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  • 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.

  • Correct Answer
  • Organized around important subject areas. 


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    • 1. The extract process is which of the following?

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    • 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
    • 2. A goal of data mining includes which of the following?

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

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    • 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
    • 4. An operational system is which of the following?

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    • 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
    • 5. Fact tables are which of the following?

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    • A. Completely denoralized
    • B. Partially denoralized
    • C. Completely normalized
    • D. Partially normalized
    • Discuss
    • 6. Data transformation includes which of the following?

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    • 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
    • 7. 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
    • 8. Data scrubbing is which of the following?

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    • 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
    • 9. A star schema has what type of relationship between a dimension and fact table?

    • Options
    • A. Many-to-many
    • B. One-to-one
    • C. One-to-many
    • D. All of the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Transient data is which of the following?

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    • A. Data in which changes to existing records cause the previous version of the records to be eliminated
    • B. Data in which changes to existing records do not cause the previous version of the records to be eliminated
    • C. Data that are never altered or deleted once they have been added
    • D. Data that are never deleted once they have been added
    • Discuss


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