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Data Warehousing

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Second stage of building a data mart






2. Fourth stage of the data warehouse data architecture design process






3. Draws data from a data warehouse






4. A schema where dimensions may be connected to facts or to other dimensions






5. A query created by a BI user






6. Data about the data






7. A daily snapshot for each day of a set period






8. A tool that allows users to write queries without having to learn SQL






9. Draws data from operational or external systems






10. Issues to consider when deciding EDW architecture: 1. Which database management system (DBMS) should be used? (ex: Crash Data" MS SQL) 2. Will ______________________ be used? 3. Will data migration tools be used to load the data warehouse?4. What too






11. Allows multiple CPUs to process multiple queries simultaneously - providing scalability.






12. An alternative term for a data warehouse






13. Unlike independent data marts the marts are linked via middleware






14. The business applications






15. Data accessible to the whole data warehouse






16. A database table that maps (e.g.) manufacturing product IDs to sales product IDs






17. Tables containing summary records calculated from the main fact tables






18. Online Analytical Processing






19. A synonym for Business Intelligence






20. A logical design technique that presents data in a way that is optimised for high-performance access






21. These extend BI into automating and optimising processes






22. Splitting data tables into smaller tables for efficient access.






23. A group of related fact tables






24. Extract - Transform and Load






25. A schema where dimensions are only connected to facts






26. The level of detail required for a fact to be useful






27. A table containing foreign keys and values






28. Third stage of the data warehouse data architecture design process






29. A visual display of the most important information needed by a particular user






30. Used to support day-to-day operations






31. A summary record for a specific reporting period






32. Most famous data warehouse where a maintable infastructure includes a centralized data warehouse that serves for the needs of all organizational units (most favored 39 percent)






33. A single low-level fact representing a single business operation






34. Dimensions which are shared by two or more facts






35. All database architectural fall into one of these two categories: EDW or _________ (independent data marts - data mart bus architecture - hub and spoke architecture - centralized data warehouse - federated data warehouse)






36. A simplified form of a data warehouse supporting the work of a single line of business






37. A report created by an IT department user






38. The operational systems - data warehouse and data marts






39. Take data from a source system






40. A computer system used to support the day-to-day operations of an organisation






41. A system that allows people to access and analyse data for business management and performance improvement






42. Business applications - methods and tools that support the caputre and use of master data






43. First stage of building a data mart






44. Import data into a new database






45. Fourth stage of building a data mart






46. A group of conformed dimensions






47. Extract - Load and Transform






48. Requesting information about related facts






49. Look-up tables referred to by fact tables






50. simplest and least costly architecture developed to operate independently of each other - poor solution