Question 1

Name and describe the three primary activities in the BI process.

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The three primary activities in the BI p...

Question 2

In supervised data mining, a model is developed after the analysis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

An OLAP cube and an OLAP report are the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is a fundamental category of BI analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  automation
B)  catalog
C)  report servers
D)  data miningE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Neural networks are a popular unsupervised data mining technique used to predict values and make classifications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A drawback associated with OLAP reports is their inability to let users drill down into the data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

KM benefits organizations because it ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  allows distributors to work within the company premises
B)  enables suppliers to work according to the organizational policies
C)  enables customers to provide bulk feedback
D)  enables employees and partners to work smarterE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

________ requires the user to request BI results.

Accepted Answer

A)  Push publishing
B)  Pull publishing
C)  Desktop publishing
D)  Accessible publishingE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  entry
B)  acquisition
C)  mining
D)  encryptionE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Which of the following observations concerning expert systems is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The "If...then" rules used in these systems are created by mining data.
B)  These systems have lived up to the high expectations set by their name.
C)  These systems typically have fewer than a dozen rules.
D)  These systems encode human knowledge in the form of "If...Then" rules.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

What are the common problems with using operational data?

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The problems associated with operational...

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

________ analysis is a way of analyzing and ranking customers according to their purchasing patterns.

Accepted Answer

A)  TQM
B)  CRM
C)  Market-basket
D)  RFME) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Data mining is the application of statistical techniques to find patterns and relationships among data for classification and prediction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  IPP
B)  MapReduce
C)  Business Process
D)  RepositionE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

What is knowledge management (KM)?

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Knowledge management (KM)is the process ...

Question 19

Knowledge management was done only after the advent of social media.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is true of unsupervised data mining?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysts do not create a model or hypothesis before running the analysis.
B)  Neural networks are a popular unsupervised data mining application.
C)  Unsupervised data mining requires tools such as regression analysis.
D)  Unsupervised data mining requires analysts to fit data to suggested hypotheses.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Exam 9: Business Intelligence Systems

Knowledge management was done only after the advent of social media.

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

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Which of the following is true of unsupervised data mining?

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Data mining is the application of statistical techniques to find patterns and relationships among data for classification and prediction.

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________ analysis is a way of analyzing and ranking customers according to their purchasing patterns.

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Neural networks are a popular unsupervised data mining technique used to predict values and make classifications.

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In supervised data mining, a model is developed after the analysis.

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

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Which of the following observations concerning expert systems is true?

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

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A drawback associated with OLAP reports is their inability to let users drill down into the data.

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KM benefits organizations because it ________.

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Which of the following is a fundamental category of BI analysis?

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

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What is knowledge management (KM)?

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________ requires the user to request BI results.

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An OLAP cube and an OLAP report are the same thing.

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

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Name and describe the three primary activities in the BI process.

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What are the common problems with using operational data?

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