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Data Warehousing

Subject : it-skills
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1. Fourth stage of the data warehouse data architecture design process






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






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






4. Import data into a new database






5. First stage of the data warehouse data architecture design process






6. The business applications






7. Third stage of building a data mart






8. Online Analytical Processing






9. Draws data from a data warehouse






10. Draws data from operational or external systems






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






12. An operational system that provides data for a business information system






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






14. A schema where dimensions are only connected to facts






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






16. Requesting information about related facts






17. 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






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






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






20. A group of related fact tables






21. A summary record for a specific reporting period






22. First stage of building a data mart






23. Used to support day-to-day operations






24. Take data from a source system






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






26. Second stage of building a data mart






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






28. Fourth stage of building a data mart






29. These extend BI into automating and optimising processes






30. Make changes to data so that it is compatible with a new database






31. Dimensions which are shared by two or more facts






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






33. Look-up tables referred to by fact tables






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






35. Extract - Transform and Load






36. 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)






37. A query created by a BI user






38. A group of conformed dimensions






39. 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)






40. Extract - Load and Transform






41. The operational systems - data warehouse and data marts






42. A report created by an IT department user






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. A synonym for Business Intelligence






50. Data about the data