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  • Question
  • A goal of data mining includes which of the following?


  • Options
  • A. To explain some observed event or condition
  • B. To confirm that data exists
  • C. To analyze data for expected relationships
  • D. To create a new data warehouse

  • Correct Answer
  • To explain some observed event or condition 


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    • 1. The @active data warehouse architecture includes which of the following?

    • Options
    • A. At least one data mart
    • B. Data that can extracted from numerous internal and external sources
    • C. Near real-time updates
    • D. All of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 2. An operational system is which of the following?

    • Options
    • A. A system that is used to run the business in real time and is based on historical data.
    • B. A system that is used to run the business in real time and is based on current data.
    • C. A system that is used to support decision making and is based on current data.
    • D. A system that is used to support decision making and is based on historical data.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Fact tables are which of the following?

    • Options
    • A. Completely denoralized
    • B. Partially denoralized
    • C. Completely normalized
    • D. Partially normalized
    • Discuss
    • 4. A snowflake schema is which of the following types of tables?

    • Options
    • A. Fact
    • B. Dimension
    • C. Helper
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following items are not necessary for client/server?

    • Options
    • A. Assure that tools will connect with middleware.
    • B. Understand the requirements.
    • C. Determine network bandwidth capabilities.
    • D. Include the use of a file server.
    • Discuss
    • 6. The extract process is which of the following?

    • Options
    • A. Capturing all of the data contained in various operational systems
    • B. Capturing a subset of the data contained in various operational systems
    • C. Capturing all of the data contained in various decision support systems
    • D. Capturing a subset of the data contained in various decision support systems
    • Discuss
    • 7. A data warehouse is which of the following?

    • Options
    • A. Can be updated by end users.
    • B. Contains numerous naming conventions and formats.
    • C. Organized around important subject areas.
    • D. Contains only current data.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Data transformation includes which of the following?

    • Options
    • A. A process to change data from a detailed level to a summary level
    • B. A process to change data from a summary level to a detailed level
    • C. Joining data from one source into various sources of data
    • D. Separating data from one source into various sources of data
    • Discuss
    • 9. The generic two-level data warehouse architecture includes which of the following?

    • Options
    • A. At least one data mart
    • B. Data that can extracted from numerous internal and external sources
    • C. Near real-time updates
    • D. All of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Data scrubbing is which of the following?

    • Options
    • A. A process to reject data from the data warehouse and to create the necessary indexes
    • B. A process to load the data in the data warehouse and to create the necessary indexes
    • C. A process to upgrade the quality of data after it is moved into a data warehouse
    • D. A process to upgrade the quality of data before it is moved into a data warehouse
    • Discuss


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