1. A collection of related data elements.

Record (= row)

2. Reveals the relationship between variables along with the nature and frequency of the relationships.

Associated detection

3. The common term for the representation of multidimensional information.

Cube

4. Contains a subset of data warehouse information.

Data mart

5. The process of analyzing data to extract information not offered by the raw data alone.

Data mining

Matching questions

1. Relational integrity constraints

E. Rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based constraints. e.g. not allowing someone
to order zero pounds of raw materials from a supplier

2. Extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL)

A. A process that extracts information from internal and external databases, transforms it using a
common set of enterprise definitions, and loads it into a data warehouse.

3. Advantages of relational databases

D. Increased flexibility, increased scalability and performance, reduced data redundancy, increased
information integrity, increased information security

4. Transactional information

C. All of the information contained within a single business process or unit of work. Its primary
purpose is to support daily operational tasks. e.g. airline ticket, sales receipt, packing slip

5. Information cleansing/scrubbing

B. A process that weeds out and fixes or discards inconsistent, incorrect, or incomplete information.
Specialized software tools exist that use sophisticated procedures to analyze standardize, correct,
match, and consolidate data warehouse information
Multiple choice questions

1. Occurs when the same data element has different values.

 Data inconsistency
 Data dictionary
 Integrity constraints
 Data quality audits

2. Document, presentation, spreadsheet, database

 1. Information integrity
 2. Information formats
 3. Information granularities
 4. Information levels

3. Stores information is the form of logically related two-dimensional tables.

 1. Statistical analysis
 2. Relational integrity constraints
 3. Information granularity
 4. Relational database model

4. Deals with the physical storage of information on a storage device.

 Relational database model

 Data quality audits
 Physical view of information
 Logical view of information

5. Logical data structures that detail the relationships among data elements using graphics or pictures.

 Metadata
 Data models
 Data mart
 Data warehouse

True/False questions

1. Analyzes unstructured data to find trends and patterns in words and sentences. → Text mining

True

2. Provides details about data. e.g. metadata for an image could include its size, resolution, and date

created. → Database

False
It should be → Metadata

3. Analyzing items as websites and checkout scanner information to detect customers' buying behavior
and predict future behavior by identifying affinities among customers' choices of products and services.
→ Market basket analysis

True

4. Occur when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data. → Data dictionary

False

It should be → Data integrity issues

5. Determine the accuracy and completeness of a company's data. → Data dictionary

False

It should be → Data quality audits

1. Rules that help ensure the quality of information.

Integrity constraints

2. A tool helps users graphically design the answer to a question against a database.

Query-by-example (QBE)

3. Stores information about a person, place, thing, transaction, or event. Each one of them

is stored in a different two-dimensional table (with rows and columns).

Entity (= table)

4. Individual, department, enterprise

Information levels

5. Determine the accuracy and completeness of a company's data.

Data quality audits

Matching questions
1. Data mining

C. The process of analyzing data to extract information not offered by the raw data alone.

2. Data element/field

D. The smallest or basic unit of information.

3. Data models

E. Logical data structures that detail the relationships among data elements using graphics or pictures.

4. Database

B. Maintains information about various types of objects (inventory), events (transactions), people
(employees), and places (warehouses).

5. Data mart

A. Contains a subset of data warehouse information.

Multiple choice questions

1. The extent of detail within the information (fine and detailed or coarse and abstract).

1. Information granularities

2. Information formats

3. Information granularity

4. Information integrity

2. Enforce business rules vital to an organization's success and often require more insight and
knowledge than relational integrity constraints. e.g. no product returns are accepted after 15 days past
delivery in case of fresh produce suppliers (chance of spoilage of the produce)

1. Extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL)

2. Business-critical integrity constraints

3. Information cleansing/scrubbing

4. Market basket analysis

3. Provides details about data. e.g. metadata for an image could include its size, resolution, and date
created.

1. Database

2. Metadata

3. Web mining

4. Forecasting

4. The overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of company data.

1. Data dictionary
2. Data governance

4. Data-driven website

5. An interactive website kept constantly updated and relevant to the needs of its customers using a
database.

1. Data mining tools

2. Data-driven website

3. Data governance

4. Associated detection

True/False questions

1. Increased flexibility, increased scalability and performance, reduced data redundancy, increased
information integrity, increased information security → Relational integrity constraints

False

It should be → Advantages of relational databases

2. Use a variety of techniques to find patterns and relationships in large volumes of information that
predict future behavior and guide decision making. → Data-driven website

False

It should be → Data mining tools

3. A collection of related data elements. → Record (= row)

True

4. Document, presentation, spreadsheet, database → Information integrity

False

It should be → Information formats

5. Creates, reads, updates, and deletes data in a database while controlling access and security. e.g.
Microsoft Access, Oracle → Relational integrity constraints

False

It should be → Database Management System (DBMS)

1. Rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based constraints. e.g. not allowing someone
to order zero pounds of raw materials from a supplier

Relational integrity constraints

2. Creates, reads, updates, and deletes data in a database while controlling access and security. e.g.
Microsoft Access, Oracle

Database Management System (DBMS)

3. Analyzing items as websites and checkout scanner information to detect customers' buying behavior
and predict future behavior by identifying affinities among customers' choices of products and services.

Market basket analysis

4. The overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of company data.

Data governance

5. Reveals the relationship between variables along with the nature and frequency of the relationships.

Associated detection

Matching questions
1. Information integrity

A. A measure of the quality of information.

2. Information cleansing/scrubbing

E. A process that weeds out and fixes or discards inconsistent, incorrect, or incomplete information.
Specialized software tools exist that use sophisticated procedures to analyze standardize, correct,
match, and consolidate data warehouse information.

3. Data quality audits

D. Determine the accuracy and completeness of a company's data.

4. Information formats

C. Document, presentation, spreadsheet, database

5. Data inconsistency

B. Occurs when the same data element has different values.

Multiple choice questions
1. Completeness, consistency, accuracy, timeliness, uniqueness

1. Attributes (=columns or fields)

2. Time series information

3. Relational database model

4. Common characteristics of high-quality information

2. Stores information is the form of logically related two-dimensional tables.

1. Relational integrity constraints

2. Information granularity

3. Relational database model

4. Statistical analysis

3. The extent of detail within the information (fine and detailed or coarse and abstract).
1. Information granularities

2. Information integrity

3. Information granularity

4. Information formats

4. A tool helps users graphically design the answer to a question against a database.
1. Query-by-example (QBE)

2. Structured query language (SQL)

3. Associated detection

4. Data-driven website

5. Contains a subset of data warehouse information.

1. Data dictionary

2. Data mart

3. Database

4. Data element/field
True/False questions
1. Its primary purpose is to support the performing of managerial analysis tasks. It is useful when making

important decisions such as whether the organization should build a new manufacturing plant or hire
additional sales personnel. e.g. product statistics, sales projections, future growth, trends → Analytical
information

True

2. A field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given record in a table. Primary keys are a critical
piece of a relational database because they provide a way of distinguishing each record in a table. →
Entity (= table)

False

It should be → Primary key

3. Analyzes unstructured data to find trends and patterns in words and sentences. → Text mining

True

4. Occur when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data. → Data quality audits

False

It should be → Data integrity issues

5. Enforce business rules vital to an organization's success and often require more insight and
knowledge than relational integrity constraints. e.g. no product returns are accepted after 15 days past
delivery in case of fresh produce suppliers (chance of spoilage of the produce) → Information
cleansing/scrubbing

False

It should be → Business-critical integrity constraints