Question 1

Data mining is the first step of a BI activity supported by business intelligence information systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Dashboards can be used to monitor business processes and indicate abnormal conditions with clear signs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Data that are problematic for business intelligence are termed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   clustered data
B)   intrinsic data
C)   dirty data
D)   granular data

Question 4

Which of the following is true about unsupervised data mining?

Accepted Answer

A)   Activities are different from a reporting activity.
B)   Analysts do not create a model before running the analysis.
C)   Statistical analysis is applied to data prior to the analysis.
D)   Statistical tools used are simple and easy to understand.

Question 5

A data warehouse is specially designed to sort and retrieve large volumes of data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

An RFM analysis considers how recently a customer has ordered and how much the customer has spent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A(n) ________ analysis is used to analyze and rank customers according to their purchasing patterns.

Accepted Answer

A)   regression
B)   cluster
C)   RFM
D)   market basket

Question 8

The efficiency objective of business intelligence is to inform someone in the business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe regression analysis with the help of an example.

Accepted Answer

Regression analysis is a type of data mi...

Question 10

Rules cannot be programmed into business intelligence applications.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What are the objectives of the BI process?

Accepted Answer

The objective of most all business intel...

Question 12

Drilling down into data means ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   changing the format of stored data
B)   grouping data into clusters
C)   dividing the data into more detail
D)   downsizing a database by deleting files

Question 13

BI systems are reducing their capacity to help businesses identify important patterns in data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Operational data are often structured in a way that readily supports BI analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

MapReduce systems access the data stored in the secondary storage using SQL systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The primary objective of a reporting process is predicting patterns and relationships in data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

________ is a rule-based system that acquires and stores human knowledge in the form of If/Then rules.

Accepted Answer

A)   MapReduce
B)   Disparate system
C)   Expert system
D)   Big Data

Question 18

Typically in a BI system,analysis begins with a massive volume of data being scaled down to a small set if the analysis looks promising.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of a BI system?

Accepted Answer

A)   A BI server is capable of delivering output in a variety of formats.
B)   Operational databases are incompatible for use with BI systems.
C)   Data collected for BI systems are unsuitable for storage in data warehouses.
D)   General-purpose BI software is used irrespective of the analysis method employed.

Question 20

Big Data information systems are similar in data and software in comparison to routine-sized databases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Rules cannot be programmed into business intelligence applications.

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The efficiency objective of business intelligence is to inform someone in the business.

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Describe regression analysis with the help of an example.

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Dashboards can be used to monitor business processes and indicate abnormal conditions with clear signs.

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A data warehouse is specially designed to sort and retrieve large volumes of data.

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BI systems are reducing their capacity to help businesses identify important patterns in data.

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Operational data are often structured in a way that readily supports BI analysis.

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Which of the following statements is true of a BI system?

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The primary objective of a reporting process is predicting patterns and relationships in data.

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Data mining is the first step of a BI activity supported by business intelligence information systems.

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An RFM analysis considers how recently a customer has ordered and how much the customer has spent.

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________ is a rule-based system that acquires and stores human knowledge in the form of If/Then rules.

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Which of the following is true about unsupervised data mining?

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What are the objectives of the BI process?

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Typically in a BI system,analysis begins with a massive volume of data being scaled down to a small set if the analysis looks promising.

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A(n) ________ analysis is used to analyze and rank customers according to their purchasing patterns.

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Drilling down into data means ________.

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MapReduce systems access the data stored in the secondary storage using SQL systems.

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Big Data information systems are similar in data and software in comparison to routine-sized databases.

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