DWM EXAM 2020-21

MCQ & ANSWERS

1 A data warehouse is which of the following?

A. Can be updated by end users.

B. Contains numerous naming conventions and formats.
➢ C. Organized around important subject areas.
D. Contains only current data.

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

A. Many-to-many
B. One-to-one
➢ C. One-to-many
D. All of the above.

3 Which of the following statement is true?

A. The data warehouse consists of data marts and operational data

B. The data warehouse is used as a source for the operational data
➢ C. The operational data are used as a source for the data warehouse
D. All of the above

4 The following is true of three-tier data warehouses:

➢ A. Once created, the data marts will keep on being updated from the
data warehouse at periodic time.
B. Once created, the data marts will directly receive their new data
from the operational databases

C. The data marts are different groups of tables in the data warehouse
D. A data mart becomes a data warehouse when it reaches a critical size

5 The following technology is not well-suited for data mining:

A. Expert system technology

B. Data visualization
➢ C. Technology limited to specific data types such as numeric data types
D. Parallel architecture
6 What is true of the multidimensional model?

A. It typically requires less disk storage

➢ B. It typically requires more disk storage
C. Typical business queries requiring aggregate functions take more time
D. Increasing the size of a dimension is difficult

7 Which is the right approach of Data Mining?

➢ A. Infrastructure, exploration, analysis, interpretation, exploitation

B. Infrastructure, exploration, analysis, exploitation, interpretation
C. Infrastructure, analysis, exploration, interpretation, exploitation
D. Infrastructure, analysis, exploration, exploitation, interpretation

8 Which of the following issue is considered before investing in Data

Mining?

A. Functionality
B. Vendor consideration
C. Compatibility
➢ D. All of the above

Cluster is?
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➢ A. Group of similar objects that differ significantly from other objects
B. Operations on a database to transform or simplify data in order to
prepare it for a machine-learning algorithm
C. Symbolic representation of facts or ideas from which information
can potentially be extracted
D. None of these

Black boxes are

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A.This takes only two values. In general, these values will be 0
and 1 and they can be coded as one bit.
B.The natural environment of a certain species
➢ C. Systems that can be used without knowledge of internal operations
D. None of these

11 A definition of a concept is if it recognizes all the instances of that concept

➢ A. Complete
B. Consistent
C. Constant
 D. None of these

Data mining is
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➢ A. The actual discovery phase of a knowledge discovery process
B. The stage of selecting the right data for a KDD process
C. A subject-oriented integrated time variant non-volatile collection of
data in support of management
D. None of these

A definition or a concept is if it classifies any examples as coming within

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the concept

A. Complete
➢ B. Consistent
C. Constant
D. None of these

Data independence means

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A. Data is defined separately and not included in programs
B. Programs are not dependent on the physical attributes of data.
C. Programs are not dependent on the logical attributes of data
➢ D. Both (B) and (C).

E-R model uses this symbol to represent weak entity set?

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A. Dotted rectangle
B. Diamond
➢ C. Doubly outlined rectangle
D. None of these

OLAP stands for

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➢ A. Online analytical processing
B. Online analysis processing
C. Online transaction processing
D. Online aggregate processing
 Data that can be modeled as dimension attributes and measure attributes
17 are called data.

➢ A. Multidimensional
B. Single dimensional
C. Measured
D. Dimensional
18 What do data warehouses support?

➢ A. OLAP
B. OLTP
C. OLAP and OLTP
D. Operational databases
19 The full form of OLAP is

➢ A. Online Analytical Processing

B. Online Advanced Processing
C. Online Advanced Preparation
D. Online Analytical Performance
20 Data can be store , retrive and updated in …

A. SMTOP
➢ B. OLTP
C. FTP
D. OLAP

Which of the following is a good alternative to the star schema?

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A. snow flake schema
B. star schema
C. star snow flake schema
➢ D. fact constellation

——- is not a data mining functionality?

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A. Clustering and Analysis
➢ B. Selection and interpretation
C. Classification and regression
D. Characterization and Discrimination

Which of the following can also applied to other forms?

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A. Data streams & Sequence data
B. Networked data
C. Text & Spatial data
➢ D. All of these
24 What is noise?

A. component of a network
➢ B. context of KDD and data mining
C. aspects of a data warehouse
D. None of these

Data mining is?

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➢ A. time variant non-volatile collection of data
B. The actual discovery phase of a knowledge
C. The stage of selecting the right data
D. None of these

is a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, nonvolatile

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collection of data in support of management decisions.

A. Data Mining.
➢ B. Data Warehousing.
C. Web Mining.
D. Text Mining.
27 The data Warehouse is .

➢ A. read only.
B. write only.
C. read write only.
D. none.
28 Expansion for DSS in DW is .

➢ A. Decision Support system.

B. Decision Single System.
C. Data Storable System.
D. Data Support System.
29 The important aspect of the data warehouse environment is that data
found within the data
Warehouse is .

A. subject-oriented.
B. time-variant.
C. integrated.
➢ D. All of the above.
30 The time horizon in Data warehouse is usually .

A. 1-2 years.
B. 3-4years.
C. 5-6 years.
➢ D. 5-10 years.
31 The data is stored, retrieved & updated in .

A. OLAP.
➢ B. OLTP.
C. SMTP.
D. FTP.

32 describes the data contained in the data warehouse.

A. Relational data.
B. Operational data.
➢ C. Metadata.
D. Informational data.

predicts future trends & behaviors, allowing business

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managers to make proactive, knowledge-driven decisions.

A. Data warehouse.
➢ B. Data mining.
C. Datamarts.
D. Metadata.

is the heart of the warehouse.

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A. Data mining database servers.
➢ B. Data warehouse database servers.
C. Data mart database servers.
D. Relational data base servers.

35 is the specialized data warehouse database.

A. Oracle.
B. DBZ.
C. Informix.
➢ D. Redbrick.
36 consists of information in the enterprise that is not in
classical form.

➢ A. Mushy metadata.
B. Differential metadata.
C. Data warehouse.
D. Data mining.

37 databases are owned by particular departments or

business groups.

A. Informational.
➢ B. Operational.
C. Both informational and operational.
D. Flat.

The star schema is composed of fact table.

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➢ A. one.
B. two.
C.three.
D. four.

The time horizon in operational environment is .

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A. 30-60 days.
➢ B. 60-90 days.
C. 90-120 days.
D. 120-150 days.

The key used in operational environment may not have an element

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of .

➢ A. time.
B. cost.
C. Frequency.
D. quality.

Data can be updated in environment.

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A. data warehouse.
B. data mining.
➢ C. operational.
D. informational.
42 Record cannot be updated in .

A. OLTP
B. files
C. RDBMS
➢ D. data warehouse

Data warehouse contains data that is never found in the

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operational environment.

A. normalized.
B. informational.
➢ C. summary.
D. denormalized.

Data redundancy between the environments results in less than

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percent.

➢ A. one.
B. two.
C. three.
D. four.

Detail data in single fact table is otherwise known as .

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A. monoatomic data.
B. diatomic data.
➢ C. atomic data.
D. multiatomic data.

A data warehouse is .
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A. updated by end users.
B. contains numerous naming conventions and formats
➢ C. organized around important subject areas.
D. contains only current data.
47 The load and index is .

A. a process to reject data from the data warehouse and to create the
necessary indexes.
➢ B. a process to load the data in the data warehouse and to create the
necessary indexes.
C. a process to upgrade the quality of data after it is moved into a
data warehouse.
D. a process to upgrade the quality of data before it is moved into a
data warehouse.

The type of relationship in star schema is .

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A. many-to-many.
➢ B. one-to-one.
➢ C. one-to-many.
D. many-to-one.

Fact tables are .

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A. completely demoralized.
B. partially demoralized.
➢ C. completely normalized.
D. partially normalized.

MDDB stands for .

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A. multiple data doubling.
➢ B. multidimensional databases.
C. multiple double dimension.
D. multi-dimension doubling.

51 Which of the following statement is true?

A. The data warehouse consists of data marts and operational data

B. The data warehouse is used as a source for the operational data
➢ C. The operational data are used as a source for the data warehouse
D. All of the above
52 The following is true of three-tier data warehouses:

➢ A. Once created, the data marts will keep on being updated from the
data warehouse at periodic times
B. Once created, the data marts will directly receive their new data from
the operational databases
C. The data marts are different groups of tables in the data warehouse
D. A data mart becomes a data warehouse when it reaches a critical size

What is true of the multidimensional model?

53
A. It typically requires less disk storage
➢ B. It typically requires more disk storage
C. Typical business queries requiring aggregate functions take more time
D. Increasing the size of a dimension is difficult

54 Data warehouse architecture is based on .

A. DBMS.
➢ B. RDBMS.
C. Sybase.
D. SQL Server.

.A goal of data mining includes which of the following?

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➢ A. To explain some observed event or condition
B. To confirm that data exists
C. To analyze data for expected relationships
D. To create a new data warehouse

56 Which of the following statements does not apply to relational databases?

A. Relational databases are simple to understand

B. Tables are one of the basic components of relational databases
➢ C. Relational databases have a strong procedural orientation
D. Relational databases have a strong mathematical foundation

57 In the relational database terminology, a table is synonymous with:

A. A column
B. A row
C. An attribute
 ➢ D. A relation

A null value indicates:

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A. A numeric value with value 0
➢ B. The absence of a value
C. A very small value
D. An erroneous value

59 Which of the following features usually applies to data in a data

warehouse?

A. Data are often deleted

B. Most applications consist of
transactions
➢ C. Data are rarely deleted
D. Relatively few records are processed by applications

60 Data warehouse architecture is based on .

A. DBMS.
➢ B. RDBMS.
C. Sybase.
D. SQL Server.

The time horizon in Data warehouse is usually .

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A. 1-2 years.
B. 3-4years.
C. 5-6 years.
➢ D. 5-10 years.

62 The data is stored, retrieved & updated in .

A. OLAP.
➢ B. OLTP.
C. SMTP.
D. FTP.
 predicts future trends & behaviors, allowing business
63 managers to make proactive, Knowledge-driven decisions.

A. Data warehouse.
➢ B. Data mining.
C. Datamarts.
D. Metadata.
64 is the heart of the warehouse.

A. Data mining database servers.

➢ B. Data warehouse database servers.
C. Data mart database servers.
D. Relational data base servers.
65 is the specialized data warehouse database.

A. Oracle.
B. DBZ.
C. Informix.
➢ D. Redbrick.
defines the structure of the data held in operational
66 databases and used by operational applications.

A. User-level metadata.
B. Data warehouse metadata.
➢ C. Operational metadata.
D. Data mining metadata

maps the core warehouse metadata to business concepts,

67 familiar and useful to end users.

➢ A. Application level metadata.

B. User level metadata.
C. Enduser level metadata.
D. Core level metadata.
consists of information in the enterprise that is not in
68 classical form.

➢ A. Mushy metadata.
B. Differential metadata.
C. Data warehouse.
D. Data mining.

69 The star schema is composed of fact table.

➢ A. one.
B. two.
C. three.
D. four.
70 The time horizon in operational environment is .

A. 30-60 days.
➢ B. 60-90 days.
C. C. 90-120 days.
D. D. 120-150 days.

The key used in operational environment may not have an element

71 of .

➢ A. time.
B. cost.
C. frequency.
D. quality.

72 Data can be updated in environment.

A. data warehouse.
B. data mining.
➢ C. operational.
D. informational.

73 Record cannot be updated in .

A. OLTP
B. files
C. RDBMS
➢ D. data warehouse

74 The source of all data warehouse data is the .

➢ A. operational environment.
B. informal environment.
C. formal environment.
D. technology environment.

75 Data redundancy between the environments results in less than

percent.

➢ A. one.
B. two.
C. three.
D. four.

76 Fact tables are .

A. completely demoralized.
B. partially demoralized.
➢ C. completely normalized.
D. partially normalized.
77 is the goal of data mining.

➢ A. To explain some observed event or condition.

B. To confirm that data exists.
C. To analyze data for expected relationships.
D. To create a new data warehouse.

78 The data administration subsystem helps you perform all of the

following, except .

A. backups and recovery.

B. query optimization.
C. security management.
➢ D. create, change, and delete information.

79 The most common source of change data in refreshing a data warehouse

is .

A. queryable change data.

B. cooperative change data.
C. logged change data.
➢ D. snapshot change data.

80 Classification rules are extracted from .

A. root node.
➢ B. decision tree.
C. siblings.
D. branches.

81 The main organizational justification for implementing a data warehouse

is to provide .

A. cheaper ways of handling transportation.

➢ B. decision support.
C. storing large volume of data.
D. access to data.

82 Data warehouse architecture is based on .

A. DBMS.
➢ B. RDBMS.
C. Sybase.
D. SQL Server.

83 Source data from the warehouse comes from _ .

➢ A. ODS.
B. TDS.
C. MDDB.
D. ORDBMS.
84 is a data transformation process.

A. Comparison.
B. Projection.
C. Selection.
➢ D. Filtering.

85 The technology area associated with CRM is .

A. specialization.
B. generalization.
➢ C. personalization.
D. summarization.

86 MDDB stands for .

A. multiple data doubling.

➢ B. multidimensional databases.
C. multiple double dimension.
D. multi-dimension doubling.

87 is an important functional component of the metadata.

A. Digital directory.
B. Repository.
➢ C. Information directory.
D. Data dictionary.

88 is data collected from natural systems.

➢ A. MRI scan.
B. ODS data.
C. Statistical data.
D. Historical data.

89 are some popular OLAP tools.

➢ A. Metacube, Informix.
B. Oracle Express, Essbase.
C. HOLAP.
D. MOLAP.

90 Capability of data mining is to build models.

A. retrospective.
B. interrogative.
➢ C. predictive.
D. Imperative.
91 Strategic value of data mining is .

A. cost-sensitive.
B. work-sensitive.
➢ C. time-sensitive.
D. technical-sensitive.

92 The terms equality and roll up are associated with .

A. OLAP.
B. visualization.
➢ C. data mart.
D. decision tree.

93 Exceptional reporting in data warehousing is otherwise called as

.

A. exception.
➢ B. alerts.
C. errors.
D. bugs.
94 is a metadata repository.

➢ A. Prism solution directory manager.

B. CORBA.
C. STUNT.
D. COBWEB.
95 is an expensive process in building an expert system.

A. Analysis.
B. Study.
C. Design.
➢ D. Information collection.

96 Removing duplicate records is a process called .

A. recovery.
➢ B. data cleaning.
C. data cleansing.
D. data pruning.

97 How many components are there in a data warehouse?

A. two.
B. three.
C. four.
➢ D. five.
98 Metadata contains atleast .

A. the structure of the data.

B. the algorithms used for summarization.
C. the mapping from the operational environment to the data
warehouse.
➢ D. all of the above.

99 Which of the following is the other name of Data mining?

A. Exploratory data analysis.

B. Data driven discovery.
C. Deductive learning.
➢ D. All of the above

100 Which of the following is a descriptive model?

A. Classification.
B. Regression.
➢ C. Sequence discovery.
D. Association rules.

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