We have been given access to the company's operational data, and have been asked to produce a report. We discover that some of the data we need are in an SQL server database while other needed data are in a separate Oracle database. This is an example of ________ .
A. dirty data
B. inconsistent data
C. non-integrated data
D. a "wrong format" problem
Answer: Option C
A BI reporting system does not ________ .
A. create meaningful information
B. deliver information to users on a timely basis
C. use statistical procedures to predict future events
D. use disparate data sources
Which of the following are not done by Business Intelligence (BI) systems?
A. Analyze past and current activities only
B. Process and record transactions only
C. Both of the above are correct.
D. Neither of the above is correct.
Business Intelligence (BI) systems do not obtain their data by which of the following means?
A. Read and process data from an operational database
B. Process transactions
C. Process extracts from operational databases
D. Process data purchased from data vendors
The "curse of dimensionality" relates to which problem of using operational data for BI reporting?
A. Dirty data
B. Inconsistent data
C. Too much data
D. Non-integrated data
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