ISM Study Guide CH.3

________ is an evolving tool space that promises real-time data integration from a variety of sources, such as relational databases, Web services, and multidimensional databases. A) Enterprise information integration (EII) B) Enterprise application integration (EAI) C) Extraction, transformation, and load (ETL) D) None of these

Enterprise information integration (EII)

How does the use of cloud computing affect the scalability of a data warehouse? A) Cloud computing vendors bring as much hardware as needed to users' offices B) Hardware resources are dynamically allocated as use increases C) Cloud vendors are mostly based overseas where the cost of labor is low D) Cloud computing has little effect on a data warehouse's scalability

Hardware resources are dynamically allocated as use increases

What is Six Sigma? A) a letter in the Greek alphabet that statisticians use to measure process variability B) a methodology aimed at reducing the number of defects in a business process C) a methodology aimed at reducing the amount of variability in a business process D) a methodology aimed at measuring the amount of variability in a business process

a methodology aimed at reducing the number of defects in a business process

A large storage location that can hold vast quantities of data (mostly unstructured) in its native/raw format for future/potential analytics consumption is referred to as a(n) A) extended ASP B) data cloud C) data lake D) relational database

data lake

Which data warehouse architecture uses metadata from existing data warehouses to create a hybrid logical data warehouse comprised of data from the other warehouses? A) independent data marts architecture B) centralized data warehouse architecture C) hub-and-spoke data warehouse architecture D) federated architecture

federated architecture

All of the following are benefits of hosted data warehouses EXCEPT A) smaller upfront investment B) better quality hardware C) greater control of data D) frees up in-house systems

greater control of data

Which data warehouse architecture uses a normalized relational warehouse that feeds multiple data marts? A) independent data marts architecture B) centralized data warehouse architecture C) hub-and-spoke data warehouse architecture D) federated architecture

hub-and-spoke data warehouse architecture

Data warehouses provide direct and indirect benefits to organizations. Which of the following is an indirect benefit of data warehouses? A) better and more timely information B) extensive new analyses performed by users C) simplified access to data D) improved customer service

improved customer service

Which kind of data warehouse is created separately from the enterprise data warehouse by a department and not reliant on it for updates? A) sectional data mart B) public data mart C) independent data mart D) volatile data mart

independent data mart

All of the following are true about in-database processing technology EXCEPT A) it pushes the algorithms to where the data is B) it makes the response to queries much faster than conventional databases C) it is often used for apps like credit card fraud detection and investment risk management D) it is the same as in-memory storage technology

it is the same as in-memory storage technology

Oper marts are created when operational data needs to be analyzed A) linearly B) in a dashboard C) unidimensionally D) multidimensionally

multidimensionally

Which of the following BEST enables a data warehouse to handle complex queries and scale up to handle many more requests? A) use of the Web by users as a front-end B) parallel processing C) Microsoft Windows D) a larger IT staff

parallel processing

Real-time data warehousing can be used to support the highest level of decision making sophistication and power. The major feature that enables this in relation to handling the data is A) country of (data) origin. B) nature of the data C) speed of data transfer D) source of the data

speed of data transfer

When representing data in a data warehouse, using several dimension tables that are each connected only to a fact table means you are using which warehouse structure? A) star schema B) snowflake schema C) relational schema D) dimensional schema

star schema

Operational or transaction databases are product-oriented, handling transactions that update the database. In contrast, data warehouses are A) subject-oriented and nonvolatile B) product-oriented and nonvolatile C) product-oriented and volatile D) subject-oriented and volatile

subject-oriented and nonvolatile

A Web client that connects to a Web server, which is in turn connected to a BI application server, is reflective of a A) one-tier architecture B) two-tier architecture C) three-tier architecture D) four-tier architecture

three-tier architecture

Why is a performance management system superior to a performance measurement system? A) because performance measurement systems are only in their infancy B) because measurement automatically leads to problem solution C) because performance management systems cost more D) because measurement alone has little use without action

because measurement alone has little use without action

In which stage of extraction, transformation, and load (ETL) into a data warehouse are anomalies detected and corrected? A) transformation B) extraction C) load D) cleanse

cleanse

When querying a dimensional database, a user went from summarized data to its underlying details. The function that served this purpose is A) dice B) slice C) roll-up D) drill down

drill down

Which approach to data warehouse integration focuses more on sharing process functionality than data across systems? A) extraction, transformation, and load B) enterprise application integration C) enterprise information integration D) enterprise function integration

enterprise application integration