Quiz Discussion

A database application can perform which of the following activities?

• 1]

  Add records

• 2]

  Update records

• 3]

  Read records

• 4]

  All of the above

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

Data transformation includes which of the following?

• 1]

  A process to change data from a detailed level to a summary level

• 2]

  Joining data from one source into various sources of data

• 3]

  A process to change data from a summary level to a detailed level

• 4]

  Separating data from one source into various sources of data

The active data warehouse architecture includes which of the following?

• 1]

  At least one data mart

• 2]

  Data that can extracted from numerous internal and external sources

• 3]

  Near real-time updates

• 4]

  All of the above

Legacy data is which of the following?

• 1]

  Data contained in a newly-installed system

• 2]

  Data contained in a file system

• 3]

  Data rejected during the installation of a new system

• 4]

  Data contained by a system used prior to the installation of a new system

An operational system is which of the following?

• 1]

  A system that is used to run the business in real-time and is based on historical data

• 2]

  A system that is used to run the business in real-time and is based on current data

• 3]

  A system that is used to support decision making and is based on current data

• 4]

  A system that is used to support decision making and is based on historical data

The extract process is which of the following?

• 1]

  Capturing all of the data contained in various operational systems

• 2]

  Capturing a subset of the data contained in various operational systems

• 3]

  Capturing a subset of the data contained in various decision support systems

• 4]

  Capturing all of the data contained in various decision support systems

An enterprise database is which of the following?

• 1]

  A database designed to support only users external to an organization

• 2]

  A database designed to support an entire organization

• 3]

  A database designed to support a single PC

• 4]

  A database designed to support a relatively small group

An enterprise data model is

• 1]

  a graphical model that shows the high-level entities for an organization

• 2]

  a graphical model that shows all entities for an organization

• 3]

  a non-graphical model that shows the high-level entities for an organization

• 4]

  a non-graphical model that shows all entities for an organization

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