Question 1

What is time-series information?

Accepted Answer

A)   Analyzes checkout scanner information
B)   Time-stamped information collected at a particular frequency
C)   Reveals the degree to which variables are related
D)   All of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

What does the Data Warehousing Institute estimate that low-quality information costs U.S.businesses annually?

Accepted Answer

A)   $500 million
B)   $60 billion
C)   hundred of billions of dollars
D)   It is impossible to determineE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

What refers to how well a system can adapt to increased demands?

Accepted Answer

A)   Scalability
B)   Performance
C)   Redundancy
D)   Information integrityE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 4

The ________ characteristic of high quality information ensures that none of the values are missing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ characteristic of high quality information...

Question 5

________________ encompasses all of the data contained within a single business process or unit of work, and its primary purpose is to support the performing of daily operational tasks.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________________ encompasses all of the data contained...

Question 6

The ________ characteristic of high quality information ensures that the information is current with respect to the business requirement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ characteristic of high quality information...

Question 7

Relational integrity constraints are rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based constraints.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the primary problem with redundant information?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is difficult to determine which values are the most current
B)   It is often inconsistent
C)   It is difficult to determine which values are the most accurate
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

What is information that people use to support their decision-making efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)   Information cleansing and scrubbing
B)   Data-mining tools
C)   Data mining
D)   Business intelligenceE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

All of the following are reasons why operational systems are not appropriate for business analysis, except:

Accepted Answer

A)   Does not include information from other operational applications
B)   Operational systems are integrated
C)   Operational information is mainly current
D)   Operational information frequently has quality issuesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

A foreign key is a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given entity in a table.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is incorrect in reference to a database?

Accepted Answer

A)   Can be relational or network
B)   Information is accessed by logical structure
C)   Information is accessed by physical structure
D)   Users can access different views of informationE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Data visualization is a kind of information aesthetics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of the five characteristics common to high quality information?

Accepted Answer

A)   Accuracy
B)   Completeness
C)   Quantity
D)   ConsistencyE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following represents the different information granularities?

Accepted Answer

A)   Detail, summary, aggregate
B)   Document, presentation, spreadsheet, database
C)   Individual, department, enterprise
D)   None of the aboveE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 16

What is data mining?

Accepted Answer

A)   The common term for the representation of multidimensional information
B)   A particular attribute of information
C)   Uses a variety of techniques to find patterns and relationships in large volumes of information and infer rules from them that predict future behaviour and guide decision making
D)   Process of analyzing data to extract information not offered by the raw data aloneE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

What are forecasts?

Accepted Answer

A)   Predictions made on the basis of time-series information
B)   Time-stamped information collected at a particular frequency
C)   Reveals the degree to which variables are related
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following is a valid type of integrity constraint?

Accepted Answer

A)   Performance integrity constraint
B)   Scalability integrity constraint
C)   Physical integrity constraint
D)   Business-critical integrity constraintE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

What are characteristics or properties of an entity class called?

Accepted Answer

A)   Attributes
B)   Fields
C)   Columns
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

______________ integrity constraints are rules that enforce business rules vital to an organization's success.

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The answer of ______________ integrity constraints are rules that enforce...

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________________ encompasses all of the data contained within a single business process or unit of work, and its primary purpose is to support the performing of daily operational tasks.

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______________ integrity constraints are rules that enforce business rules vital to an organization's success.

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Which of the following is a valid type of integrity constraint?

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Which of the following is not one of the five characteristics common to high quality information?

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A foreign key is a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given entity in a table.

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What does the Data Warehousing Institute estimate that low-quality information costs U.S.businesses annually?

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What is data mining?

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What is time-series information?

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The ________ characteristic of high quality information ensures that none of the values are missing.

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What is information that people use to support their decision-making efforts?

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Which of the following is incorrect in reference to a database?

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Relational integrity constraints are rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based constraints.

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What are characteristics or properties of an entity class called?

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What is the primary problem with redundant information?

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Data visualization is a kind of information aesthetics.

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Which of the following represents the different information granularities?

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The ________ characteristic of high quality information ensures that the information is current with respect to the business requirement.

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All of the following are reasons why operational systems are not appropriate for business analysis, except:

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