefined set of classes

Question 11

Timely information must be up-to-the-second to be accurate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What are the two main objectives associated with data mining?

Accepted Answer

A) uncovering tactics and plans 
B) uncovering trends and patterns 
C) uncovering intelligence and unstructured data issues 
D) uncovering competitors and market advantages 
A) uncovering tactics and plans 
B) uncovering trends and patterns 
C) uncovering intelligence and unstructured data issues 
D) uncovering competitors and market advantages

Question 13

Consistent information asks if the aggregate or summary information is in agreement with detailed information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A relational database model stores information in the form of logically related two-dimensional tables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Within the data warehouse model, the external databases could include competitor information, industry information and stock market analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How would the insurance industry use business intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A) analyze popular vacation locations with current flight listings 
B) understand customer credit card usage and nonpayment rates 
C) compare the demographics of patients with critical illnesses 
D) predict claim amounts and medical coverage costs 
A) analyze popular vacation locations with current flight listings 
B) understand customer credit card usage and nonpayment rates 
C) compare the demographics of patients with critical illnesses 
D) predict claim amounts and medical coverage costs

Question 17

What occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome?

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

Information granularity refers to the extent of detail within the information (fine and detailed or coarse and abstract).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of company data?

Accepted Answer

A) data intelligence 
B) data governance 
C) data forbearance 
D) data forecasting 
A) data intelligence 
B) data governance 
C) data forbearance 
D) data forecasting

Question 20

Integrity constraints are rules that help ensure the quality of information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What describes technologies that allow users to "see" or visualize data to transform information into a business perspective?

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

Relational databases offer many advantages over using a text document or a spreadsheet, which include decreased flexibility and decreased scalability and performance.

Which of the choices below reveals the relationship between variables along with the nature and frequency of the relationship?

Accurate information asks if there is an incorrect value in the information.

A content creator is the person responsible for creating the original website content.

Which of the statements below means the same as easy to manage content?

Which of the following is the common term for the representation of multidimensional information?

Information redundancy is the duplication of data, or the storage of the same data in multiple places.

What is estimation?

Timely information must be up-to-the-second to be accurate.

What are the two main objectives associated with data mining?

Consistent information asks if the aggregate or summary information is in agreement with detailed information.

A relational database model stores information in the form of logically related two-dimensional tables.

Within the data warehouse model, the external databases could include competitor information, industry information and stock market analysis.

How would the insurance industry use business intelligence?

What occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome?

Information granularity refers to the extent of detail within the information (fine and detailed or coarse and abstract).

What is the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of company data?

Integrity constraints are rules that help ensure the quality of information.

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics and Information Security: Mis Business Concerns: Module 2: Technical Foundations of MIS

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Networks: Mobile Business: Module 3: Enterprise MIS

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporateresponsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

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Exam 6: Data: Business Intelligence

What describes technologies that allow users to "see" or visualize data to transform information into a business perspective?

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

Relational databases offer many advantages over using a text document or a spreadsheet, which include decreased flexibility and decreased scalability and performance.

Which of the choices below reveals the relationship between variables along with the nature and frequency of the relationship?

Accurate information asks if there is an incorrect value in the information.

A content creator is the person responsible for creating the original website content.

Which of the statements below means the same as easy to manage content?

Which of the following is the common term for the representation of multidimensional information?

Information redundancy is the duplication of data, or the storage of the same data in multiple places.

What is estimation?

Timely information must be up-to-the-second to be accurate.

What are the two main objectives associated with data mining?

Consistent information asks if the aggregate or summary information is in agreement with detailed information.

A relational database model stores information in the form of logically related two-dimensional tables.

Within the data warehouse model, the external databases could include competitor information, industry information and stock market analysis.

How would the insurance industry use business intelligence?

What occurs when the user goes into an emotional state of over-analysis (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome?

Information granularity refers to the extent of detail within the information (fine and detailed or coarse and abstract).

What is the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of company data?

Integrity constraints are rules that help ensure the quality of information.

Management Information Systems: Business Driven MIS

Decisions and Processes: Value Driven Business

Ebusiness: Electronic Business Value

Ethics and Information Security: Mis Business Concerns: Module 2: Technical Foundations of MIS

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

Networks: Mobile Business: Module 3: Enterprise MIS

Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Systems Development and Project Management: Corporateresponsibility

Hardware and Software Basics

Networks and Telecommunications

Designing Data-Bases-Apply Your Knowledge-Glossary

Filters