IBM COG-205

COG-205 IBM Cognos 8 Controller Technical Specialist

Practice Test
Version 3.0

IBM COG-205: Practice Exam QUESTION NO: 1 Why is the .Net 2.0 Framework SDK needed? A. To allow users to publish their Framework Manager models for use with Controller. B. It provides a Graphical User Interface for configuring the code groups. C. It is used to configure the Controller Data Mart Database. D. It is needed when using Controller with SSL (Secure Socket Layer). Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 2 What does configuring the .Net 2.0 Framework accomplish? A. It allows the Controller COM+ object to access the Controller Database. B. It allows users to communicate with the .Net 2.0 Framework SDK. C. It creates a Trust between the Controller Client Distribution Server and the Controller client computer. D. It allows for the encryption of communication between internal server components. Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 3

What can be used to provide remote users with access to Controller over limited bandwidth networks? A. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) B. Citrix (Terminal Server) C. Deterministic Network Enhancers D. Installing the Gateway in a DMZ Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 4 Which component of the Controller architecture processes all requests for downloading Controller components to the end user's computer? A. Client Distribution Server B. Content Management Server "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 2

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IBM COG-205: Practice Exam C. Web Services Server D. Report Server Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 5 Enhance Reporting Optimization uses which of the following method(s)? A. RSS 1.0 or higher, if the Database OS isUnix B. File Copy, if the database OS is Windows C. RDP to the Web Services Server D. Controller'sFastNet copy utility

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Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 7

What may be used to encrypt traffic between the end user and the Cognos Controller product? A. Cognos Application Firewall (CAF) B. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) C. Really Simple Syndication (RSS) D. An Enigma Cipher Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 8

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A. Have failover in the Controller environment. B. Use advanced routing sets. C. Distribute the Controller database across multiple servers. D. Consolidation load balancing.

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A technical architect wants to direct user requests to one machine and consolidations to another. What should be used to accomplish this?

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Answer: B

IBM COG-205: Practice Exam What must be enabled on the IIS web server for Controller to function? A. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) B. ASP .Net 2.0 C. HTTP Compression D. Anonymous access Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 9 Which one of the following required third-party components must be installed on the Controller Web Services Server to ensure product function and conformance? A. Microsoft Excel B. Adobe Acrobat C. Framework Manager D. SOAP Toolkit Answer: D

Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 11 Which of the following can be used as the Controller Database where the financial information is stored? A. SQL Server and Oracle B. Oracle and DB2 C. DB2 and SQL Server

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A. Microsoft .Net 2.0 B. SQL Server C. Java JRE D. Adobe Acrobat Reader

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Which of the following is a required component that must be installed on the Controller Server so that Controller components can be downloaded to the user's machine?

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IBM COG-205: Practice Exam D. Derby and DB2 Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 12 Which of the following is a valid authentication method that can be selected inside Controller Configuration? A. Native B. OLTP C. Custom Java Provider D. SiteMinder

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Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 14

What is the effect of having Allow Anonymous set to True on the Cognos 8 namespace? A. It will allow any user that is a member of any configured namespace to log in toCognos Connection. B. It will allow any user to login toCognos Connection regardless of namespace membership. C. It will allow only members of theCognos Namespace to log in but will obscure their identities. D. It will allow new users to log in but force them to set up their account. Answer: B

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A. LDAP B. Active Directory C. Sun One D. Native

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Which type of security provider Namespace cannot be used with Cognos 8 Authentication in Controller?

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Answer: A

IBM COG-205: Practice Exam QUESTION NO: 15 What is the intended purpose of the Repair button in the Report Server window of Controller Configuration? A. Tests the connection to the report server. B. Creates missing Controller Data Sources inCognos Connection. C. Checks thatCognos 8 Report server is running. D. Pings both the gateway and report server. Answer: B

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What is configured in Controller to allow reports to be emailed to users? A. Portals B. Microsoft Exchange C. Lotus Notes Services D. SMTP Server Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 18 In a multi-server installation, on which server must the Cognos Connection Integration Enabler be installed? A. Gateway B. Report Server "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 6

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A. To publish the Controller Publish to Data Mart model B. To publish the Controller Standard Reports Deployment package C. To build the Controller Database D. To create the data sources inCognos Connection

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During a Controller installation, the Cognos 8 Framework Manager product would be used to perform which task?

IBM COG-205: Practice Exam C. Web Services Server D. Content Manager Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 19 In a multi-server installation, on which server should the Controller Standard Reports Package (Deployment Archive) be installed? A. Gateway B. Report Server C. Web Services Server D. Content Manager Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 20

Once Cognos 8 Security is enabled, which user is automatically mapped to the Controller Administrator? A. Cognos 8 Administrator B. The Domain Administrator C. Everyone in the Controller Users Group D. The first user to log in to Controller Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 21

If the installer wants users to logon only once to Cognos 8 and be passed to Controller without an additional logon, what must be configured? A. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) must be set on the Gateway Server. B. DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) must be set up between the Application servers. C. Cognos 8 security must be selected on the Controller Server. D. A Custom Java Provider must be used to pass logon information. Answer: C

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IBM COG-205: Practice Exam QUESTION NO: 22 Which statement is true about the addition of multiple Controller databases for a single Controller installation? A. Controller is limited to a single Database. B. Follow the same steps that were followed when creating the first Controller Database. C. Cognos recommends a single database because users will get prompted to select a Controller Database at startup and this will confuse them. D. It is a load balancing strategy for large databases. Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 23 When configuring the Controller database, what should the installer do if the database is new and empty? A. Start the Controller service before configuring the database. B. Click the Run Steps before clicking Create DB. C. Click the Repair button before clicking Run Steps. D. Click the Create DB button before clicking Run Steps. Answer: D

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To successfully use Oracle as the Controller Content Store database, what must be Unicode? A. DBMS_LOCK Characters B. NLS_Database_Parameter C. NLS_CHARACTERSET D. LOCAL_LANGUAGE Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 25 The SQL Server login for the Controller database must be a member of which database role? A. DB_DDLAdmin B. DB_DataReader "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 8

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IBM COG-205: Practice Exam C. DB_DataWriter D. DB_Owner Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 26 When using SQL Server as the Controller database, what should the SQL Server Authentication Mode be set to? A. Off B. On C. SQL Server and Windows D. SQL Server Authentication Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 27 Which database is optional for Cognos 8 Controller? A. Controller Data Mart Database B. Controller Database C. Cognos 8 Content Store D. Metrics Store Database Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 28

Which Content Store database does not require additional database client components to be installed? A. SQL Server B. Oracle 10g C. Sybase D. DB2 Answer: A

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IBM COG-205: Practice Exam QUESTION NO: 29 What rights are needed to perform the installation of the Controller Excel Add-In on the client machines? A. Local Administrator Rights B. Domain Administrator Rights C. Power User Rights D. Remote User Rights Answer: A

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Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 31

Which Browser setting is required for accessing Cognos 8 and Controller? A. Allow Cookies B. Download signed ActiveX controls C. Allow anonymous logon D. Access data sources across domains Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 32 A user has both .Net1.1 and .Net2.0 installed on his machine and is unable to use the Controller Excel link. What could be done to resolve this issue? A. Upgrade client machine to .Net 3.0. "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 10

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A. Downloaded from Http://microsoft.com/downloads/Office/Excel_Addins/Details.aspx. B. Copied through the Controller Console. C. Remotely distributed via theRemote_Admin.Msi file, using distribution software like Patchlink or Active Directory. D. Copy theMsi file from the Client Distribution Server to accessible media and run it on the client machine.

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How can the Controller Client be manually installed on a client machine?

IBM COG-205: Practice Exam B. Delete and reinstall the Excel Add-In. C. Create a configuration file that specifies the correct version of .Net that Excel should use. D. Delete the user's CCR directory and re-launch the product in single user mode. Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 33 For the Controller product to successfully launch, which of the Controller Virtual Directories must be changed to a Redirect? A. Cognos8/Controller B. Cognos8/Controllerserver C. Cognos8/ControllerBin D. Cognos8/Help Answer: A

Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 35 Controller WSS is installed on a separate machine from the Cognos 8 components. In order to ensure that Controller works correctly with Cognos 8, what must be configured on the Cognos 8 Gateway? A. Controller Gateway URI B. Launch.Xml C. Cognos.cgi to CognosIsapi.dll D. The Http: to Https:

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A. /Cognos8 B. /Cognos8/Cgi-Bin C. /Cognos8/ControllerBin D. /Cognos8/ControllerProxyServer

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Which virtual directory is configured for Cognos 8 servers, but not for Controller Web Services server?

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IBM COG-205: Practice Exam Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 36 The Cognos8/Controllerhelp virtual directory points to which of the following locations? A. Webcontent B. Webcontent\Documentation C. Cognos8\help D. http://support.cognos.com/controllerhelp Answer: A

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Answer: D

QUESTION NO: 38

What is the Redirect location for the Controller virtual directory? A. /cognos8 B. /ControllerServer/bin C. /cognos8/controllerbin/ccr.exe D. Http://<ServerName>/Cognos8/ControllerHelp Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 39 What are the correct permissions for the Cognos8/Controllerbin virtual directory?

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A. Http:// B. /cognos8/ C. /cognosisapi.dll D. /cgi-bin/

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Which part of the default URL, http://localhost/cognos8/cgi-bin/cognos.cgi, must remain unaltered for Cognos 8 to function properly?

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IBM COG-205: Practice Exam A. Read B. Read and Execute C. Read and Run Scripts D. Read, Execute and Run Scripts Answer: C

QUESTION NO: 40 Which Web Service Extension must be set to Allowed for Controller to function? A. MDAC B. ASP.Net 2.0 C. WebDav D. Server Side Includes (SSI) Answer: B

Which statement is true when upgrading Controller 8.x to a later version? A. All application data will be erased. B. The older version of Controller must be uninstalled. C. The Application Database(s) must be empty. D. The COM+ Controller Application settings will remain intact. Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 42

What permission set is a valid option for the Controller_URL .Net Code Group? A. Full Trust B. SkipVerification C. Everything D. LocalIntranet Answer: A

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IBM COG-205: Practice Exam QUESTION NO: 43 When Configuring COM+, the Dedicated User Account (Service Account) must have which one of the following? A. An associatedfulltrust .Net Code Groups B. Administrative rights to the machine C. Membership to the Controller Users inCognos Connection D. DBO access to the Controller Database Answer: B

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Answer: B

QUESTION NO: 45

What will cause the Controller link to be missing in Cognos Connection? A. The Cognos Connection Integration Enabler was not installed on the Cognos 8 application server(s). B. The Client Distribution server is not running on the Controller server. C. The COM+ configuration is missing on the Controller server. D. The .Net Code Group has not been created. Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 46 Which URL can be used to verify that the Controller Web Services Server is running, regardless of Cognos 8 or .Net Framework setup? A. Http://<serverName>/Cognos8/ControllerServer/ccrws.asmx B. Http://<serverName>/Cognos8/ "Pass Any Exam. Any Time." - www.actualtests.com 14

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A. The ComDlg32.Ocx file is missing or not registered. B. The default website's ASP.Net version is incorrect. C. The Controller Database is off line. D. .Net Code Groups are not set toFullTrust.

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Which circumstance will generate the Cognos 8 Controller error - The URL is invalid?

IBM COG-205: Practice Exam C. Http://<serverName>:9300/cognos8/p2pd/servlet/dispatch D. Http://<serverName>/Cognos8/Controllerbin Answer: A

QUESTION NO: 47 What is one recommended method to maintain optimal speed of an Oracle-based Controller database? A. Regularly run the Performance Optimization Procedure thatCognos provides. B. Regularly compress Static Files. C. Regularly re-run the Run Steps command. D. Increase the flush percentage to 50% or greater. Answer: A

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