Question 1

U.S. Steel Corp. is a well-known steel manufacturing company. SAMCROW, one of the customers of U.S. Steel Corp. holds an RFM score of 111. Which of the following characteristics relates SAMCROW with its RFM score?

Accepted Answer

A)   SAMCROW has ordered recently and orders frequently, but it orders the least expensive goods.
B)   SAMCROW has not ordered in some time but when it did order in the past, it ordered frequently, and its orders were of the highest monetary value.
C)   SAMCROW has not ordered for some time and it did not order frequently, but when it did order, it bought the least-expensive items.
D)   SAMCROW has ordered recently and orders frequently, and it orders the most expensive goods.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Data mart is another term used for a data warehouse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

________ is the process of obtaining, cleaning, organizing, relating, and cataloging source data.

Accepted Answer

A)   Data entry
B)   Data acquisition
C)   Data mining
D)   Data encryptionE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

MapReduce is a technique for harnessing the power of thousands of computers working in parallel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Describe the features of a data mart.

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A data mart is a data collection, smalle...

Question 6

The three primary activities in the BI process are to acquire data, perform analysis, and publish results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The four fundamental categories of BI analysis are reporting, data mining, BigData, and knowledge management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

With ________, statistical techniques can identify groups of entities that have similar characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A)   regression analysis
B)   cluster analysis
C)   expert systems
D)   neural networksE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Push publishing delivers business intelligence ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   according to a schedule or as a result of an event or particular data condition
B)   through reporting, data mining, and knowledge management
C)   by obtaining, cleaning, organizing, relating, and cataloging source data
D)   in response to requests from usersE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

In market-basket terminology, confidence is the probability that two items will be purchased together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In marketing transactions, the fact that customers who buy product X also buy product Y creates a cross-selling opportunity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An ________ and an OLAP report are the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A)   OLAP measure
B)   OLAP cube
C)   OLAP dimension
D)   OLAP arrayE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true about BI publishing alternatives?

Accepted Answer

A)   Most dynamic reports are published as PDF documents.
B)   For Web servers and SharePoint, the push option is manual only
C)   BI servers extend alert/RSS functionality to support user subscriptions.
D)   Publishing static BI content requires more skill, compared to publishing dynamic BI content.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

A reporting application is a BI application that inputs data from one or more sources and applies reporting operations to that data to produce business intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

With unsupervised data mining, analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A sales report that is current at the time the user accessed it on a Web server, is an example of a(n)  ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   static report
B)   dynamic report
C)   expert system
D)   hybrid market reportE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

________ are information systems that support the management and delivery of documents including reports, Web pages, and other expressions of employee knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A)   Decision Support Systems (DSS) 
B)   Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)  applications
C)   Content Management Systems (CMS) 
D)   Data Transfer Protocols (DTP) E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true about reporting applications?

Accepted Answer

A)   Reporting applications deliver business intelligence to users as a result of an event or particular data condition.
B)   Reporting applications consist of five standard components: hardware, software, data, procedures, and people.
C)   Two important reporting applications are RFM analysis and OLAP.
D)   Reporting applications produce business intelligence using highly sophisticated operations.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

A BI server extends alert/RSS functionality to support user subscriptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A ________ is a hierarchical arrangement of criteria that predict a classification or a value.

Accepted Answer

A)   value chain
B)   cluster analysis
C)   decision tree
D)   neural networkE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 10: Information Systems Security

MapReduce is a technique for harnessing the power of thousands of computers working in parallel.

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Data mart is another term used for a data warehouse.

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In marketing transactions, the fact that customers who buy product X also buy product Y creates a cross-selling opportunity.

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U.S. Steel Corp. is a well-known steel manufacturing company. SAMCROW, one of the customers of U.S. Steel Corp. holds an RFM score of 111. Which of the following characteristics relates SAMCROW with its RFM score?

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Push publishing delivers business intelligence ________.

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A reporting application is a BI application that inputs data from one or more sources and applies reporting operations to that data to produce business intelligence.

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A BI server extends alert/RSS functionality to support user subscriptions.

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A sales report that is current at the time the user accessed it on a Web server, is an example of a(n) ________.

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A ________ is a hierarchical arrangement of criteria that predict a classification or a value.

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The four fundamental categories of BI analysis are reporting, data mining, BigData, and knowledge management.

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Which of the following statements is true about BI publishing alternatives?

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An ________ and an OLAP report are the same thing.

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With ________, statistical techniques can identify groups of entities that have similar characteristics.

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Which of the following statements is true about reporting applications?

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The three primary activities in the BI process are to acquire data, perform analysis, and publish results.

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________ is the process of obtaining, cleaning, organizing, relating, and cataloging source data.

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In market-basket terminology, confidence is the probability that two items will be purchased together.

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With unsupervised data mining, analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis.

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________ are information systems that support the management and delivery of documents including reports, Web pages, and other expressions of employee knowledge.

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Describe the features of a data mart.

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