1. Award: 1.

00 point

Data granularity refers to the extent of detail within the data (fine and detailed or coarse and
abstract).

 True

 False

Data granularity refers to the extent of detail within the data (fine and detailed or coarse and
abstract).

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

2. Award: 1.00 point

Data timeliness refers to the extent of detail within the data (fine and detailed or coarse and
abstract).

 True

 False

Data granularity refers to the extent of detail within the data (fine and detailed or coarse and
abstract).

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

3. Award: 1.00 point

Organizational data has three primary areas including levels, formats, and granularities.

 True

 False

Organizational data has three primary areas: levels, formats, and granularities.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

4. Award: 1.00 point

The four primary traits of the value of data include type, timeliness, quality, and governance.

 True

 False

The four primary traits of the value of data include type, timeliness, quality, and governance.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

5. Award: 1.00 point

The four primary traits of the value of data include levels, formats, granularities, and type.

 True

 False

The four primary traits of the value of data include type, timeliness, quality, and governance.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

6. Award: 1.00 point

There are only two main primary traits that help you determine the value of data: timeliness and
quality.

 True

 False

There are four main primary traits that help you determine the value of data: timeliness, quality, type,
and governance.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

7. Award: 1.00 point

If a manager identifies numerous data integrity issues, they should consider the reports generated
from that data as invalid and not use them when making decisions.

 True

 False

Managers can sometimes utilize data integrity issues to consider reports invalid and should not
make decisions from such sources.

References

True / False Difficulty: 3 Hard

8. Award: 1.00 point

Real-time systems refer to the extent of detail within the data (fine and detailed or coarse and
abstract).

 True

 False

Data granularity refers to the extent of detail within the data (fine and detailed or coarse and
abstract).

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

9. Award: 1.00 point

Data granularity means immediate, up-to-date data.

 True

 False

Real-time data means immediate, up-to-date data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

10. Award: 1.00 point

Real-time systems provide real-time data in response to requests.

 True

 False

Real-time systems provide real-time data in response to requests.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

11. Award: 1.00 point

Data integrity issues occur when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data.

 True

 False

Data integrity issues occur when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

12. Award: 1.00 point

Data governance refers to the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security
of company data.

 True

 False

Data governance refers to the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security
of company data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

13. Award: 1.00 point

Transactional data is used when performing operational tasks and repetitive decisions such as
analyzing daily sales reports and production schedules to determine how much inventory to carry.

 True

 False

Transactional data is used to perform operational tasks.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

14. Award: 1.00 point

Organizational data comes at the same level, formats, and granularities.

 True

 False

Organizational data comes at different formats, levels, and granularities.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

15. Award: 1.00 point

Reports for each salesperson, product, and part are examples of detail or fine data granularities.

 True

 False

Data granularities include detailed (or fine) data such as reports for each salesperson, product, or
parts.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

16. Award: 1.00 point

Master data management (MDM) is the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform,
accurate, consistent, and complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales,
employees, and other critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systems.
MDM is commonly included in data governance.

 True

 False

Master data management (MDM) is the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform,
accurate, consistent, and complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales,
employees, and other critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systems.
MDM is commonly included in data governance.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

17. Award: 1.00 point

Accurate data asks if there is an incorrect value in the data.

 True

 False

Accurate data asks if there is an incorrect value in the data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

18. Award: 1.00 point

Complete data asks if there is a value missing from the data.

 True

 False

Complete data asks if there is a value missing from the data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

19. Award: 1.00 point

Consistent data asks if the aggregate or summary data is in agreement with detailed data.

 True

 False

Consistent data asks if the aggregate or summary data in agreement with detailed data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

20. Award: 1.00 point

Timely data asks if the data is current with respect to the business needs.

 True

 False

Timely data asks if the data current with respect to the business needs.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

21. Award: 1.00 point

Unique data asks if each transaction and event are represented only once in the data.

 True

 False

Unique data asks if each transaction and event represented only once in the data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

22. Award: 1.00 point

Complete data asks if there is an incorrect value in the data.

 True

 False

Accurate data asks if there is an incorrect value in the data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

23. Award: 1.00 point

Consistent data asks if there is a value missing from the data.

 True

 False

Complete data asks if there is a value missing from the data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

24. Award: 1.00 point

Accurate data asks if the aggregate or summary data is in agreement with the detailed data.

 True

 False

Consistent data asks if the aggregate or summary data is in agreement with the detailed data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

25. Award: 1.00 point

Unique data asks if the data is current with respect to the business needs.

 True

 False

Timely data asks if the data current with respect to the business needs.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

26. Award: 1.00 point

Timely data asks if each transaction and event is represented only once in the data.

 True

 False

Unique data asks if each transaction and event represented only once in the data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

27. Award: 1.00 point

Determining if there are any duplicate customers in the data is an example of a unique
characteristic of high-quality data.

 True

 False

Determining if there are any duplicate customers in the data is an example of a unique
characteristic of high-quality data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

28. Award: 1.00 point

Determining if all total columns equal the true total of the individual item is an example of a
consistent characteristic of high-quality data.

 True

 False

Determining if all total columns equal the true total of the individual item is an example of a
consistent characteristic of high-quality data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

29. Award: 1.00 point

A data steward is responsible for ensuring the policies and procedures are implemented across the
organization and acts as a liaison between the MIS department and the business.

 True

 False

A data steward is responsible for ensuring the policies and procedures are implemented across the
organization and acts as a liaison between the MIS department and the business.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

30. Award: 1.00 point

Data stewardship is the management and oversight of an organization’s data assets to help provide
business users with high-quality data that is easily accessible in a consistent manner.

 True

 False

Data stewardship is the management and oversight of an organization’s data assets to help provide
business users with high-quality data that is easily accessible in a consistent manner.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

31. Award: 1.00 point

Data validation includes the tests and evaluations used to determine compliance with data
governance polices to ensure correctness of data.

 True

 False

Data validation includes the tests and evaluations used to determine compliance with data
governance polices to ensure correctness of data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

32. Award: 1.00 point

A data gap analysis occurs when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business
expectations, while identifying possible data gaps or where missing data might exist.

 True

 False

A data gap analysis occurs when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business
expectations, while identifying possible data gaps or where missing data might exist.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

33. Award: 1.00 point

Determining if a name is spelled correctly is an example of an accurate characteristic of high-quality

data.

 True

 False

Determining if a name is spelled correctly is an example of an accurate characteristic of high-quality

data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

34. Award: 1.00 point

Determining if data is updated weekly, daily, or hourly is an example of an accurate characteristic of

high-quality data.

 True

 False

Determining if data is updated weekly, daily, or hourly is an example of an accurate characteristic of

high-quality data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

35. Award: 1.00 point

A foreign key is a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given entity in a table.

 True

 False

A primary key is a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given entity in a table.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

36. Award: 1.00 point

The core component of any system, regardless of size, is a database and a database management
system.

 True

 False

The core component of any system, regardless of size, is a database and a database management
system.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

37. Award: 1.00 point

A foreign key provides details about data.

 True

 False

Metadata provides details about data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

38. Award: 1.00 point

A data element (or data field) is the smallest or basic unit of data.

 True

 False

A data element (or data field) is the smallest or basic unit of data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

39. Award: 1.00 point

Data elements can include a customer’s name, address, email, discount rate, preferred shipping
method, product name, quantity ordered, and so on.

 True

 False

Data elements can include a customer’s name, address, email, discount rate, preferred shipping
method, product name, quantity ordered, and so on.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

40. Award: 1.00 point

Data models are logical data structures that detail the relationships among data elements by using
graphics or pictures.

 True

 False

Data models are logical data structures that detail the relationships among data elements by using
graphics or pictures.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

41. Award: 1.00 point

Metadata provides details about data. For example, metadata for an image could include its size,
resolution, and date created.

 True

 False

Metadata provides details about data. For example, metadata for an image could include its size,
resolution, and date created.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

42. Award: 1.00 point

A data dictionary compiles all of the metadata about the data elements in the data model.

 True

 False

A data dictionary compiles all of the metadata about the data elements in the data model.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

43. Award: 1.00 point

Relational database models store data in the form of logically related two-dimensional tables.

 True

 False

Relational database models store data in the form of logically related two-dimensional tables.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

44. Award: 1.00 point

Relational database management systems allow users to create, read, update, and delete data in a
relational database.

 True

 False

Relational database management system allows users to create, read, update, and delete data in a
relational database.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

45. Award: 1.00 point

Attributes (also called columns or fields) are the data elements associated with an entity.

 True

 False

Attributes (also called columns or fields) are the data elements associated with an entity.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

46. Award: 1.00 point

A record is a collection of related data elements

 True

 False

Record is a collection of related data elements

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

47. Award: 1.00 point

A primary key is a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given record in a table.

 True

 False

Primary key is a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given record in a table.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

48. Award: 1.00 point

A foreign key is a primary key of one table that appears as an attribute in another table and acts to
provide a logical relationship between the two tables.

 True

 False

Foreign key is a primary key of one table that appears as an attribute in another table and acts to
provide a logical relationship between the two tables.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

49. Award: 1.00 point

Metadata are logical data structures that detail the relationships among data elements by using
graphics or pictures.

 True

 False

Data models are logical data structures that detail the relationships among data elements by using
graphics or pictures.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

50. Award: 1.00 point

A DBMS provides details about data.

 True

 False

Metadata provides details about data. For example, metadata for an image could include its size,
resolution, and date created.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

51. Award: 1.00 point

Entities are the data elements associated with an attribute.

 True

 False

Attributes (also called columns or fields) are the data elements associated with an entity.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

52. Award: 1.00 point

A field is a collection of related data elements

 True

 False

A record is a collection of related data elements.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

53. Award: 1.00 point

A foreign key uniquely identifies a given record in a table.

 True

 False

A primary key is a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given record in a table.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

54. Award: 1.00 point

A primary key is a foreign key of one table that appears as an attribute in another table and acts to
provide a logical relationship between the two tables.

 True

 False

A foreign key is a primary key of one table that appears as an attribute in another table and acts to
provide a logical relationship between the two tables.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

55. Award: 1.00 point

Databases offer many security features including passwords to provide authentication, access
levels to determine who can access the data, and access controls to determine what type of access
they have to the data.

 True

 False

Databases offer many security features including passwords to provide authentication, access
levels to determine who can access the data, and access controls to determine what type of access
they have to the data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

56. Award: 1.00 point

Data redundancy is the duplication of data, or the storage of the same data in multiple places.

 True

 False

Data redundancy is the duplication of data, or the storage of the same data in multiple places.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

57. Award: 1.00 point

Relational databases offer many advantages over using a text document or a spreadsheet, which
include decreased flexibility and decreased scalability and performance.

 True

 False

Relational databases offer many advantages over using a text document or a spreadsheet, which
include increased flexibility and increased scalability and performance.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

58. Award: 1.00 point

The physical view of data deals with the physical storage of data on a storage device.

 True

 False

The physical view of data deals with the physical storage of data on a storage device.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

59. Award: 1.00 point

The logical view of data focuses on how individual users logically access data to meet their own
particular business needs.

 True

 False

The logical view of data focuses on how individual users logically access data to meet their own
particular business needs.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

60. Award: 1.00 point

The logical view of data deals with the physical storage of data on a storage device.

 True

 False

The physical view of data deals with the physical storage of data on a storage device.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

61. Award: 1.00 point

The physical view of data focuses on how individual users logically access data to meet their own
particular business needs.

 True

 False

The logical view of data focuses on how individual users logically access data to meet their own
particular business needs.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

62. Award: 1.00 point

A business rule defines how a company performs certain aspects of its business and typically
results in either a yes/no or true/false answer.

 True

 False

A business rule defines how a company performs certain aspects of its business and typically
results in either a yes/no or true/false answer.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

63. Award: 1.00 point

Data redundancy is the duplication of data, or the storage of the same data in multiple places.

 True

 False

Data redundancy is the duplication of data, or the storage of the same data in multiple places.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

64. Award: 1.00 point

Data integrity is a measure of the quality of data.

 True

 False

Data integrity is a measure of the quality of data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

65. Award: 1.00 point

Integrity constraints are rules that help ensure the quality of data.

 True

 False

Integrity constraints are rules that help ensure the quality of data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

66. Award: 1.00 point

Relational integrity constraints are rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based
constraints.

 True

 False

Relational integrity constraints are rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based
constraints.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

67. Award: 1.00 point

Data integrity are rules that help ensure the quality of data.

 True

 False

Integrity constraints are rules that help ensure the quality of data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

68. Award: 1.00 point

Data latency is the time it takes for data to be stored or retrieved.

 True

 False

Data latency is the time it takes for data to be stored or retrieved.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

69. Award: 1.00 point

Business critical integrity constraints enforce business rules vital to an organization’s success and
often require more insight and knowledge than relational integrity constraints.

 True

 False

Business critical integrity constraints enforce business rules vital to an organization’s success and
often require more insight and knowledge than relational integrity constraints.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

70. Award: 1.00 point

One of the advantages found in a relational database is increased data redundancy.

 True

 False

Relational databases reduce data redundancy, not increase data redundancy.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

71. Award: 1.00 point

Relational integrity constraints are rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based
constraints.

 True

 False

Relational integrity constraints are rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based
constraints.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

72. Award: 1.00 point

A comparative analysis can compare two or more datasets to identify patterns and trends.

 True

 False

This is the definition of comparative analysis.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

73. Award: 1.00 point

A dataset is an organized collection of data.

 True

 False

A dataset is an organized collection of data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

74. Award: 1.00 point

The banking industry uses business intelligence to understand customer credit card usage and
nonpayment rates.

 True

 False

The banking industry uses business intelligence to understand customer credit card usage and
nonpayment rates.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

75. Award: 1.00 point

Many organizations find themselves in the position of being data rich and information poor. Even in
today’s electronic world, managers struggle with the challenge of turning their business data into
business intelligence.

 True

 False

Many organizations find themselves in the position of being data rich and information poor. Even in
today’s electronic world, managers struggle with the challenge of turning their business data into
business intelligence.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

76. Award: 1.00 point

Many organizations find themselves in the position of being data poor and information rich.

 True

 False

Many organizations find themselves in the position of being data rich and information poor. Even in
today’s electronic world, managers struggle with the challenge of turning their business data into
business intelligence.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

77. Award: 1.00 point

Competitive monitoring can compare two or more datasets to identify patterns and trends.

 True

 False

Comparative analysis can compare two or more datasets to identify patterns and trends.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

78. Award: 1.00 point

A data lake is a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its original format until the
business needs it.

 True

 False

A data lake is a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its original format until the
business needs it.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

79. Award: 1.00 point

Source data identifies the primary location where data is collected. It can include invoices,
spreadsheets, timesheets, transactions, and electronic sources such as other databases.

 True

 False

Source data identifies the primary location where data is collected. Source data can include
invoices, spreadsheets, timesheets, transactions, and electronic sources such as other databases.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

80. Award: 1.00 point

Effective data-driven decision management is reliant upon the quality of the data gathered and the
effectiveness of its analysis and interpretation.

 True

 False

Data-driven decision management is an approach to business governance that values decisions

that can be backed up with verifiable data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

81. Award: 1.00 point

A data map is a technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the
target data warehouse.

 True

 False

A data map is a technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the
target data warehouse.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

82. Award: 1.00 point

A data point is an individual item on a graph or chart.

 True

 False

A data point is an individual item on a graph or chart.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

83. Award: 1.00 point

Organizational data includes simple structured data elements in a database.

 True

 False

Organizational data includes far more than simple structured data elements in a database; the set of
data also includes unstructured data such as voice mail, customer phone calls, text messages, video
clips, along with numerous new forms of data, such as tweets from Twitter.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

84. Award: 1.00 point

A dataset is an individual item on a graph or chart.

 True

 False

A data point is an individual item on a graph or chart.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

85. Award: 1.00 point

A data mart contains a subset of data warehouse data.

 True

 False

This is the definition of a data mart.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

86. Award: 1.00 point

Data aggregation is the collection of data from various sources for the purpose of data processing.

 True

 False

This is the definition of data aggregation.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

87. Award: 1.00 point

An example of a data aggregation is to gather data about particular groups based on specific
variables such as age, profession, or income.

 True

 False

This is the definition of data aggregation.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

88. Award: 1.00 point

The complete removal of dirty data from a source is practical and possible.

 True

 False

The complete removal of dirty data from a source is impractical or virtually impossible.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

89. Award: 1.00 point

Dirty data is an MIS problem, not a business problem.

 True

 False

According to Gartner Inc., dirty data is a business problem, not an MIS problem.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

90. Award: 1.00 point

Dirty data is erroneous or flawed data.

 True

 False

This is the definition of dirty data.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

91. Award: 1.00 point

A repository is a central location in which data is stored and managed.

 True

 False

This is the definition of a repository.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

92. Award: 1.00 point

A data warehouse is a central location in which data is stored and managed.

 True

 False

A repository is a central location in which data is stored and managed.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

93. Award: 1.00 point

A data warehouse is a logical collection of data, gathered from many different operational
databases, that supports business analysis activities and decision-making tasks.

 True

 False

This is the definition of a data warehouse.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

94. Award: 1.00 point

Data warehouses struggle with combining too much standardized data.

 True

 False

This is one of the primary activities data warehouses do effectively.

References

True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

95. Award: 1.00 point

The primary purpose of a data warehouse is to perform transactional processes.

 True

 False

The primary purpose of a data warehouse is to perform analytical process.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

96. Award: 1.00 point

The primary purpose of a data warehouse is to perform analytical process.

 True

 False

The primary purpose of a data warehouse is to perform analytical process.

References

True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

97. Award: 1.00 point

Within the data warehouse model, the internal databases could include marketing, sales, inventory,
and billing.

 True

 False

Within the data warehouse model, the internal databases are marketing, sales, inventory, and billing.

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True / False Difficulty: 2 Medium

98. Award: 1.00 point

A data mart contains a subset of data warehouse data.

 True

 False

A data mart contains a subset of data warehouse data.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

99. Award: 1.00 point

ETL, within a data warehouse model, stands for exit, track, and load.

 True

 False

ETL stands for extraction, transformation, and loading.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

100. Award: 1.00 point

ETL, within a data warehouse model, stands for extraction, transformation, and loading.

 True

 False

ETL stands for extraction, transformation, and loading.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

101. Award: 1.00 point

Within the data warehouse model, the external databases could include competitor data, industry
data, and stock market analysis.

 True

 False

Within the data warehouse model, the external databases are competitor data, industry data,
mailing lists, and stock market analysis.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

102. Award: 1.00 point

Dirty data is erroneous or flawed data. The complete removal of dirty data from a source is
impractical or virtually impossible.

 True

 False

Dirty data is erroneous or flawed data. The complete removal of dirty data from a source is
impractical or virtually impossible.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

103. Award: 1.00 point

Data cleansing or scrubbing is a process that weeds out and fixes or discards inconsistent,
incorrect, or incomplete data.

 True

 False

Data cleansing or scrubbing is a process that weeds out and fixes or discards inconsistent,
incorrect, or incomplete data.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

104. Award: 1.00 point

Duplicate data, inaccurate data, misleading data, and incorrect data are all problems associated
with dirty data.

 True

 False

Duplicate data, inaccurate data, misleading data, and incorrect data are all problems associated
with dirty data.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

105. Award: 1.00 point

Many firms complete data quality audits to determine the accuracy and completeness of their data.

 True

 False

Many firms complete data quality audits to determine the accuracy and completeness of their data.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

106. Award: 1.00 point

Distributed computing processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing
Environment.

 True

 False

Distributed computing processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing
environment.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

107. Award: 1.00 point

A ledger records classified and summarized transactional data.

 True

 False

A ledger records classified and summarized transactional data.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

108. Award: 1.00 point

A blockchain is a type of distributed ledger, consisting of blocks of data that maintain a permanent
and tamper-proof record of transactional data.

 True

 False

A blockchain is a type of distributed ledger, consisting of blocks of data that maintain a permanent
and tamper-proof record of transactional data.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

109. Award: 1.00 point

Proof-of-stake is a way to validate transactions based and achieve the distributed consensus.

 True

 False

Proof-of-stake is a way to validate transactions based and achieve the distributed consensus.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

110. Award: 1.00 point

Proof-of-work is a requirement to define an expensive computer calculation, also called mining, that
needs to be performed in order to create a new group of trustless transactions (blocks) on the
distributed ledger or blockchain.

 True

 False

Proof-of-work is a requirement to define an expensive computer calculation, also called mining, that
needs to be performed in order to create a new group of trustless transactions (blocks) on the
distributed ledger or blockchain.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

111. Award: 1.00 point

Proof-of-work is a way to validate transactions based and achieve the distributed consensus.

 True

 False

Proof-of-stake is a way to validate transactions based and achieve the distributed consensus.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

112. Award: 1.00 point

Proof-of-stake is a requirement to define an expensive computer calculation, also called mining, that
needs to be performed in order to create a new group of trustless transactions (blocks) on the
distributed ledger or blockchain.

 True

 False

Proof-of-work is a requirement to define an expensive computer calculation, also called mining, that
needs to be performed in order to create a new group of trustless transactions (blocks) on the
distributed ledger or blockchain.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

113. Award: 1.00 point

Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in which a record of transactions is maintained and new units of
currency are generated by the computational solution of mathematical problems; it operates
independently of a central bank.

 True

 False

Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in which a record of transactions is maintained, new units of
currency are generated by the computational solution of mathematical problems, and it operates
independently of a central bank.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

114. Award: 1.00 point

A blockchain is formed by linking together blocks, data structures containing a hash, previous hash,
and data.

 True

 False

A blockchain is formed by linking together blocks, data structures containing a hash, previous hash,
and data.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

115. Award: 1.00 point

The genesis block is the first block created in the blockchain.

 True

 False

The genesis block is the first block created in the blockchain.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

116. Award: 1.00 point

The hash is the first block created in the blockchain.

 True

 False

The genesis block is the first block created in the blockchain.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

117. Award: 1.00 point

A hash is a function that converts an input of letters and numbers into an encrypted output of a fixed
length.

 True

 False

A hash is a function that converts an input of letters and numbers into an encrypted output of a fixed
length.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

118. Award: 1.00 point

A genesis block is a function that converts an input of letters and numbers into an encrypted output
of a fixed length.

 True

 False

A hash is a function that converts an input of letters and numbers into an encrypted output of a fixed
length.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

119. Award: 1.00 point

Hashes are the links in the blockchain.

 True

 False

Hashes are the links in the blockchain.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

120. Award: 1.00 point

Immutable simply means unchangeable.

 True

 False

Immutable simply means unchangeable.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

121. Award: 1.00 point

Immutable simply means changeable.

 True

 False

Immutable simply means unchangeable.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

122. Award: 1.00 point

Immutability is the ability for a blockchain ledger to remain a permanent, indelible, and unalterable
history of transactions.

 True

 False

Immutability is the ability for a blockchain ledger to remain a permanent, indelible, and unalterable
history of transactions.

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True / False Difficulty: 1 Easy

123. Award: 1.00 point

Employees need to compare different types of data for what they commonly reveal to make
strategic decisions. Which of the following represents the three common types of data found
throughout an organization?

 levels, facts, granularities

 levels, facts, data

 levels, formats, granularities

 data, formats, governance

Levels, formats, and granularities are the different types of data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

124. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following represents the different organizational levels of data?

 detail, summary, aggregate

 document, presentation, spreadsheet, database

 individual, department, enterprise

 executives, managers, operational employees

The different organizational levels of data include individual, department, and enterprise.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

125. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following represents the different data formats?

 detail, summary, aggregate

 document, presentation, spreadsheet, database

 individual, department, enterprise

 executives, managers, operational employees

The different data formats include document, presentation, spreadsheet, and database.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

126. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following represents the different data granularities?

 detail, summary, aggregate

 document, presentation, spreadsheet, database

 individual, department, enterprise

 executives, managers, operational employees

The different data granularities include detail, summary, and aggregate.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

127. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is not a primary trait of the value of data?

 governance

 type

 timeliness

 cost

Cost is a primary characteristic of the value of data, not quantity.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

128. Award: 1.00 point

What encompasses all of the data contained within a single business process or unit of work and its
primary purpose is to support the performing of daily operational tasks?

 transactional data

 analytical data

 timeliness

 quality

Transactional data encompasses all of the data contained within a single business process or unit of
work, and its primary purpose is to support the performing of daily operational tasks.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

129. Award: 1.00 point

What encompasses all organizational data and its primary purpose is to support the performing of
managerial analysis tasks?

 transactional data

 analytical data

 timeliness

 quality

Analytical data encompasses all organizational data, and its primary purpose is to support the
performing of managerial analysis tasks.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

130. Award: 1.00 point

What is immediate, up-to-date data?

 real-time data

 real-time systems

 data granularity

 data governance

Real-time data is immediate, up-to-date data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

131. Award: 1.00 point

What provides real-time data in response to query requests?

 real-time data

 real-time systems

 data level

 data quality

Real-time systems provide real-time data in response to query requests.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

132. Award: 1.00 point

What is one of the biggest pitfalls associated with real-time data?

 It is only available to high-level executives due to the expense.

 It is only available in aggregate levels.

 It continually changes.

 It rarely changes.

Data continually changes, and this can cause issues with real-time data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

133. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is not one of the five characteristics common to high-quality data?

 accuracy

 completeness

 quantity

 consistency

Accuracy, completeness, consistency, uniqueness, and timeliness are the characteristics of high-
quality data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

134. Award: 1.00 point

What is a real-time system?

 provides the same data elements with different values

 provides real-time data in response to query requests

 automates tasks for organizational systems

 provides all of the data contained within a single business process or unit of work

Real-time systems provide real-time data in response to query requests.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

135. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following implies that aggregate or summary data is in agreement with detailed data?

 uniqueness

 completeness

 consistency

 integrity

Consistency implies that aggregate or summary data is in agreement with detailed data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

136. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following implies that data is current with respect to the business requirement?

 uniqueness

 accuracy

 consistency

 timeliness

Timeliness implies that data is current with respect to the business requirement.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

137. Award: 1.00 point

What is it called when each transaction, entity, and event is represented only once in the data?

 uniqueness

 accuracy

 consistency

 timeliness

Uniqueness is when each transaction, entity, and event is represented only once in the data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

138. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following refers to the extent of detail within the data?

 knowledge data

 data granularity

 data intelligence

 data analytics

Data granularity refers to the extent of detail within the data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

139. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following represent the four primary traits that help determine the value of data?

 type, timeliness, quality, governance

 statistics, tracking, quality, governance

 type, cost, governance, policy

 timeliness, quality, quantity, governance

The four primary traits that help determine the value of data are data type, data timeliness, data
quality, and data governance.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

140. Award: 1.00 point

What are the two different categories of data type?

 analytical and productive

 analytical and analysis

 transactional and analytical

 transactional and productive

Within the data type, there are two different categories: transactional and analytical.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

141. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following encompasses all of the data contained within a single business process or
unit of work, and its primary purpose is to support daily operational tasks?

 targeted data

 analytical data

 productive data

 transactional data

This is the definition of transactional data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

142. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following encompasses all organizational data, and its primary purpose is to support
the performing of managerial analysis tasks?

 analytical data

 transactional data

 statistical data

 targeted data

This is the definition of analytical data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

143. Award: 1.00 point

Ben works at a top accounting firm in Salt Lake City, and his responsibilities include writing letters,
memos, and emails along with generating reports for financial analysis and marketing materials for
products. Ben’s duties provide value-added to his company and would be categorized as occurring
in different data

 lists.

 formats.

 granularities.

 focuses.

Ben’s responsibilities include writing letters, memos, faxes, emails, reports, financial spreadsheets,
and generating marketing materials, which are all examples of data formats.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 3 Hard

144. Award: 1.00 point

Ben works at a top accounting firm in Salt Lake City, and his responsibilities include developing
individual and departmental goals and generating financial analysis across departments and the
enterprise as a whole for the executive team to review. Ben’s duties provide value-added to his
company and would be categorized as occurring in different data

 levels.

 formulas.

 granularities.

 focuses.

Ben’s responsibilities include developing individual and departmental goals and generating financial
analysis across departments and the enterprise as a whole, which are all at different data levels.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 3 Hard

145. Award: 1.00 point

Ben works at a top accounting firm in Salt Lake City, and his responsibilities include developing
reports for each salesperson, product, and part as well as departmental-wide sales reports by
salesperson, product, and part. Ben’s duties provide value-added to his company and would be
categorized as occurring in different data

 levels.

 formulas.

 granularities.

 focuses.

Ben’s responsibilities include developing reports for each salesperson, product, and part as well as
departmental-wide sales reports by salesperson, product, and part, which all involve different data
granularities.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 3 Hard

146. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following refers to immediate, up-to-date data?

 daily data

 strategic data

 real-time data

 crisis data

This is the definition of real-time data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

147. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following does not represent a company or group that requires up-to-the-second data?

 911 responders

 stock traders

 banks

 construction companies

911 responders, stock traders, and banks are organizations or groups that require up-to-the-second
data to operate successfully. A construction company can perform successfully with daily data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

148. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following provides real-time data in response to requests?

 sales system

 transactional system

 real-time system

 salary system

This is the definition of real-time systems.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

149. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following are examples of transactional data?

 airline tickets, sales receipts, packing slips

 trends, sales statistics

 product sales results, grocery receipts, growth projections

 airline tickets, sales growth spreadsheets

In the transactional versus analytical data figure, airline ticket, sales receipts, and packing slips are
all examples of transactional data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

150. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following are examples of analytical data?

 airline tickets, sales receipts, packing slips

 hotel reservations, sales receipts, packing slips

 future growth analysis, sales projections, product statistics

 packing slips, grocery receipts, competitor data

In the transactional versus analytical data figure, trends, future growth, sales projections, and
product statistics are all examples of analytical data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

151. Award: 1.00 point

Most people request real-time data without understanding that continual ________ is one of its
biggest pitfalls.

 improvements

 change

 clustering

 cleansing

Most people request real-time data without understanding one of the biggest pitfalls associated
with real-time data is continual change.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

152. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following occurs when the same data element has different values?

 data modeling issue

 data gap analysis issue

 data governance issue

 data inconsistency issue

Data inconsistency occurs when the same data element has different values.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

153. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following occurs when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data?

 data inconsistency issue

 data integrity issue

 data cost issue

 data gap analysis issue

Data integrity issues occur when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

154. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following includes all of the five characteristics common to high-quality data?

 accuracy, completeness, strength, support, positive feedback

 accuracy, association, referral, sales, marketing

 accuracy, competition, support, customer service, visibility

 accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, uniqueness

Accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, and uniqueness are the five characteristics
common to high-quality data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

155. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following would not be considered for the complete characteristic of high-quality data?

 Is a value missing from the personal data?

 Is each transaction represented only once in the data?

 Is the address incomplete?

 Is the area code missing for the phone data?

All of the following should be considered for the complete characteristic of high-quality data: (1) Is a
value missing from the personal data? (2) Is the address incomplete? and (3) Is the area code
missing for the phone data?

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

156. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following would not be considered for the timely characteristic of high-quality data?

 Is the zip code missing in the address?

 Is the data current with respect to business needs?

 Is the customer address current?

 Is the data updated weekly or hourly?

All of the following should be considered for the timely characteristic of high-quality data: (1) Is the
data current with respect to business needs? (2) Is the customer address current? (3) Is the data
updated weekly or hourly?

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

157. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following would not be considered for the accurate characteristic of high-quality data?

 Is the name spelled correctly?

 Is the email address invalid?

 Do the name and phone values have the exact same data?

 Is aggregate data in agreement with detailed data?

All of the following would be considered for the accurate characteristic of high-quality data: (1) Is the
name spelled correctly? (2) Is the email address invalid? (3) Do the name and the phone values have
the exact same data?

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

158. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following would not be considered for the unique characteristic of high-quality data?

 Are there any duplicate orders?

 Are there any duplicate customers?

 Is aggregate data in agreement with detailed data?

 Is each transaction and event represented only once in the data?

All of the following would be considered for the unique characteristic of high-quality data: (1) Is each
transaction and event represented only once in the data?; (2) Are there any duplicate orders?; and
(3) Are there any duplicate customers?

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

159. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following would not be considered for the consistent characteristic of high-quality
data?

 Do all sales columns equal the total for the revenue column?

 Is the two-digit state code missing in the data?

 Is all summary data in agreement with detailed data?

 Does the order number match the item and the color options available?

All of the following would be considered for the consistent characteristic of high-quality data: (1) Do
all sales columns equal the total of the revenue column?; (2) Is all summary data in agreement with
detailed data?; and (3) Does the order number match the item and the color options available?

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

160. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is a reason for low-quality data?

 Online customers intentionally enter inaccurate data to protect the privacy.

 Different systems have different data entry standards and formats.

 Third-party and external data contains inaccuracies and errors.

 All of the answer choices are correct.

All of these options are primary reasons for low-quality data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

161. Award: 1.00 point

Some of the serious business consequences that occur due to using low-quality data to make
decisions are all of the following, except:

 inability to accurately track customers

 inability to identify selling opportunities

 the success of the organization

 lost revenue opportunities from marketing to nonexistent customers

The success of the organization depends on appreciating and leveraging timely and high-quality
data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

162. Award: 1.00 point

What is the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of company data?

 data intelligence

 data governance

 data block

 data map

This is the definition of data governance.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

163. Award: 1.00 point

What occurs when the same data element has different values?

 data inconsistency

 data integrity issues

 data governance

 master data management

Data inconsistency occurs when the same data element has different values. Consider, for example,
the amount of work that needs to occur to update data on a customer who had changed her last
name due to marriage.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

164. Award: 1.00 point

What occurs when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data?

 data inconsistency

 data integrity issues

 data governance

 master data management

Data integrity issues occur when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

165. Award: 1.00 point

What is the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, consistent, and
complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales, employees, and other
critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systems?

 data inconsistency

 data integrity issues

 data governance

 master data management

Master data management (MDM) is the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform,
accurate, consistent, and complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales,
employees, and other critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systems.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

166. Award: 1.00 point

What is data inconsistency?

 occurs when the same data element has different values

 occurs when a system produces correct and consistent data

 refers to the overall management of the availability and usability of company data

 the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, and consistent

Data inconsistency occurs when the same data element has different values. Consider, for example,
the amount of work that needs to occur to update data on a customer who had changed her last
name due to marriage.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

167. Award: 1.00 point

What are data integrity issues?

 occur when the same data element has identical values

 occur when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data

 refer to the overall management of the availability and usability of company data

 the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, and consistent

Data integrity issues occur when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

168. Award: 1.00 point

What role does a data steward fulfill?

 acts as a liaison between the finance and accounting departments

 ensures policies and procedures are never implemented across the organization

 acts as a liaison between the MIS department and the business and ensures policies and
procedures are implemented across the organization

 ensures data is clean and consistent

A data steward is responsible for ensuring the policies and procedures are implemented across the
organization and acts as a liaison between the MIS department and the business.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

169. Award: 1.00 point

What is the term for the management and oversight of an organization’s data assets to help provide
business users with high-quality data that is easily accessible in a consistent manner?

 data steward

 data stewardship

 data gap analysis

 data governance

Data stewardship is the management and oversight of an organization’s data assets to help provide
business users with high-quality data that is easily accessible in a consistent manner.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

170. Award: 1.00 point

What is the term for the tests and evaluations used to determine compliance with data governance
policies to ensure correctness of data?

 data steward

 data stewardship

 data validation

 data gap analysis

Data validation includes the tests and evaluations used to determine compliance with data
governance polices to ensure correctness of data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

171. Award: 1.00 point

What is the term for when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business
expectations, while identifying possible data gaps or where missing data might exist.

 data steward

 data stewardship

 data validation

 data gap analysis

Data gap analysis occurs when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business
expectations, while identifying possible data gaps or where missing data might exist.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

172. Award: 1.00 point

What is data stewardship?

 the time it takes for data to be stored or retrieved

 the management and oversight of an organization’s data assets

 the person responsible for ensuring policies and procedures are implemented across the
organization

 when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations,
while identifying possible data gaps

Data stewardship is the management and oversight of an organization’s data assets to help provide
business users with high-quality data that is easily accessible in a consistent manner.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

173. Award: 1.00 point

What is a data steward?

 the time it takes for data to be stored or retrieved

 the management and oversight of an organization’s data assets

 the person responsible for ensuring policies and procedures are implemented across the
organization

 when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations,
while identifying possible data gaps

Data steward is the person responsible for ensuring policies and procedures are implemented
across the organization and acts as a liaison between the MIS department and the business.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

174. Award: 1.00 point

What is data validation?

 the time it takes for data to be stored or retrieved

 the management and oversight of an organization’s data assets

 the tests and evaluations used to determine compliance with data governance policies to
ensure correctness of data

 when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations,
while identifying possible data gaps

Data validation are the tests and evaluations used to determine compliance with data governance
policies to ensure correctness of data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

175. Award: 1.00 point

What is data gap analysis?

 the time it takes for data to be stored or retrieved

 the management and oversight of an organization’s data assets

 the tests and evaluations used to determine compliance with data governance policies to
ensure correctness of data

 when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations,
while identifying possible data gaps

Data gap analysis is when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business
expectations, while identifying possible data gaps or where missing data might exist.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

176. Award: 1.00 point

What maintains data about various types of objects, events, people, and places?

 database

 data model

 data mart

 data point

A database maintains data about various types of objects, events, people, and places.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

177. Award: 1.00 point

A database maintains data on

 inventory.

 transactions.

 employees.

 All of the answer choices are correct.

A database maintains data on inventory, transactions, and employees.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

178. Award: 1.00 point

In the relational database model, what is a person, place, thing, transaction, or event about which
data is stored?

 entity

 relationships

 attribute

 foreign key

An entity in the relational database model is a person, place, thing, transaction, or event about
which data is stored.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

179. Award: 1.00 point

Why do relational databases use primary keys and foreign keys?

 to create an entity

 to create physical relationships

 to create logical relationships

 to create an attribute

Keys are used to create logical relationships.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

180. Award: 1.00 point

What is a primary key?

 a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given entity in a table

 a primary key of one table that appears as an attribute in another table and acts to provide
a logical relationship among the two tables

 a characteristic or property of an entity

 a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given attribute in a table

A primary key is a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given entity in a table.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

181. Award: 1.00 point

What is a foreign key?

 a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given entity in a table

 a primary key of one table that appears as an attribute in another table and acts to provide
a logical relationship among the two tables

 a characteristic or property of an entity

 a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given attribute in a table

A foreign key is a primary key of one table that appears as an attribute in another table and acts to
provide a logical relationship among the two tables.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

182. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following creates, reads, updates, and deletes data in a database while controlling
access and security?

 database element

 database management system

 data governance

 data file

A database management system creates, reads, updates, and deletes data in a database while
controlling access and security.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

183. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following asks users to write lines of code to answer questions against a database?

 structured query language

 relational query language

 structured elements

 data mining tools

Structured query language (SQL) asks users to write lines of code to answer questions against a
database.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

184. Award: 1.00 point

What is the primary tool that retrieves data and helps users graphically design the answer to a
question?

 data visualization tool

 structured tool

 query-by-example tool

 relational fact tool

A query-by-example tool retrieves data and helps users graphically design the answer to a question.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

185. Award: 1.00 point

What is the smallest or basic unit of data?

 database

 data element

 data model

 data integrity issue

This is the definition of data element (or data field).

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

186. Award: 1.00 point

What is a logical data structure that details the relationship among data elements using graphics or
pictures?

 data model

 data element

 data mining tool

 data mart tool

A data model is a logical data structure that details the relationship among data elements using
graphics or pictures.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

187. Award: 1.00 point

What compiles all of the metadata about the data elements in the data model?

 data entity

 data element

 data attribute

 data dictionary

A data dictionary compiles all of the metadata about the data elements in the data model.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

188. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following allows users to create, read, update, and delete data in a relational
database?

 infographic system

 bitcoin system

 relational database management system

 blockchain

This is the definition of relational database management system.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

189. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following illustrates the primary concepts of the relational database model?

 ethics, applications, keys, relationships

 entities, attributes, keys, relationships

 endeavor, aspire, control, regulate

 early, after, before, future

Entities, attributes, keys, and relationships illustrate the primary concepts of the relational database
model.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

190. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following stores data about a person, place, thing, transaction, or event and is usually
referred to as a table?

 entity

 extraction

 attribute

 foreign key

An entity stores data about a person, place, thing, transaction, or event and is usually referred to as
a table.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

191. Award: 1.00 point

What is the primary difference between an entity and an attribute?

 An attribute is a table, an entity is a column from the attribute table.

 An entity is specific, where as an attribute is not data at all but brainstorming ideas that
take place before the entity is created.

 An attribute refers to applications, and an entity refers to executives.

 An entity is a table that stores data about people, places, or events, where as an attribute
is a column or specific field of the data elements associated with an entity.

These are the definition distinctions between entities and attributes.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 3 Hard

192. Award: 1.00 point

What type of keys do you need to use to create a relational database model?

 primary keys, secondary keys

 primary keys, foreign keys

 entity keys, attribute keys

 relational keys, structured keys

To effectively manage and organize various entities within the relational database model, you need
to use primary keys and foreign keys to create logical relationships.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

193. Award: 1.00 point

What is a field that uniquely identifies a given record in a table?

 foreign key

 primary key

 secondary key

 block key

This is the definition of a primary key.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

194. Award: 1.00 point

What is the role of a foreign key?

 It is a primary key of one table that appears as an attribute in another table and acts to
provide a logical relationship between the two tables.

 It is a unique way to identify each record.

 It is a field that uniquely identifies a given record in a table.

 It supports a secondary key.

This is the definition of a foreign key.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

195. Award: 1.00 point

Your textbook discussed a record store example in which one user could perform a query to
determine which recordings had a track length of four minutes or more and another user could
perform an analysis to determine the distribution of recordings as they relate to the different
categories. This is an advantage of which database advantage?

 decreased scalability and performance

 decreased data security

 increased data redundancy

 increased flexibility

This is an increased flexibility advantage.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 3 Hard

196. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is not an advantage of database-stored data?

 increased flexibility

 increased performance

 increased data redundancy

 increased data integrity

Database-stored data reduces or decreases data redundancy.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

197. Award: 1.00 point

What is the logical view of data?

 deals with the physical storage of data on a storage device such as a hard disk

 deals with the logical storage of data on a storage device such as a hard disk

 focuses on how users logically access data to meet their particular business needs

 focuses on how users physically access data to meet their particular business needs

This is the definition of logical view.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

198. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is correct in reference to a database?

 A database can support only one logical view.

 A database can support many physical views.

 A database can support many logical views.

 A database can support up to three logical views.

A database can support many logical views.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

199. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the below is not an advantage of using a relational database?

 increased data quality

 increased flexibility

 decreased data redundancy

 decreased data security

All of them are advantages except decreased data security; the advantage is increased data
security.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

200. Award: 1.00 point

What is the term for the time it takes for data to be stored or retrieved?

 data governance

 data latency

 data validation

 data gap analysis

Data latency is the time it takes for data to be stored or retrieved.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

201. Award: 1.00 point

What is data latency?

 the time it takes for data to be stored or retrieved

 the management and oversight of an organization’s data assets

 the person responsible for ensuring policies and procedures are implemented across the
organization

 when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations,
while identifying possible data gaps

Data latency is the time it takes for data to be stored or retrieved.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

202. Award: 1.00 point

What is data redundancy?

 duplication of data

 storing the same data in multiple places

 storing duplicate data in multiple places

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Data redundancy is all of the above.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

203. Award: 1.00 point

What is the primary problem with redundant data?

 it is difficult to determine which values are the most current.

 it is often inconsistent.

 it is difficult to determine which values are the most accurate.

 All of the answer choices are correct.

All of the above are problems with redundant data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

204. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is true in regard to the elimination of redundant data?

 uses additional hard disk space

 makes performing data updates harder

 improves data quality

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Eliminating redundant data improves the quality of the data, uses less hard disk space, and makes
performing updates easier.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

205. Award: 1.00 point

What are the rules that help ensure the quality of data?

 data integrity

 integrity constraints

 relational integrity constraints

 business-critical integrity constraints

This is the definition of integrity constraints.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

206. Award: 1.00 point

What are rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based constraints?

 data integrity

 integrity constraint

 business-critical integrity constraint

 relational integrity constraint

This is the definition of relational integrity constraints.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

207. Award: 1.00 point

What type of integrity constraint does not allow someone to create an order for a nonexistent
customer?

 relational integrity constraint

 business-critical integrity constraint

 data-critical integrity constraint

 mission-critical integrity constraint

This is an example of relational integrity constraints.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

208. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is a business-critical integrity constraint?

 system will not allow an entry for an order for a nonexistent customer.

 system will not allow returns of fresh produce after 15 days past delivery.

 system will not allow shipping a product to a customer who does not have a valid address.

 systems will not allow shipping of a nonexistent product to a customer.

Business-critical integrity constraint will not allow a return of fresh produce after 15 days. A and C
represent relational integrity constraints.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 3 Hard

209. Award: 1.00 point

What is identity management?

 enforces business rules vital to an organization’s success

 the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, consistent, and
complete

 a broad administrative area that deals with identifying individuals in a system and
controlling their access to resources within that system

 when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations,
while identifying possible data gaps

Identity management is a broad administrative area that deals with identifying individuals in a
system (such as a country, a network, or an enterprise) and controlling their access to resources
within that system by associating user rights and restrictions with the established identity.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

210. Award: 1.00 point

What is the term for a broad administrative area that deals with identifying individuals in a system
and controlling their access to resources within that system by associating user rights and
restrictions with the established identity?

 identity management

 master data management

 data validation

 data latency

Identity management is a broad administrative area that deals with identifying individuals in a
system (such as a country, a network, or an enterprise) and controlling their access to resources
within that system by associating user rights and restrictions with the established identity.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

211. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following focuses on how individual users logically access data to meet their own
particular business needs?

 physical view

 logical view

 foreign key view

 business view

This is the definition of logical view.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

212. Award: 1.00 point

The book cited www.EllisIsland.org, which generates more than 2.5 billion hits, as a website that
offers a database that can easily adjust to handle massive volumes of data. What is this an example
of?

 increased scalability and performance

 increased data security

 reduced data redundancy

 increased flexibility

The Ellis Island website is an example of increased scalability and performance.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

213. Award: 1.00 point

One of the primary goals of a database is to eliminate data redundancy by recording each piece of
data in only one place in the database. What does the elimination of data redundancy do for a
database?

 reduces disk space requirements

 makes updating data easier

 improves data quality

 All of the answer choices are correct.

One primary goal of a database is to eliminate data redundancy by recording each piece of data in
only one place in the database, because it saves disk space, makes data updates easier, and
improves data quality.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

214. Award: 1.00 point

What are rules that help ensure the quality of data?

 data integrity

 integrity constraints

 data quality

 data ethics

This is the definition of integrity constraints.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

215. Award: 1.00 point

What are the rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based constraints?

 responsibly integrity constraints

 quality constraints

 web integrity constraints

 relational integrity constraints

Relational integrity constraints are the rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based
constraints.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

216. Award: 1.00 point

What is an organized collection of data?

 dataset

 dirty data

 data map

 data point

A dataset is an organized collection of data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

217. Award: 1.00 point

What is a technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the target
data warehouse?

 dataset

 dirty data

 data map

 data point

A data map is a technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the
target data warehouse.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

218. Award: 1.00 point

What is an individual item on a graph or a chart?

 dataset

 dirty data

 data map

 data point

A data point is an individual item on a graph or a chart.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

219. Award: 1.00 point

What is a central location in which data is stored and managed?

 repository

 data warehouse

 data warehouse

 data element

A repository is a central location in which data is stored and managed.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

220. Award: 1.00 point

What is a collection of data from various sources for the purpose of data processing?

 repository

 data warehouse

 data aggregation

 data map

Data aggregation is a collection of data from various sources for the purpose of data processing.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

221. Award: 1.00 point

What can compare two or more datasets to identify patterns and trends?

 comparative analysis

 competitive monitoring

 data-driven decision management

 competitive analysis

Comparative analysis can compare two or more datasets to identify patterns and trends.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

222. Award: 1.00 point

What can help managers keep tabs of competitor’s activities on the web using software that
automatically tracks all competitor website activities such as discounts and new products?

 comparative analysis

 competitive monitoring

 data-driven decision management

 source data

Business intelligence (BI) can help managers with competitive monitoring, in which a company
keeps tabs of its competitor’s activities on the web using software that automatically tracks all
competitor website activities such as discounts and new products.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

223. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following represents the data analysis cycle?

 compare, contrast, cost, concept

 collect, analyze, communicate, visualize

 fact, data, information, intelligence

 raw, cooked, source, set

Collect, analyze, communicate, and visualize is the data analysis cycle.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

224. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is included in the data analysis cycle?

 collect

 analyze

 communicate

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Collect, analyze, communicate, and visualize is the data analysis cycle.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

225. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is an approach to business governance that values decisions that can be
backed up with verifiable data?

 comparative analysis

 competitive monitoring

 data-driven decision management

 source data

Data-driven decision management is an approach to business governance that values decisions

that can be backed up with verifiable data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

226. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following identifies the primary location where data is collected?

 comparative analysis

 competitive monitoring

 data-driven decision management

 source data

Source data identifies the primary location where data is collected.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

227. Award: 1.00 point

What includes invoices, spreadsheets, time sheets, and transactions?

 data aggregation

 competitive monitoring

 data map

 source data

Source data includes invoices, spreadsheets, time sheets, and transactions.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

228. Award: 1.00 point

What is data that has not been processed for use?

 raw data

 competitive monitoring

 data map

 source data

Raw data is data that has not been processed for use.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

229. Award: 1.00 point

What is another name for raw data that has undergone processing?

 raw data

 cooked data

 data map

 source data

Cooked data is another name for raw data that has undergone processing.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

230. Award: 1.00 point

What is a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its original format until the
business needs it?

 data latency

 data lake

 data map

 data point

A data lake is a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its original format until the
business needs it.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

231. Award: 1.00 point

What is a data lake?

 a business that can answer questions using the why approach

 a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its original format until the
business needs it

 a technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the target
data warehouse

 an approach to business governance that values decisions that can be backed up with
verifiable data

A data lake is a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its original format until the
business needs it.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

232. Award: 1.00 point

What is a data map?

 a business that can answer questions using the why approach

 a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its original format until the
business needs it

 a technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the target
data warehouse

 an approach to business governance that values decisions that can be backed up with
verifiable data

A data map is a technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the
target data warehouse.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

233. Award: 1.00 point

What is data-driven decision management?

 a business that can answer questions using the why approach

 a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its original format until the
business needs it

 a technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the target
data warehouse

 an approach to business governance that values decisions that can be backed up with
verifiable data

Data-driven decision management is an approach to business governance that values decisions

that can be backed up with verifiable data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

234. Award: 1.00 point

What is source data?

 identifies the primary location where data is collected

 a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its original format until the
business needs it

 a technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the target
data warehouse

 an approach to business governance that values decisions that can be backed up with
verifiable data

Source data identifies the primary location where data is collected.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

235. Award: 1.00 point

What is a data point?

 identifies the primary location where data is collected

 an individual item on a graph or chart

 a technique for establishing a match, or balance, between the source data and the target
data warehouse

 an approach to business governance that values decisions that can be backed up with
verifiable data

A data point is an individual item on a graph or chart.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

236. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following questions is an example of how managers can use business intelligence (BI)
to answer tough business questions?

 where has the business been?

 where is the business now?

 where is the business going?

 All of the answer choices are correct.

All of the above are examples of how managers can use BI to answer tough business questions.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

237. Award: 1.00 point

Businesses collect a tremendous amount of ________ data as part of their routine operations.

 operational

 transactional

 aggregate

 comparative

Businesses collect a tremendous amount of transactional data as part of their routine operations.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 3 Hard

238. Award: 1.00 point

Kassandra Young is a business manager at Weith Productions. Although she does not have a
background in technology, her job requires her to work with analytical tools to make data-driven
decisions. To make her job easier, what can she customize to display data quickly and run custom
reports?

 data point

 data cleansing

 dashboard

 dataset

Business managers can customize dashboards to display the data they want to see and run custom
reports on the fly.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 3 Hard

239. Award: 1.00 point

What is it called when a manager has so much data that they cannot make a decision?

 data rich, information poor

 data rich, content poor

 data rich, communication poor

 data rich, intelligence

The critical problem facing managers today when there is so much data to analyze and they have so
many tools at their fingertips is being data rich, yet information poor.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

240. Award: 1.00 point

A data warehouse is a ________ collection of data, gathered from many different ________
databases, that supports business analysis activities and decision-making tasks.

 logical; operational

 physical; operational

 logical; transactional

 physical; transactional

This is the definition of data warehouse.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

241. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is incorrect in terms of data warehousing and business intelligence?

 They do not include data from other operational systems.

 Operational systems are always integrated.

 Operational data is mainly current.

 Operational data frequently has quality issues.

Operational systems are not integrated.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 3 Hard

242. Award: 1.00 point

What do data warehouses support?

 OLAP and transactional processing

 analytical processing and transactional processing

 online transactional systems

 OLAP and analytical processing

Data warehouses support OLAP, which is analytical processing.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

243. Award: 1.00 point

What is the primary purpose of a data warehouse?

 to combine strategic data

 to organize departments

 to integrate computers and employees

 to combine departments

The primary purpose of a data warehouse is to combine data, more specifically, strategic data,
throughout an organization into a single repository in such a way that the people who need that
data can make decisions and undertake business analysis.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

244. Award: 1.00 point

Gender can be referred to in many ways (male, female, M/F, 1/0) in a data warehouse. Ensuring
gender is referenced the same way is an example of

 data scaling.

 streamlining data points.

 standardizing data.

 standardizing protocols.

Data warehouses standardize data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

245. Award: 1.00 point

Why were data warehouses created?

 The numbers and types of operational databases increased as businesses grew.

 Many companies had data scattered across multiple systems with different formats.

 Completing reporting requests from numerous operational systems took days or weeks to
fulfill.

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Data warehouse evolved and was created because of these business challenges: (1) the numbers
and types of operational databases increased; (2) many companies had data scattered across
multiple systems with different file types; and (3) completing reporting requests from numerous
operational systems took days or weeks to fulfill.

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246. Award: 1.00 point

What is extraction, transformation, and loading?

 It is a process of entering data, tracking data, and loading it into a database.

 It is a process that extracts data from internal and external databases, transforms it using a
common set of enterprise definitions, and loads it into a data warehouse.

 It is a process that is performed at the end of the data warehouse model prior to putting
the data in a cube.

 It is a process that is performed at the beginning of all business processes.

ETL is a process that extracts data from internal and external databases, transforms it using a
common set of enterprise definitions, and loads it into a data warehouse.

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247. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following are examples of external databases in the data warehouse model?

 marketing, sales, inventory, and billing

 accounting data mart

 competitor and industry data, mailing lists, and stock market analyses

 marketing data, sales data, and stock market analyses

Within the beginning stage of the data warehouse models process, competitor data, industry data,
mailing lists, and stock market analyses are included in external databases.

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248. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is an example of data found in an external database in the data warehouse
model?

 marketing data

 sales data

 competitor data

 accounting data

Within the beginning stage of the data warehouse models process, competitor data, industry data,
mailing lists, and stock market analyses are included in external databases.

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249. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following describes ETL?

 a process that extracts data from internal and external databases

 a process that transforms data using a common set of enterprise definitions

 a process that loads data into a data warehouse

 All of the answer choices are correct.

All of the answer choices describe ETL.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

250. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following statements is true regarding customer data?

 Customer data can exist in several operational systems.

 Customer data in each operational system can change.

 Customer data in each operational system can be different.

 All of the answer choices are correct.

All of the above are true with respect to customer data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

251. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following occurs during data cleansing?

 cleaning missing records

 cleaning redundant records

 cleaning inaccurate data

 All of the above

The figure on data cleansing activities highlights the steps that occur during data cleansing.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

252. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following occurs during data cleansing?

 cleaning data marts

 cleaning redundant customer data

 cleaning accurate data

 cleaning correct data

The figure on data cleansing activities highlights the steps that occur during data cleansing,
including cleaning customer data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

253. Award: 1.00 point

Within the beginning stage of the data warehouse models process, which of the following are
included in the internal databases?

 marketing, sales, inventory, and accounting

 data marts

 competitor and industry data, mailing lists, and stock market analyses

 marketing data and stock market analysis numbers

Within the beginning stage of the data warehouse models process, marketing, sales, inventory, and
billing are included in the internal databases.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

254. Award: 1.00 point

What is the ultimate outcome of a data warehouse?

 data keys

 data relationships

 data point

 data marts

Within the ending stage of the data warehouse models process, after the data warehouse step, the
end results are a marketing data mart, inventory data mart, and sales data mart.

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255. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following contains a subset of data warehouse data?

 data point

 data mart

 data pool

 data lake

A data mart contains a subset of data warehouse data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

256. Award: 1.00 point

What are the primary differences between a data warehouse and a data mart?

 Data warehouses make quick decisions; data marts make slow decisions.

 Data warehouses tackle ethical issues; data marts tackle hypothetical issues.

 Data warehouses have a more organization-wide focus; data marts have a functional
focus.

 Data warehouses have a physical focus; data marts have a logical focus.

The primary difference between a data warehouse and data marts is that a data warehouse has a
more organizational focus and a data mart has a functional focus.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

257. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is the common term for the representation of multidimensional data?

 block

 square

 column

 cube

This is the definition of a cube.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

258. Award: 1.00 point

What is a data cube?

 multidimensional data

 storage repository

 column in a spreadsheet

 dirty data

Data cube is the common term for the representation of multidimensional data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

259. Award: 1.00 point

What is another term for data cleansing?

 data point

 data scrubbing

 data scrapping

 data aggregation

Data cleansing or scrubbing is a process that weeds out and fixes or discards inconsistent,
incorrect, or incomplete data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

260. Award: 1.00 point

What determines the accuracy and completeness of organizational data?

 data quantity audit

 data quality audit

 data intelligence audit

 data cost audit

This is the definition of a data quality audit.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

261. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is not a data cleansing activity?

 identifying redundant records

 identifying inaccurate or incomplete data

 identifying missing records or attributes

 identifying sales trends

Data cleansing activities include identifying (1) missing records or attributes, (2) redundant records,
(3) missing keys or other required data, (4) erroneous relationships or references, and (5) inaccurate
or incomplete data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

262. Award: 1.00 point

What is erroneous or flawed data?

 dirty data

 data cleansing

 data scrubbing

 data lake

Dirty data is erroneous or flawed data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

263. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is a problem associated with dirty data?

 duplicate data

 incorrect data

 violates business rules

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Dirty data includes all of the above.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

264. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is a problem associated with dirty data?

 duplicate data

 correct data

 accurate data

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Dirty data includes duplicate data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

265. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is a problem associated with dirty data?

 inaccurate data

 misleading data

 nonformatted data

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Dirty data includes all of the above.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

266. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is a problem associated with dirty data?

 inaccurate data

 nonintegrated data

 violates business rules

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Dirty data includes all of the above.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

267. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is a problem associated with dirty data?

 accurate data

 integrated data

 violates business rules

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Dirty data includes violates business rules.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

268. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is a problem associated with dirty data?

 nonformatted data

 misleading data

 incorrect data

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Dirty data includes all of the above.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

269. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is a problem associated with dirty data?

 formatted data

 misleading data

 correct data

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Dirty data includes misleading data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

270. Award: 1.00 point

Business analysis is difficult to achieve from operational databases. Which of the following is not a
reason why?

 inconsistent data definitions

 lack of data standards

 effective direct data access

 poor data quality

Operational databases do not offer effective direct data access.

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271. Award: 1.00 point

Which of the following is not a dirty data problem?

 duplicate data

 inaccurate data

 specific data

 nonintegrated data

Specific data is not a dirty data problem.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 2 Medium

272. Award: 1.00 point

What processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment?

 distributed computing

 ledger

 blockchain

 immutable

Distributed computing processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing
environment.

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273. Award: 1.00 point

What records classified and summarized transactional data?

 distributed computing

 ledger

 blockchain

 immutable

A ledger records classified and summarized transactional data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

274. Award: 1.00 point

What is a type of distributed ledger consisting of blocks of data that maintains a permanent and
tamper-proof record of transactional data?

 distributed computing

 ledger

 blockchain

 immutable

A blockchain is a type of distributed ledger consisting of blocks of data that maintains a permanent
and tamper-proof record of transactional data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

275. Award: 1.00 point

What simply means unchangeable?

 distributed computing

 ledger

 blockchain

 immutable

Immutable simply means unchangeable.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

276. Award: 1.00 point

What is distributed computing?

 processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment

 records classified and summarized transactional data

 a type of distributed ledger, consisting of blocks of data

 simply means unchangeable

Distributed computing processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing
Environment.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

277. Award: 1.00 point

What are the three primary components in a blockchain?

 hash

 data

 previous hash

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Hash, data, and previous hash are the blocks in a blockchain.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

278. Award: 1.00 point

What are the three advantages of using blockchain technology?

 immutability

 digital trust

 Internet of Things integration

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Immutability, digital trust, and Internet of things integration are the advantages of a blockchain.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

279. Award: 1.00 point

What is a ledger?

 processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment

 records classified and summarized transactional data

 a type of distributed ledger, consisting of blocks of data

 simply means unchangeable

A ledger records classified and summarized transactional data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

280. Award: 1.00 point

What is a blockchain?

 processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment

 records classified and summarized transactional data

 a type of distributed ledger consisting of blocks of data

 simply means unchangeable

A blockchain is a type of distributed ledger consisting of blocks of data that maintains a permanent
and tamper-proof record of transactional data.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

281. Award: 1.00 point

What is immutable?

 processes and manages algorithms across many machines in a computing environment

 records classified and summarized transactional data

 a type of distributed ledger, consisting of blocks of data

 simply means unchangeable

Immutable simply means unchangeable.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

282. Award: 1.00 point

What is proof-of-work?

 a requirement to define an expensive computer calculation, also called mining, that needs
to be performed in order to create a new group of trustless transactions (blocks) on the
distributed ledger or blockchain

 a way to validate transactions and achieve a distributed consensus

 a type of digital currency in which a record of transactions is maintained and new units of
currency are generated by the computational solution of mathematical problems; it
operates independently of a central bank

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Proof-of-work is a requirement to define an expensive computer calculation, also called mining, that
needs to be performed in order to create a new group of trustless transactions (blocks) on the
distributed ledger or blockchain.

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283. Award: 1.00 point

What is proof-of-stake?

 a requirement to define an expensive computer calculation, also called mining, that needs
to be performed in order to create a new group of trustless transactions (blocks) on the
distributed ledger or blockchain

 a way to validate transactions and achieve a distributed consensus

 a type of digital currency in which a record of transactions is maintained and new units of
currency are generated by the computational solution of mathematical problems; it which
operates independently of a central bank

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Proof-of-stake is a way to validate transactions and achieve a distributed consensus.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

284. Award: 1.00 point

What is Bitcoin?

 a requirement to define an expensive computer calculation, also called mining, that needs
to be performed in order to create a new group of trustless transactions (blocks) on the
distributed ledger or blockchain

 a way to validate transactions and achieve the distributed consensus

 a type of digital currency in which a record of transactions is maintained and new units of
currency are generated by the computational solution of mathematical problems; it which
operates independently of a central bank

 All of the answer choices are correct.

Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in which a record of transactions is maintained and new units of
currency are generated by the computational solution of mathematical problems; it which operates
independently of a central bank.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

285. Award: 1.00 point

What is a requirement to define an expensive computer calculation, also called mining, that needs
to be performed in order to create a new group of trustless transactions (blocks) on the distributed
ledger or blockchain?

 distributed computing

 proof-of-work

 blockchain

 proof-of-stake

Proof-of-work is a requirement to define an expensive computer calculation, also called mining, that
needs to be performed in order to create a new group of trustless transactions (blocks) on the
distributed ledger or blockchain.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

286. Award: 1.00 point

What is a way to validate transactions and achieve a distributed consensus?

 distributed computing

 proof-of-work

 blockchain

 proof-of-stake

Proof-of-stake is a way to validate transactions based and achieve the distributed consensus.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

287. Award: 1.00 point

What a type of digital currency in which a record of transactions is maintained, new units of currency
are generated by the computational solution of mathematical problems, and it operates
independently of a central bank?

 distributed computing

 proof-of-work

 blockchain

 bitcoin

Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in which a record of transactions is maintained, new units of
currency are generated by the computational solution of mathematical problems, and it operates
independently of a central bank

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

288. Award: 1.00 point

What is the first block created in the blockchain?

 genesis block

 hash

 block

 proof-of-stake

The genesis block is the first block created in the blockchain.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

289. Award: 1.00 point

What is a function that converts an input of letters and numbers into an encrypted output of a fixed
length?

 genesis block

 hash

 block

 proof-of-stake

A hash is a function that converts an input of letters and numbers into an encrypted output of a fixed
length.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

290. Award: 1.00 point

What is the ability for a blockchain ledger to remain a permanent, indelible, and unalterable history
of transactions?

 genesis block

 hash

 immutability

 proof-of-stake

Immutability is the ability for a blockchain ledger to remain a permanent, indelible, and unalterable
history of transactions.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

291. Award: 1.00 point

What are links in a blockchain?

 genesis blocks

 hashes

 proofs-of-work

 bitcoins

Hashes are the links in the blockchain.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

292. Award: 1.00 point

In a block in a blockchain, what represents the transactional data, sender, receiver, and number of
coins?

 data

 hash

 previous hash

 proof-of-stake

Data in a blockchain represents the transactional data, sender, receiver, and number of coins.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

293. Award: 1.00 point

In a block in a blockchain, what represents a block’s unique identifier like a fingerprint?

 data

 hash

 previous hash

 proof-of-stake

A hash in a block in a blockchain represents a block’s unique identifier like a fingerprint.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

294. Award: 1.00 point

In a block in a blockchain, what represents the hash of the previous block?

 data

 hash

 previous hash

 proof-of-stake

The previous hash holds the hash of the previous block.

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Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy

295. Award: 1.00 point

Explain the four primary traits that determine the value of data.

Data is data converted into a meaningful and useful context. Data can tell an organization how its
current operations are performing and help it estimate and strategize about how future operations
might perform. It is important to understand the different levels, formats, and granularities of data
along with the four primary traits that help determine the value of data; these include (1) data type:
transactional and analytical; (2) data timeliness; (3) data quality; (4) data governance.

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Essay Difficulty: 3 Hard

296. Award: 1.00 point

Describe a database, a database management system, and the relational database model.

A database maintains data about various types of objects (inventory), events (transactions), people
(employees), and places (warehouses). A database management system (DBMS) creates, reads,
updates, and deletes data in a database while controlling access and security. A DBMS provides
methodologies for creating, updating, storing, and retrieving data in a database. In addition, a DBMS
provides facilities for controlling data access and security, allowing data sharing and enforcing data
integrity. The relational database model allows users to create, read, update, and delete data in a
relational database.

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Essay Difficulty: 3 Hard

297. Award: 1.00 point

Identify the business advantages of a relational database.

Many business managers are familiar with Excel and other spreadsheet programs they can use to
store business data. Although spreadsheets are excellent for supporting some data analysis, they
offer limited functionality in terms of security, accessibility, and flexibility and can rarely scale to
support business growth. From a business perspective, relational databases offer many advantages
over using a text document or a spreadsheet, including increased flexibility, increased scalability
and performance, reduced data redundancy, increased data integrity (quality), and increased data
security.

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Essay Difficulty: 3 Hard

298. Award: 1.00 point

Identify the advantages of using business intelligence to support managerial decision making.

Many organizations today find it next to impossible to understand their own strengths and
weaknesses, let alone those of their biggest competitors, due to enormous volumes of
organizational data being inaccessible to all but the MIS department. Organization data include far
more than simple structured data elements in a database; the set of data also includes unstructured
data such as voice mail, customer phone calls, text messages, video clips, along with numerous new
forms of data, such as tweets from Twitter. Managers today find themselves in the position of being
data rich and information poor, and they need to implement business intelligence systems to solve
this challenge.

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Essay Difficulty: 3 Hard

299. Award: 1.00 point

Define a data warehouse and provide a few reasons it can make a manager more effective.

A data warehouse is a logical collection of data, gathered from many different operational
databases, that supports business analysis and decision making. The primary value of a data
warehouse is to combine data, more specifically, strategic data, throughout an organization into a
single repository in such a way that the people who need that data can make decisions and
undertake business analysis.

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Essay Difficulty: 3 Hard

300. Award: 1.00 point

Explain ETL and the role of a data mart in business.

Extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) is a process that extracts data from internal and
external databases, transforms it using a common set of enterprise definitions, and loads it into a
data warehouse. The data warehouse then sends portions (or subsets) of the data to data marts. A
data mart contains a subset of data warehouse data. To distinguish between data warehouses and
data marts, think of data warehouses as having a more organizational focus and data marts as
having a functional focus.

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