This document contains multiple choice questions about data warehousing concepts. It covers topics like the definition of a data warehouse, key aspects like being subject-oriented and time-variant, how data is stored and retrieved from operational databases versus a data warehouse, the purpose of data mining from warehoused data, common database types used in warehousing like Redbrick, and different types of metadata.
This document contains multiple choice questions about data warehousing concepts. It covers topics like the definition of a data warehouse, key aspects like being subject-oriented and time-variant, how data is stored and retrieved from operational databases versus a data warehouse, the purpose of data mining from warehoused data, common database types used in warehousing like Redbrick, and different types of metadata.
This document contains multiple choice questions about data warehousing concepts. It covers topics like the definition of a data warehouse, key aspects like being subject-oriented and time-variant, how data is stored and retrieved from operational databases versus a data warehouse, the purpose of data mining from warehoused data, common database types used in warehousing like Redbrick, and different types of metadata.
1. __________ is a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, nonvolatile collection of data in
support of management decisions. A. Data Mining. B. Data Warehousing. C. Web Mining. D. Text Mining. ANSWER: B 2. The data Warehouse is__________. A. read only. B. write only. C. read write only. D. none. ANSWER: A 3. Expansion for DSS in DW is__________. A. Decision Support system. B. Decision Single System. C. Data Storable System. D. Data Support System. ANSWER: A 4. The important aspect of the data warehouse environment is that data found within the data warehouse is___________. A. subject-oriented. B. time-variant. C. integrated. D. All of the above. ANSWER: D 5. The time horizon in Data warehouse is usually __________. A. 1-2 years. B. 3-4years. C. 5-6 years. D. 5-10 years. ANSWER: D 6. The data is stored, retrieved & updated in ____________. A. OLAP. B. OLTP. C. SMTP. D. FTP. ANSWER: B 7. __________describes the data contained in the data warehouse. A. Relational data. B. Operational data. C. Metadata. D. Informational data. ANSWER: C 8. ____________predicts future trends & behaviors, allowing business managers to make proactive, knowledge-driven decisions. A. Data warehouse. B. Data mining. C. Datamarts. D. Metadata. ANSWER: B 9. __________ is the heart of the warehouse. A. Data mining database servers. B. Data warehouse database servers. C. Data mart database servers. D. Relational data base servers. ANSWER: B 10. ________________ is the specialized data warehouse database. A. Oracle. B. DBZ. C. Informix. D. Redbrick. ANSWER: D 11. ________________defines the structure of the data held in operational databases and used by operational applications. A. User-level metadata. B. Data warehouse metadata. C. Operational metadata. D. Data mining metadata. ANSWER: C 12. ________________ is held in the catalog of the warehouse database system. A. Application level metadata. B. Algorithmic level metadata. C. Departmental level metadata. D. Core warehouse metadata. ANSWER: B 13. _________maps the core warehouse metadata to business concepts, familiar and useful to end users. A. Application level metadata. B. User level metadata. C. Enduser level metadata. D. Core level metadata. ANSWER: A 14. ______consists of formal definitions, such as a COBOL layout or a database schema. A. Classical metadata. B. Transformation metadata. C. Historical metadata. D. Structural metadata. ANSWER: A 15. _____________consists of information in the enterprise that is not in classical form. A. Mushy metadata. B. Differential metadata. C. Data warehouse. D. Data mining. ANSWER: A 16. . ______________databases are owned by particular departments or business groups. A. Informational. B. Operational. C. Both informational and operational. D. Flat. ANSWER: B 17. The star schema is composed of __________ fact table. A. one. B. two. C. three. D. four. ANSWER: A 18. The time horizon in operational environment is ___________. A. 30-60 days. B. 60-90 days. C. 90-120 days. D. 120-150 days. ANSWER: B 19. The key used in operational environment may not have an element of__________. A. time. B. cost. C. frequency. D. quality. ANSWER: A 20. Data can be updated in _____environment. A. data warehouse. B. data mining. C. operational. D. informational. ANSWER: C 21. Record cannot be updated in _____________. A. OLTP B. files C. RDBMS D. data warehouse ANSWER: D