BIS 445 DeVry Complete Quiz Package

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database management system
Question 4. Question : (TCO 2) The ________ is especially appropriate for supporting the intelligence phase of
the decision making process by helping to scan data and identify problem areas or opportunities.
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intelligence facility
query facility
data directory
knowledge facility
Question 5. Question : (TCO 2) ________ control and coordinate the use of software to support group work.
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Expert tool users
Facilitators
Analysts
Managers
Question 6. Question : (TCO 2) The de facto DSS hardware standard is a(n) ________ through which the DBMS
provides data.
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web server
data center
mainframe
local area network
Question 7. Question : (TCO 2) All of the following are characteristics of Planners Lab, except:
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Planners Lab makes it possible for the decision makers to play with assumptions to reflect alternative views
of the future.
it lets decision makers describe their plans in their own words and with their own assumptions.
it facilitates a conversation with the decision maker in the process of describing business assumptions.
all assumptions are described in English equations only.
Question 8. Question : (TCO 7) A data warehouse contains ________ about how data are organized and how
to use them effectively.
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a data directory
a data index
data fields
metadata
Question 9. Question : (TCO 7) The advantage of three-tier architecture for data warehousing is its separation
of the functions of the data warehouse, which eliminates resource constraints and makes it possible to easily create
data ________.
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banks
cubes
bases
marts
Question 10. Question : (TCO 7) Users demanding access via PDAs and through speech recognition and
synthesis is becoming more commonplace, further complicating ________ issues.
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data extraction
data load
data integration