Ch13 (Extension) Reporting Systems and OLAP
7) ________ are used by a reporting system to prepare and deliver reports to proper users on a timely basis. A) Metadata B) Microdata C) Network packets D) Data structures
A) Metadata
11) Reports that are prepared in response to data entered by users are termed ________. A) query reports B) static reports C) dynamic reports D) online analytical processing(OLAP) reports
A) query reports
3) Which of the following types of reports is an example of a push report? A) static report B) dynamic report C) query report D) online analytical processing (OLAP) report
A) static report
10) A report on the current stock prices in the market is an example of a(n) ________. A) static report B) dynamic report C) exception report D) query report
B) dynamic report
15) Which of the following does a user receive without any activity on his or her part? A) pull report B) push report C) subscription D) alert
B) push report
1) A(n) ________ enables people to create information by processing data from disparate data sources and delivering that information to the proper users on a timely basis. A) operating system B) reporting system C) intrusion detection system D) domain name system
B) reporting system
8) Reports that are not subject to change and are prepared from underlying data are referred to as ________. A) exception reports B) static reports C) subscription reports D) dynamic reports
B) static reports
16) A pull report refers to a report ________. A) sent to users according to a preset schedule B) about the functioning of an organization's information systems C) generated by user request D) prepared by an organization from a competitor's data
C) generated by user request
6) Which of the following describes the reports, users, groups, roles, events, and other entities involved in the reporting activities of a reporting system? A) network packets B) data structures C) metadata D) microdata
C) metadata
14) Reports that users receive when they declare that they wish to receive notifications of events via email or on their cell phones are known as ________. A) query reports B) subscriptions C) exception reports D) alerts
D) alerts
9) Reports that are updated and generated by a reporting system at the time of creation are referred to as ________. A) exception reports B) static reports C) query reports D) dynamic reports
D) dynamic reports
2) The sales manager of a retail store wants a list of customers who have made more than three repeat purchases from the store. Which of the following operations of a reporting system would help the sales manager obtain such a list? A) categorizing B) calculating C) grouping D) filtering
D) filtering
20) A report on the current stock prices in the market is an example of a static report. TRUE or FALSE
False
22) Push reports are generated only on receiving a user request. TRUE or FALSE
False
4) Reporting systems cannot generate reports that require calculations on data. TRUE or FALSE
False
18) A reporting system uses metadata to prepare and deliver reports to proper users on a timely basis. TRUE or FALSE
True
