Question 1

Which of the following is true with regard to the elimination of redundant data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uses additional hard disk space
B)  Makes performing information updates harder
C)  Improves information quality
D)  All of theseE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 2

What is web mining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unstructured data associated with websites to identify consumer behavior and website navigation
B)  Analysis of structured data associated with a website
C)  Filtering of information, both structured and unstructured, to help identify strong web customers
D)  None of theseE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Identify the advantages of using business intelligence to support managerial decision making.

Accepted Answer

Many organizations today find it next to...

Question 4

Within the data warehouse model, the internal databases could include marketing, sales, inventory, and billing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is another term for information cleansing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information mining
B)  Information scrubbing
C)  Information scrapping
D)  Information martsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

What encompasses all organizational information where its primary purpose is to support the performing of managerial analysis tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transactional information
B)  Analytical information
C)  Timeliness
D)  QualityE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following companies used analytical analysis to identify a correlation between storms and the increased sale of Pop-Tarts?

Accepted Answer

A)  7-Eleven
B)  Burger King
C)  McDonald's
D)  WalmartE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

If a manager identifies numerous data integrity issues, she or he should consider the reports generated from that data as invalid and not use them when making decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Extraction, transformation, and loading is a process that extracts information from internal databases, transforms the information using a common set of enterprise definitions, and loads the information into an external database.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is not a common form of data mining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Division organization
B)  Classification
C)  Estimation
D)  ClusteringE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

What are the rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based constraints?

Accepted Answer

A)  Responsibly integrity constraints
B)  Quality constraints
C)  Web integrity constraints
D)  Relational integrity constraintsE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 12

Text mining analyzes structured data to find trends and patterns in words and sentences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The primary purpose of a data warehouse is to _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Combine strategic information
B)  Organize departments
C)  Interface between the computer and employees
D)  All of theseE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following would not be considered part of the timely characteristic of high-quality information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Is the Zip code missing in the address?
B)  Is the information current with respect to business needs?
C)  Is the customer address current?
D)  Is the information updated weekly or hourly?E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following is not an example of an advantage to using the web to access organizational databases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Web browsers are much easier to use than a computer-based database.
B)  The web interface requires few or no changes to the database model.
C)  It is cleaner and virus-free.
D)  It costs less.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

ETL, within a data warehouse model, stands for exit, track, and load.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Time-series information is time-stamped information collected at a particular ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Time-series information is time-stamped information collected at...

Question 18

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 advantagesE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Unstructured __________ do not exist in a fixed location and can include text documents, PDFs, voice messages, emails, and so on.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Unstructured __________ do not exist in a...

Question 20

Explain the four primary traits that determine the value of information.

Accepted Answer

Information is data converted into a mea...

Exam 6: Data: Business Intelligence

Text mining analyzes structured data to find trends and patterns in words and sentences.

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Unstructured __________ do not exist in a fixed location and can include text documents, PDFs, voice messages, emails, and so on.

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Which of the following companies used analytical analysis to identify a correlation between storms and the increased sale of Pop-Tarts?

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Which of the following is true with regard to the elimination of redundant data?

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If a manager identifies numerous data integrity issues, she or he should consider the reports generated from that data as invalid and not use them when making decisions.

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Identify the advantages of using business intelligence to support managerial decision making.

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Time-series information is time-stamped information collected at a particular ___________.

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Extraction, transformation, and loading is a process that extracts information from internal databases, transforms the information using a common set of enterprise definitions, and loads the information into an external database.

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What is web mining?

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ETL, within a data warehouse model, stands for exit, track, and load.

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Which of the following would not be considered part of the timely characteristic of high-quality information?

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What encompasses all organizational information where its primary purpose is to support the performing of managerial analysis tasks?

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What are the two main objectives associated with data mining?

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The primary purpose of a data warehouse is to _____________.

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Within the data warehouse model, the internal databases could include marketing, sales, inventory, and billing.

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What are the rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based constraints?

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What is another term for information cleansing?

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Which of the following is not a common form of data mining?

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