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A Cognos Certification Study Guide for COG 180: IBM Cognos 8 BI Professional EXAM INFORMATION: VER: 28.11.09 Exam Number : COG 180 Exam Title : IBM Cognos 8 BI Professional Number of Qs & Ans : 66 Format multiple choices single response Passing score : 71% Time : 60 minutes Registration http://www.prometric.com/Cognos KEY TOPICS The Cognos 8 BI Professional exam covers key concepts, technologies, and functionality of the Cognos products. In preparation for an exam, we recommend a combination of training and hands-on experience.
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Identify different approaches for implementing BI projects Identify the value of using a methodology Distinguish between an approach and a methodology Describe the iterative development process

Dimensional Design and Key Metrics (14%) a. Describe the relationship between dimensions, facts, and granularity b. Identify the differences between SQL and MDX c. Define the Key Performance Indicators and identify their business purpose d. Map Cognos 8 components to KPI process flow e. Describe the functional and organizational scope of Corporate Performance Management Identify the Right Tool for the Business Need (16%) a. Identify the differences between reporting, querying, and analysis b. Map the Cognos 8 products to reflect relationship between interactivity and formatting c. Identify the need for scorecarding d. Identify the need for planning e. Identify the need for data manager f. Identify the need for event management g. Identify the need for analysis, reporting and querying h. Identify different roles and categories of users Determine User Requirements (15%) a. Describe the importance of and the activities in the Analyze phase b. Identify the elements of conducting a successful interview c. Identify the dimensional elements of how users think about their business d. Identify the metric elements and KPI of the dimensional design e. Identify the business area to prototype with the highest return on investment f. Identify methods of enriching the dimension map Common Data Stores (14%) a. Describe the data normalization process b. Identify the difference between relational and OLAP data structures c. Compare data store designs d. Identify variations on data warehouse designs e. Compare operational vs. reporting database designs
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f. Identify considerations for modeling dimensionally (DMR) in Framework Manager

Cognos BI Architecture (12%) a. Identify components and services of the Cognos 8 Services Oriented Architecture b. Describe benefits of the Cognos Application Firewall (CAF) c. Describe the installation process d. Identify considerations for installing to environments that include separate instances of a security provider e. Identify considerations for addressing high availability and failover f. Identify a properly designed installation map Cognos BI Request Flows and Queues (8%) a. Identify the correct flow of the request between architectural components and services for a given request b. Identify the differences between high affinity and low affinity report execution requests and associated connections c. Identify the relationship between scheduled jobs and batch reporting Design, Build, and Deploy Considerations (8%) a. Understand the use of the V-model testing b. Considerations for moving between environments c. Identify the important considerations for monitoring and tuning for performance d. Identify application design and system considerations for performance Maintain the BI Application (4%) a. Identify the importance of ongoing monitoring the performance of the application b. Describe the tracking and planning for enhancement requests and subsequent development phases c. Identify integrating the new solution into regular backups and maintenance programs

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Question No. 67 All of the following are requirements for successful iterative development EXCEPT: A. B. C. D. Active user participation. A minimum of 3 iterations with short cycle times. Small, empowered project teams. Returning to any preceding step when required.

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Question No. 68 Which of the following is a key feature of Cognos Planning? A. B. C. D. Workflow determination. Workflow analysis. Workflow implementation. Workflow notification.

Answer: D Question No. 69 When launching a new project, which groups of users should be interviewed first? A. B. C. D. Stakeholders and IT. IT and executives. IT and users. Stakeholders and users.

Answer: D Question No. 70 An OLAP cube may be created as an alternative to SQL relational data access because of certain specific features of such cubes. All of the following are examples of these features EXCEPT: A. B. C. D. A cube typically has faster aggregation. A cube typically is more flexible for analysis than aggregate tables. A cube typically has special relative date functions. A cube typically will build faster than aggregate tables.

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Answer: D Question No. 71 When installing Cognos 8 BI, the source environment will be configured to connect to an instance of Sun One LDAP Directory Server. The source and target environments will be configured to connect to separate yet structurally identical instances of Sun One LDAP Directory Server Knowing that the secured application from the source environment will have to be deployed to the target environment, how should you implement security in the source so that it will work in the target? A. Create application specific Cognos 8 BI groups and roles in the Cognos namespace, map users created in the Cognos namespace to them, and then secure Cognos 8 BI objects. B. Secure Cognos 8 BI objects using users directly from the source Sun One LDAP Directory Server instance. C. Map users from the source Sun One LDAP Directory Server instance to the built-in and predefined Cognos 8 BI groups and roles, and then secure Cognos 8 BI objects. D. Use Cognos 8 BI groups and roles from the source Sun One LDAP Directory Server instance, map users created in the Cognos namespace to them, and then secure Cognos 8 BI objects. Answer: C Question No. 72 Which of the following is a high affinity request? A. B. C. D. Run a report in PDF. Schedule a job to run immediately. Two successive tests of a data source connection. Change the report delivery to send the report by e-mail.

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