1.

What is/are the primary consideration(s) when deciding whether or not to include a derived data element in the physical warehouse design?

a. b. c. d. e. 2. a. b. c. d. e. 3. a. b. c. d. e. 4. a. b. c. d. e. 5. a. b. c. d. e. 6. a. b. c. d. e. f. 7. a.

Must not include any derived data element. Disk utilization, computer costs, and expected frequency of access to the derived data element. Must include all derived data elements that are in the data model. The algorithm used to calculate the derived data element. Must include any derived data elements that the business analysts want. Business analysts can create their own Web pages using the browser and the data in the Data Warehouse or Data Marts. Anyone with a PC and modem can access the organization's data. Web browsers are very stable and mature products. Deployment of web-based front-ends require minimal changes to the client machine and reduces administration requirements. The development of the PC application does not require a professional programmer.

Which of the following is an advantage of using a Web browser to access warehouse data?

Which of the following is NOT considered a reason for organizations to use their data for a competitive advantage? Customers are better informed and have more choices. Movement towards a world economy. Government programs. New competitors. Competitors who are already using their data as a competitive weapon. A 'view' of the Data Warehouse database created in the Database Management System. Data extracted from the source systems. Data from third parties. Data extracted from the Data Warehouse databases. The operational databases. Managed query access give users more ways of getting the data they need. Ad-hoc query access requirements are easier to anticipate. Managed query response times are easier to optimize. Ad-hoc access provides users more flexibility when retrieving data. Managed query access is more frequently implemented.

What should be the primary source of data for a Data Mart?

How does Ad-hoc Access differ from Managed Query Access?

Data warehouses or data marts allow organizations to define 'alert' conditions -- an alert is raised when something noteworthy has taken place. For implementing a facility of 'alerts', what is the advantage of using a WEB interface over a client/server approach? 'Alerts' can be directed only to the requestor of the 'alert'. Access to the 'alert' data can be tightly controlled. Access to the 'Alert' report is possible through a highly accessible means already available within the organization. As long as the appropriate individual can access the 'alert', how it is implemented does not present an advantage. The selection criteria used in determining when an 'alert' needs to be issued is easier to implement using a WEB browser. Business Rules associated with the entities, entity relationships, and the data elements.

Which of the following is NOT found in an Entity Relationship Model?

b. c. d. e. 8. a. b. c. d. e. 9. a. b. c. d. e.

Fact and Dimension Tables A definition for each Entity and Data Element. Entity Relationship Diagram Entity and Data Element Names As often as dictated by user requirements. Whenever the production environment provides a batch window to perform the updates. Whenever data are updated in the operational systems. Monthly. Weekly. A set of databases that support reporting from an application system. A set of databases that provide integrated operations data to serve the organization's day-to-day activities. A set of databases to provide operational data for a single department. A set of databases that support OLAP. A set of databases that serve as a 'staging' area to facilitate consolidating data from several, distributed-source systems.

Ideally, when should a Data Warehouse's databases be updated?

What is an Operational Data Store?

10. Profitability a. b. c. d. e.

Analysis is one of the most common applications of data warehousing. Why is Profitability Analysis in data warehousing more difficult than usually expected? Expense data is often tracked at a higher level of detail than revenue data. Revenue data cannot be tracked accurately. Transaction grain data is required to properly compute profitability figures. Almost every manager in an organization wants to get profitability reports. Revenue data is difficult to collect and organize.

11. Which of the following statements correctly describe a Dimension table in Dimensional Modeling? a. Dimension tables are typically larger than fact tables. b. Dimension tables usually have fewer fields than fact tables. c. Dimension tables contain fields that describe the facts. d. Dimension tables do not need system-generated keys. e. Dimension tables do not contain numeric fields. 12. When a physical database design contains summary data, what must the database designer always
ensure?

a. b. c. d.

Non-numeric (non-summary) data elements should not be placed in a summary table. The appropriate business rule(s) describing how the data will be summarized is in place. The detail data used to create the summary data is kept in case the Data Warehouse database needs to be reloaded. The level of detail lost by summarization will not affect the business analysts' use of the data.

e. Each table with summary data has a 'from' and 'to' date. 13. What is an operational system? a. An application system that supports the organization's day-to-day activities. b. An application system that supports the planning and forecasting within the organization. c. An application system that tracks and manages the financial assets of the organization. d. An application system that supports the creation of product(s) that the organization
markets.

e.

An application system that supports the organization's decision-making.

14. What does the term 'Ad-hoc Analysis' mean? a. Business analysts access the Data Warehouse data infrequently. b. Business analysts do not know data requirements prior to beginning work. c. Business analysts use sampling techniques. d. Business analysts access the Data Warehouse data from different locations. e. Business analysts use a subset of the data for analysis. 15. What are the characteristics of a good candidate for a Web application? a. Any application intended to be used by executive management. b. One that provides data in multiple formats and that requires a low level of
processing to a large number of users.

c. d. e.

Any application providing access to a Data Warehouse, Data Mart, or Operational Data Store. One that requires intensive processing and provides data in a few formats to a large number of users. One that provides data in multiple formats to a small group of business analysts and management.

16. What does the term 'Managed Query' mean? a. Business analysts request and view their reports on-line or on their PCs. b. When business analysts want a report, they contact a special group in IT who will produce
the report for them.

c. d. e.

Business analysts request reports on-line which are sent to them later. Business analysts receive a set of summary reports with detail reports for drill down. Business analysts have access to a predefined set of queries whose selection criteria they can modify.

17. What is the primary responsibility of the 'project sponsor' during a Data Warehouse project? a. To communicate project status to higher management and the board of directors. b. To manage the day-to-day project activity. c. To review and approve all decisions concerning the project. d. To approve and monitor the project budget. e. To ensure cooperation and support from all 'involved' departments. 18. What is Data Mining? a. A class of tools that support the manual process of identifying patterns in large databases. b. The capability to drill down into an organization's data once a question has been raised. c. The setting up of queries to alert management when certain criteria are met. d. The automated process of discovering patterns and relationships in an
organization's data.

e.

The process of performing trend analysis on the financial data of an organization.

19. Which of the following is NOT done as part of a 'star join'? a. Retrieve the appropriate table entries from the fact table(s). b. Check the bit map index to identify the fact table. c. Retrieve the 'description' attributes from the dimension tables. d. Search the dimension tables to create a list of fact table(s) entries. e. Perform 'group by' or 'ordered by' processing in the query. 20. Which of the following is a disadvantage of a 'top-down', multi-phase implementation approach? a. Business users will want more data in the Data Warehouse and Data Marts once they start
using them.

b. c.

It takes more effort to obtain data that crosses departments or applications. Data integration suffers if the components of the Data Warehouse or Data Mart environment deviate from the architecture.

d. e.

The Data Warehouse project leadership needs to manage and coordinate multiple development teams. The project will have to be constantly justified to management due to the length of the Data Warehouse development.

21. Profitability a. b. c. d. e.

Analysis is one of the most common applications of data warehousing. Why is Profitability Analysis in data warehousing more difficult than usually expected? Almost every manager in an organization wants to get profitability reports. Expense data is often tracked at a higher level of detail than revenue data. Transaction grain data is required to properly compute profitability figures. Revenue data cannot be tracked accurately. Revenue data is difficult to collect and organize.

22. In a Data Mart Only architecture, what will the Data Mart Development Team(s) encounter? a. It is easy to develop the data extraction system due to the use of the warehouse as a
single data source.

b. c. d. e.

Issues such as inconsistent definitions and dirty data in extracting data from multiple source systems will be addressed several times. There is little or no minimal data redundancy across all of the Data Mart databases. There is ease in consolidating the Data Marts to create a Data Warehouse. Database design will be easier than expected because Data Mart databases support only a single user.

23. To be successful with an ad-hoc query tool, the Business Analyst must be knowledgeable in which
of the following?

a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e.

Database Management System syntax Structured Query Language Meta Data Language Corporation's decision-making process Business Rules for the business processes

24. What is typically discovered when historical data are first extracted from legacy systems for initial
loading into the Data Warehouse? Undocumented changes in the content, usage, and structure of the historical data. Flaws in the extraction program code. Extraction run times are shorter than expected. The need for additional data sources. Flaws in the warehouse database design.

25. What can an organization expect from its Data Mining effort? a. Greater understanding of its partners. b. Opportunities to downsize. c. Data to justify its actions to regulators. d. Greater understanding of its competitors. e. New business opportunities 26. The data cleansing effort can be reduced if an organization has what kind of process in place prior
to attempting a Data Warehouse/Data Mart effort?

a. b. c. d. e.

Analyst Computing Support process Application Administration process Data Quality process Database Administration process Data Analysis process

27. What is an intangible benefit of implementing a Data Warehouse or Data Mart? a. Technical knowledge among executives increase as they use the computer.

b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e.

The organization becomes 'state of the art.' The morale of the organization's knowledge workers improves. Decision-making within the organization improves. Executives receive new software and tools.

28. When attempting to determine the size of the hardware needed to support the Data Warehouse
environment, which of the following would be considered a business requirement? To create Data Mart databases from the Data Warehouse databases. To support data mining. To connect to the Web. Specific query response time requirements. To support use of OLAP tool(s).

29. What advantage does a high degree of storage scalability provide? a. Additional storage can be added to the Data Warehouse without requiring an unload and
reload of the databases.

b. c. d. e. 30. The
* * * * *

Increased performance of the I/O subsystem as well as additional protection for keeping the Data Warehouse databases available for use. Facilitates the movement of the Data Warehouse databases when the storage is swapped out as part of a change in processor. The Data Warehouse databases can be moved to new types of storage devices with little or no down time. The Data Warehouse databases can be easily moved from an SMP environment to an MPP environment.

following are the characteristics of an Operation Data Store (ODS): Subject-Oriented Integrated Volatile Current Valued Contains only corporate detailed data

31. What is meant by 'Current Valued'? a. ODS data can be several weeks old, but are still more current than data in the Data
Warehouse or Data Mart.

b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d.

ODS data reflect all data at a point in time. ODS data reflect the most current code structures used in the organization and industry. ODS data contain the detailed transactions in the source systems. ODS data are almost as current as the data in the source systems.

32. When implementing an application to extract and collect data for an Operational Data Store, which
of the following techniques could be used? Create extracts from the OLTP databases while the OLTP systems are on-line. Use the database management system change logs to identify changes that need to be included in the Operational Data Store database. Purchase a package that maintains an Operational Data Store for the set of OLTP application systems installed in the organization. Modify the batch programs in the OLTP systems to identify and capture Operational Data Store data.

e. Create extracts in the batch cycle of each operational system. 33. Which of the following classes of corporations can gain the most insights from their legacy data? a. A corporation that is constantly introducing new and different products and
services.

b. c. d.

A corporation that has existed for a long time. A corporation that offers new products and services. A corporation that wants to determine the attitude of its customers towards the corporation.

e.

A new corporation.

34. What is the difference between a Data Warehouse or Data Mart and an Operational Data Store? a. An Operational Data Store contains more current data than either a Data
Warehouse or a Data Mart.

b. c. d. e.

An Operational Data Store and a Data Warehouse or Data Mart track different subject areas in the organization. An Operational Data Store is a 'copy' of the Data Warehouse or Data Mart. The Operational Data Store tends to be larger than the Data Warehouse or Data Mart. There is no difference.

35. What does the term 'Ad-hoc Analysis' mean? a. Business analysts use a subset of the data for analysis. b. Business analysts do not know data requirements prior to beginning work. c. Business analysts use sampling techniques. d. Business analysts access the Data Warehouse data infrequently. e. Business analysts access the Data Warehouse data from different locations. 36. How are dimensions in a Multi-Dimensional Database related? a. Hierarchically. b. Through foreign keys. c. Through a hierchy and foreign keys. d. Through a network. e. Through an inverse list. 37. Why is implementing a data warehouse in an organization with end-user computing potentially
more difficult than implementing a data warehouse in an organization that has no end user computing?

a. b. c. d. e.

There are no problems since the Business analysts will eagerly embrace the Data Warehouse. Business analysts and management will be concerned about the accuracy of the data in the Data Warehouse. Management does not want their staff to become programmers. The data warehouse will need to address any existing reporting done against the operational data. Business analysts are more technically knowledgeable.

38. When should errors in the legacy system data be corrected? a. After the data is extracted, but before it is loaded into the Data Warehouse or Data Mart
databases.

b. c. d. e.

When the data are loaded into the Data Warehouse or Data Mart databases. After the data are in the Data Warehouse or Data Mart databases. When the data are extracted from the legacy systems. Before the data are extracted from the legacy systems.

39. Which of the following is NOT a type of process typically done by an OLAP tool? a. "What If" analysis. b. Time series analysis. c. "Slicing & Dicing" of the data with drill down when something interesting is found. d. Creation of reports based on selection criteria for viewing on-line. e. Creation of large, detailed transaction level reports. 40. What is an Operational Data Store? a. A set of databases that support reporting from an application system. b. A set of databases that provide integrated operations data to serve the
organization's day-to-day activities.

c. d. e.

A set of databases to provide operational data for a single department. A set of databases that support OLAP. A set of databases that serve as a 'staging' area to facilitate consolidating data from several, distributed-source systems.

41. In an architecture where 'atomic' data are maintained in the Data Warehouse and used to create
the Data Marts, what is the best implementation for the Data Warehouse databases?

a. b. c. d. e.

Object Database Management System Hierarchical Database Management System Any Database Management System is acceptable. Relational Database Management System Multi-Dimensional Database Management System

42. What is Data Mining? a. The automated process of discovering patterns and relationships in an
organization's data.

b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e.

The capability to drill down into an organization's data once a question has been raised. The process of performing trend analysis on the financial data of an organization. The setting up of queries to alert management when certain criteria are met. A class of tools that support the manual process of identifying patterns in large databases.

43. Which of the following would NOT be considered a recurring cost of either Data Warehouse User
Support or Data Warehouse Administration? Security Administration Creation of New Data Marts Database Management System Software Selection Capacity Planning Data Archiving

44. What does implementing a Data Warehouse or Data Mart help reduce? a. The data gathering effort for data analysis. b. Hardware costs. c. User requests for custom reports. d. Costs when management downsizes the organization. e. All of the above. 45. For which of the following would the query performance of a Data Warehouse be of LEAST concern? a. The data warehouse is accessible by a large number of business analysts. b. The data warehouse is used as the datastore of an Executive Information System used by
the top executives in the organization.

c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e.

The data warehouse resides on a large mainframe computer. The data warehouse is used as the source of data to create Data Marts. The data warehouse is used for data mining.

46. In a Data Warehouse architecture that incorporates both Data Warehouse and Data Marts, which of
the following processes is NOT part of the on-going operation of the Data Warehouse environment? Load the data extracted from the source systems into the Data Warehouse databases. Create Data Mart databases by extracting data from the Data Warehouse databases and loading the data into the appropriate Data Mart databases. Identify data fields in the source systems for extraction. Extract business data from the source systems. Provide tools, Meta Data, and support to the business analysts as they access the data in the Data Warehouse and Data Marts.

47. What are the characteristics of a good candidate for a Web application?

a. b. c. d. e.

Any application providing access to a Data Warehouse, Data Mart, or Operational Data Store. One that requires intensive processing and provides data in a few formats to a large number of users. One that provides data in multiple formats to a small group of business analysts and management. Any application intended to be used by executive management. One that provides data in multiple formats and that requires a low level of processing to a large number of users.

48. What is the primary characteristic of a 'parallel' implementation approach for a data architecture
containing both a Data Warehouse and multiple Data Marts?

a. b. c. d. e.

Based on an enterprise data model, the implementation of the Data Warehouse and the Data Marts proceed at the same time. Data Mart implementation is controlled totally by the department for which the Data Mart is being created. Data Mart implementation is independent of the Data Warehouse implementation activity and is done within the same timeframe. Data requirements are captured from executives and business analysts at the same time. Funding for this type of implementation is very complicated and requires a experienced project manager and a group of educated executives.

49. Which of the following statements is true of a distributed data warehouse architecture? a. A distributed data warehouse architecture is a proven approach to architecting a
warehouse.

b. c. d. e.

A distributed data warehouse architecture is not very different from a data-mart only architecture A distributed data warehouse architecture should not be used for very large data warehouses. A distributed data warehouse architecture is more difficult to administer than a data-mart only architecture It is more difficult to ensure data consistency with a distributed data warehouse architecture than with a data-mart only architecture

50. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of the creation of independent Data Marts? a. Potentially different answers to a single business question if the question is asked of more
than one Data Mart.

b. c. d. e. 51. A

Increased costs of hardware as the databases in the Data Marts grow. Increase in data redundancy due to duplication of data between the Data Marts. Creation of multiple application systems that have duplicate processing due to the duplication of data between the Data Marts. Consistent definitions of the data in the Data Marts.

Data Warehouse architecture should address the following three areas: * Data Architecture * System or Application Architecture * Technology Architecture Which of the following would NOT be found in the initial system architecture for a Data Warehouse project?

a. b. c. d. e.

A description of systems that load and maintain the data in the Data Warehouse. The name and description of systems that a third party will maintain or develop. The name and description of the tools used for development. The relationships between the extraction, transformation, and loading systems. A description of systems that extract and transform data from the source systems.

52. What factor heavily influences data warehouse size estimates? a. The number of customers an organization has

b. c. d. e.
a.

The number of expected data warehouse users The size of the source system schemas The record size of the source tables The design of the warehouse schemas

53. When is it appropriate to 'denormalize' a relational database design for a Data Warehouse
database?

When the analysis requirements are understood.

Any time. When memory is low. When the database design is no longer expected to change. When disk space is low.

b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e.

54. Which one of the following is an example of a situation where a Business Analyst would want to
update a database from an OLAP tool? To quickly create aggregates that are unique to a specific Business Analyst. To add data elements to the database that do not exist in the source systems. To create a new application for their work group. To correct data from the source systems. To store allocation percentages created with the tool for future analysis.

55. What is an appropriate guideline for dividing a large data warehouse initiative into several distinct
phases or projects? Each phase must provide usable data to the Business Analysts. Each phase can be completed in 3 months. Management determines the scope of each phase. Each phase must provide a tool to the Business Analysts. Each phase must deliver an application system

56. What does the term 'Ad-hoc Analysis' mean? a. Business analysts do not know data requirements prior to beginning work. b. Business analysts use a subset of the data for analysis. c. Business analysts access the Data Warehouse data from different locations. d. Business analysts access the Data Warehouse data infrequently. e. Business analysts use sampling techniques. 57. What can be done to provide some form of integration of Data Marts in a Data-Mart-only
architecture?

a. b. c. d. e.

Create an integrated data model which would drive the building of the individual Data Marts. Allow data for a specific subject to be loaded into only one Data Mart. Set up a committee to address conflicts in definitions as they come up in the Data Mart implementations. Have the same development group build all Data Marts. Implement a strong Data Administration function to manually control data element definitions in the many Data Marts.

58. What characteristics of the source data for the Data Warehouse and Data Mart most strongly
affects the effort required on the warehouse project?

a. b. c. d. e.

The age of the legacy system. The operating system used by each legacy system. The number, types, and locations of the legacy systems. The volume of data to be extracted from each legacy system. The database management system used to store data in the legacy system.

59. Prior to determining the appropriate data extraction tool, what needs to be in place?

a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e.

Data Architecture Warehouse Database Design Strategic Information Plan Warehouse Project Team System Architecture

60. Which of the following could create an accurate 'benchmark' to monitor performance of existing
hardware/software and to evaluate new hardware/software? Use demo queries provided by the hardware and software vendors, then adjust the numbers to represent the organization's unique set-up. Use existing benchmark data from outside of the organization, and then adjust the numbers to factor in the organization's unique set-up. Use a set of queries developed by the Data Warehouse development team against a sample database, and then adjust the results for the difference in database size. Use a set of queries designed by IT to determine the performance capabilities of the hardware and software combination. Use real queries from the business analysts in a realistic mix of queries against a full-scale database.

61. What is the primary responsibility of the 'project sponsor' during a Data Warehouse project? a. To review and approve all decisions concerning the project. b. To manage the day-to-day project activity. c. To communicate project status to higher management and the board of directors. d. To approve and monitor the project budget. e. To ensure cooperation and support from all 'involved' departments 62. What class of products can be used to provide a PC user access to a Data Warehouse that resides
on a mainframe?

a. b. c. d. e.

Network Traffic Management Middleware TCP/IP database management system ODBC

63. Which of the following is a business benefit of a Data Warehouse? a. Reduction in Government interference. b. Ability to identify historical trends. c. Improves morale of the business analysts. d. Decision makers will be able to make more decisions each day. e. Customers are happier.