Business analytics exam 2

Why is a performance management system superior to a performance measurement system?

because measurement alone has little use without action

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).

data lake

The three main types of data warehouses are?

data marts, operational Data stores, and enterprise data warehouses.

_____________ modeling is a retrieval based system that supports high volume query access.

dimesional

an _________________ data store (ODS) provides a fairly recent form of customer information file.

operational

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 .

speed of data transfer

BSC Performance Management System has a heavy emphasis on maximizing profitability. T or F?

False

Because the recession has raised interest in low-cost open source software, it is now set to replace traditional enterprise software. T or F?

False

Moving the data into a data warehouse is usually the easiest part of its creation? T or F?

False

OLTP systems are designed to handle ad hoc analysis and complex queries that deal with many data items T or F?

False

Properly integrating data from various databases and other disparate sources is a trivial process. T or F?

False

Subject oriented databases for data warehousing are organized by detailed subjects such as disk drives, computers, and networks. T or F?

False

User-initiated navigation of data through disaggregation is referred to as "drill up." T or F?

False

With the balanced scorecard approach, the entire focus is on measuring and managing specific financial goals based on the organization's strategy. T or F?

False

All of the following are benefits of hosted data warehouses EXCEPT

Greater control of data

Which kind of data warehouse is created separately from the enterprise data warehouse by a department and not reliant on it for updates?

Independent data mart

KPIs have all of the following distinguish criteria, EXCEPT

Limits

The DMAIC performance improvement model all of the following steps, EXCEPT

Monitor

Operational or transaction databases are product oriented, handling transactions that update the database. In contrast, data warehouses are?

Subject originated and non volatile

A Web client that connects to a Web server, which is in turn connected to a BI application server, is reflective of a?

Three tier arctachture

The "islands of data" problem in the 1980s describes the phenomenon of unconnected data being stored in numerous locations within an organization. T or F?

True

With key performance indicators, driver KPIs have a significant effect on outcome KPIs, but the reverse is not necessarily? T or F ?

True

When querying a dimensional database, a user went from summarized data to its underlying details. The function that served this purpose is

Drill down

Which approach to data warehouse integration focuses more on sharing process functionality than data across systems?

EAI

________ 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

EII

What is Six Sigma?

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