Question 1

Advanced analytics processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Clustering assigns records to one of a predefined set of classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Define data mining and explain the three common forms for mining structured and unstructured data.

Accepted Answer

Data mining is the process of analyzing

Question 4

In terms of big data what is velocity?

Accepted Answer

A) Different forms of structured and unstructured data. 
B) Uncertainty of data, including biases, noise, and abnormalities. 
C) Scale of data. 
D) Analysis of streaming data as it travels around the Internet. 
A) Different forms of structured and unstructured data. 
B) Uncertainty of data, including biases, noise, and abnormalities. 
C) Scale of data. 
D) Analysis of streaming data as it travels around the Internet.

Question 5

In terms of big data, what includes the scale of data?

Accepted Answer

A) Variety 
B) Veracity 
C) Volume 
D) Velocity 
A) Variety 
B) Veracity 
C) Volume 
D) Velocity

Question 6

Variety includes different forms of structured and unstructured data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What determines values for an unknown continuous variable behavior or estimated future value?

Accepted Answer

A) Classification 
B) Estimation 
C) Affinity grouping 
D) Clustering 
A) Classification 
B) Estimation 
C) Affinity grouping 
D) Clustering

Question 8

What move beyond Excel graphs and charts into sophisticated analysis techniques such as pie charts, controls, instruments, maps, time-series graphs, and more?

Accepted Answer

A) Informing 
B) Infographics 
C) Data visualization tools 
D) Business intelligence dashboards 
A) Informing 
B) Infographics 
C) Data visualization tools 
D) Business intelligence dashboards

Question 9

What is a statistical process for estimating the relationships among variables?

Accepted Answer

A) Prediction 
B) Optimization 
C) Forecasting 
D) Regression 
A) Prediction 
B) Optimization 
C) Forecasting 
D) Regression

Question 10

What processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment?

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 11

What focuses on forecasting future trends and producing insights using sophisticated quantitative methods, including statistics, descriptive and predictive data mining, simulation, and optimization?

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 12

Infographics (information graphics) display information graphically so it can be easily understood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Web analytics analyzes unstructured data to find trends and patterns in words and sentences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What analyzes text flowing across the Internet, including unstructured text from blogs and messages?

Accepted Answer

A) Social media analytics 
B) Speech analytics 
C) Text analytics 
D) Web analytics 
A) Social media analytics 
B) Speech analytics 
C) Text analytics 
D) Web analytics

Question 15

What is the technique used to divide information sets into mutually exclusive groups such that the members of each group are as close together as possible to one another and the different groups are as far apart as possible?

Accepted Answer

A) Statistical detection 
B) Cluster analysis 
C) Association detection 
D) Social media analytics 
A) Statistical detection 
B) Cluster analysis 
C) Association detection 
D) Social media analytics

Question 16

Estimation determines which things go together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is advanced analytics?

Accepted Answer

A) A collection of large, complex data sets, including structured and unstructured data, that cannot be analyzed using traditional database methods and tools. 
B) Processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment. 
C) Focuses on forecasting future trends and producing insights using sophisticated quantitative methods, including statistics, descriptive and predictive data mining, simulation, and optimization. 
D) Extracts knowledge from data by performing statistical analysis, data mining, and advanced analytics on big data to identify trends, market changes, and other relevant information. 
A) A collection of large, complex data sets, including structured and unstructured data, that cannot be analyzed using traditional database methods and tools. 
B) Processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment. 
C) Focuses on forecasting future trends and producing insights using sophisticated quantitative methods, including statistics, descriptive and predictive data mining, simulation, and optimization. 
D) Extracts knowledge from data by performing statistical analysis, data mining, and advanced analytics on big data to identify trends, market changes, and other relevant information.

Question 18

In terms of big data, what includes different forms of structured and unstructured data?

Accepted Answer

A) Variety 
B) Veracity 
C) Volume 
D) Velocity 
A) Variety 
B) Veracity 
C) Volume 
D) Velocity

Question 19

In terms of big data what is volume?

Accepted Answer

A) Different forms of structured and unstructured data. 
B) Uncertainty of data, including biases, noise, and abnormalities. 
C) Scale of data. 
D) Analysis of streaming data as it travels around the Internet. 
A) Different forms of structured and unstructured data. 
B) Uncertainty of data, including biases, noise, and abnormalities. 
C) Scale of data. 
D) Analysis of streaming data as it travels around the Internet.

Question 20

What is an example of using cluster analysis in business to create target-marketing strategies?

Accepted Answer

A) Google search 
B) First name information 
C) Zip code segmentation 
D) Last name associations 
A) Google search 
B) First name information 
C) Zip code segmentation 
D) Last name associations

Exam 8: Understanding Big Data and Its Impact on Business

Advanced analytics processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment.

Clustering assigns records to one of a predefined set of classes.

Define data mining and explain the three common forms for mining structured and unstructured data.

In terms of big data what is velocity?

In terms of big data, what includes the scale of data?

Variety includes different forms of structured and unstructured data.

What determines values for an unknown continuous variable behavior or estimated future value?

What move beyond Excel graphs and charts into sophisticated analysis techniques such as pie charts, controls, instruments, maps, time-series graphs, and more?

What is a statistical process for estimating the relationships among variables?

What processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment?

What focuses on forecasting future trends and producing insights using sophisticated quantitative methods, including statistics, descriptive and predictive data mining, simulation, and optimization?

Infographics (information graphics) display information graphically so it can be easily understood.

Web analytics analyzes unstructured data to find trends and patterns in words and sentences.

What analyzes text flowing across the Internet, including unstructured text from blogs and messages?

What is the technique used to divide information sets into mutually exclusive groups such that the members of each group are as close together as possible to one another and the different groups are as far apart as possible?

Estimation determines which things go together.

What is advanced analytics?

In terms of big data, what includes different forms of structured and unstructured data?

In terms of big data what is volume?

What is an example of using cluster analysis in business to create target-marketing strategies?

Business Driven Technology

Identifying Competitive Advantages

Strategic Initiatives for Implementing Competitive Advantages

Measuring the Success of Strategic Initiatives

Organizational Structures That Support Strategic Initiatives

Valuing and Storing Organizational Information Databases

Accessing Organizational Information Data Warehouses

Enabling the Organization Decision Making

Extending the Organization Supply Chain Management

Building a Customer-Centric Organization Customer Relationship Management

Integrating the Organization From End to End Enterprise Resource Planning

Creating Innovative Organizations

E-business

Creating Collaborative Partnerships

Integrating Wireless Technology in Business

Developing Software to Streamline Operations

Methodologies for Supporting Agile Organizations

Managing Organizational Projects

B: Extension: A Business Basics

B: Extension: A Business Process

B: Extension: A Hardware and Software Basics

B: Extension: A Mis Infrastructures

B: Extension: A Networks and Telecommunications

B: Extension: A Information Security

B: Extension: A Ethics

B: Extension: A Operations Management

B: Extension: A Sustainable Mis Infrastructures

B: Extension: A Business Intelligence

B: Extension: A Global Information Systems

B: Extension: A Global Trends

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