Quiz Discussion

Which of the following is true for a relational database?

• 1]

  Data is represented by tables

• 2]

  Complex programs have to be written for simple queries

• 3]

  It is difficult to access data

• 4]

  All of the above

Transient data is which of the following?

• 1]

  Data in which changes to existing records cause the previous version of the records to be eliminated

• 2]

  Data in which changes to existing records do not cause the previous version of the records to be eliminated

• 3]

  Data that are never altered or deleted once they have been added

• 4]

  Data that are never deleted once they have been added

The generic two-level data warehouse architecture includes which of the following?

• 1]

  At least one data mart

• 2]

  Data that can be extracted from numerous internal and external sources

• 3]

  Near real-time updates

• 4]

  All of the above

A star schema has what type of relationship between a dimension and fact table?

• 1]

  One-to-one

• 2]

  Many-to-many

• 3]

  One-to-many

• 4]

  All of the above

Reconciled data is which of the following?

• 1]

  Data stored in the various operational systems throughout the organization

• 2]

  Current data intended to be the single source for all decision support systems

• 3]

  Data stored in one operational system in the organization

• 4]

  Data that has been selected and formatted for end-user support applications

Data scrubbing is which of the following?

• 1]

  A process to reject data from the data warehouse and to create the necessary indexes

• 2]

  A process to load the data in the data warehouse and to create the necessary indexes

• 3]

  A process to upgrade the quality of data after it is moved into a data warehouse

• 4]

  A process to upgrade the quality of data before it is moved into a data warehouse

A multifield transformation does which of the following?

• 1]

  Converts data from one field into multiple fields

• 2]

  Converts data from multiple fields into one field

• 3]

  Converts data from multiple fields into multiple fields

• 4]

  All of the above

The load and index are which of the following?

• 1]

  A process to reject data from the data warehouse and to create the necessary indexes

• 2]

  A process to load the data in the data warehouse and to create the necessary indexes

• 3]

  A process to upgrade the quality of data before it is moved into a data warehouse

• 4]

  A process to upgrade the quality of data after it is moved into a data warehouse

A data warehouse is which of the following?

• 1]

  Can be updated by end users

• 2]

  Contains numerous naming conventions and formats

• 3]

  Organized around important subject areas

• 4]

  Contains only current data

A database management system (DBMS) is a

• 1]

  hardware system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database

• 2]

  a software system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database

• 3]

  hardware system used to create, maintain, and provide uncontrolled access to a database

• 4]

  a software system used to create, maintain, and provide uncontrolled access to a database