Exam 15: The Data Asset: Databases, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Big Data, and Competitive Advantage

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The three Vs of "Big Data" are ___,_, and ____; characteristics that distinguish it from conventional data analysis problems and require a new breed of technology.

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An integrated shopping experience and unified customer view across channels is sometimes referred to as _______________.

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All SQL databases are relational databases.

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Systems that record a transaction (some form of business-related exchange), such as a cash register sale, ATM withdrawal, or product return are referred to as _____.

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Question 44

Knowledge is defined as:

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What are data warehouses and data marts? What is their significance in terms of data organization?

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Question 46

In database systems, a table is also known as a _____.

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Question 47

Why would a firm choose Hadoop for a big data project instead of using conventional relationial databases?

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Question 48

One reason L.L. Bean moved to an unstructured, NoSQL, big data environment was because the firm's customer engagement had evolved to include some 30 different customer engagement channels

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Question 49

_____ is a method of querying and reporting that takes data from standard relational databases, calculates and summarizes the data, and then stores the data in a special database called a data cube.

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Question 50

In database systems, a row is also known as a _____.

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Question 51

Turning data into useable information is hindered by transactional databases set up to be simultaneously accessed for reporting and analysis.

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Which of the following is not considered an advantage of Hadoop?

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Question 53

Systems that can absorb any type of data, structured or not, from any type of source are often called schema-less.

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Question 54

Briefly describe the different sources of enterprise data for firms.

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Question 55

Tesco is the planet's largest retailer.

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Skittish and untrusting managers should realize that the first findings of analytics always reveal an optimal course of action.

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Question 57

_____ refers to a job title focused on directing, performing, or overseeing activities associated with a database or set of databases.

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_____ is a language used to create and manipulate databases.

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_____ refers to the process of combining aspects of reporting, data exploration and ad hoc queries, and sophisticated data modeling and analysis.

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The three Vs of "Big Data" are ___,_, and ____; characteristics that distinguish it from conventional data analysis problems and require a new breed of technology.

An integrated shopping experience and unified customer view across channels is sometimes referred to as _______________.

All SQL databases are relational databases.

Systems that record a transaction (some form of business-related exchange), such as a cash register sale, ATM withdrawal, or product return are referred to as _____.

Knowledge is defined as:

What are data warehouses and data marts? What is their significance in terms of data organization?

In database systems, a table is also known as a _____.

Why would a firm choose Hadoop for a big data project instead of using conventional relationial databases?

One reason L.L. Bean moved to an unstructured, NoSQL, big data environment was because the firm's customer engagement had evolved to include some 30 different customer engagement channels

_____ is a method of querying and reporting that takes data from standard relational databases, calculates and summarizes the data, and then stores the data in a special database called a data cube.

In database systems, a row is also known as a _____.

Turning data into useable information is hindered by transactional databases set up to be simultaneously accessed for reporting and analysis.

Which of the following is not considered an advantage of Hadoop?

Systems that can absorb any type of data, structured or not, from any type of source are often called schema-less.

Briefly describe the different sources of enterprise data for firms.

Tesco is the planet's largest retailer.

Skittish and untrusting managers should realize that the first findings of analytics always reveal an optimal course of action.

_____ refers to a job title focused on directing, performing, or overseeing activities associated with a database or set of databases.

_____ is a language used to create and manipulate databases.

_____ refers to the process of combining aspects of reporting, data exploration and ad hoc queries, and sophisticated data modeling and analysis.

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Exam 15: The Data Asset: Databases, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Big Data, and Competitive Advantage

The three Vs of "Big Data" are _____,_____, and ______; characteristics that distinguish it from conventional data analysis problems and require a new breed of technology.

An integrated shopping experience and unified customer view across channels is sometimes referred to as _______________.

All SQL databases are relational databases.

Systems that record a transaction (some form of business-related exchange), such as a cash register sale, ATM withdrawal, or product return are referred to as _____.

Knowledge is defined as:

What are data warehouses and data marts? What is their significance in terms of data organization?

In database systems, a table is also known as a _____.

Why would a firm choose Hadoop for a big data project instead of using conventional relationial databases?

One reason L.L. Bean moved to an unstructured, NoSQL, big data environment was because the firm's customer engagement had evolved to include some 30 different customer engagement channels

_____ is a method of querying and reporting that takes data from standard relational databases, calculates and summarizes the data, and then stores the data in a special database called a data cube.

In database systems, a row is also known as a _____.

Turning data into useable information is hindered by transactional databases set up to be simultaneously accessed for reporting and analysis.

Which of the following is not considered an advantage of Hadoop?

Systems that can absorb any type of data, structured or not, from any type of source are often called schema-less.

Briefly describe the different sources of enterprise data for firms.

Tesco is the planet's largest retailer.

Skittish and untrusting managers should realize that the first findings of analytics always reveal an optimal course of action.

_____ refers to a job title focused on directing, performing, or overseeing activities associated with a database or set of databases.

_____ is a language used to create and manipulate databases.

_____ refers to the process of combining aspects of reporting, data exploration and ad hoc queries, and sophisticated data modeling and analysis.

Setting the Stage: Technology and the Modern Enterprise

Strategy and Technology: Concepts and Frameworks for Understanding What Separates Winners From Losers

Zara: Fast Fashion From Savvy Systems

Netflix in Two Acts: the Making of an E-Commerce Giant and the Uncertain Future of Atoms to Bits

Moores Law and More: Fast, Cheap Computing and What This Means for the Manager

Disruptive Technologies: Understanding the Giant Killers and Considerations for Avoiding Extinction

Amazoncom: an Empire Stretching From Cardboard Box to Kindle to Cloud

Understanding Network Effects: Strategies for Competing in a Platform-Centric, Winner-Take-All World

Social Media, Peer Production, and Web 2.0

The Sharing Economy, Collaborative Consumption, and Creating More Efficient Markets Through Technology

Facebook: Building a Business From the Social Graph

Rent the Runway: Entrepreneurs Expanding an Industry by Blending Tech With Fashion, John Gallaugher - Information Systems: a Managers Guide to Harnessing Technology, Version 40

Understanding Software: a Primer for Managers

Software in Flux: Partly Cloudy and Sometimes Free

A Managers Guide to the Internet and Telecommunications

Information Security: Barbarians at the Gateway and Just About Everywhere Else

Google in Three Parts: Search, Online Advertising, and Beyond

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The three Vs of "Big Data" are ___,_, and ____; characteristics that distinguish it from conventional data analysis problems and require a new breed of technology.