Question 1
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Data becomes _____ when it is presented in a context so that it can answer a question or support decision making.
Selected Answer: information
Answers:
information
knowledge
a database
a relational language
wisdom
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
In database terminology, a record represents:
Selected Answer: a single instance of whatever the table keeps track of.
Answers:
one or more keys that relate separate tables in a database.
a single instance of whatever the table keeps track of.
each category of data contained in a row.
a field or combination of fields used to uniquely identify a file.
a list of data, arranged in columns and rows.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Firms that collect and resell data are known as:
Selected Answer: data aggregators.
Answers:
data mongers.
data miners.
data aggregators.
knowledge consultancies.
data harvesters.
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
_____ refer to older information systems that are often incompatible with other systems, technologies, and ways of conducting business.
Selected Answer: Legacy systems
Answers:
Data aggregator systems
Transaction systems
Legacy systems
Loyalty card systems
Mnemonic systems
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Most transactional databases are not set up to be simultaneously accessed for reporting and analysis. As a consequence:
Selected Answer: data is not efficiently transformed into information.
Answers:
firms prefer to outsource data mining operations to third-party firms.
analysts no longer port data to data warehouses or data marts.
data is not efficiently transformed into information.
navigational databases are being preferred over transactional databases.
most firms incur additional expenditure to phase out legacy systems.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
_____ refer to databases focused on addressing the concerns of a specific problem or business unit.
Selected Answer: Data
1 out of 1 points
Data becomes _____ when it is presented in a context so that it can answer a question or support decision making.
Selected Answer: information
Answers:
information
knowledge
a database
a relational language
wisdom
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
In database terminology, a record represents:
Selected Answer: a single instance of whatever the table keeps track of.
Answers:
one or more keys that relate separate tables in a database.
a single instance of whatever the table keeps track of.
each category of data contained in a row.
a field or combination of fields used to uniquely identify a file.
a list of data, arranged in columns and rows.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Firms that collect and resell data are known as:
Selected Answer: data aggregators.
Answers:
data mongers.
data miners.
data aggregators.
knowledge consultancies.
data harvesters.
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
_____ refer to older information systems that are often incompatible with other systems, technologies, and ways of conducting business.
Selected Answer: Legacy systems
Answers:
Data aggregator systems
Transaction systems
Legacy systems
Loyalty card systems
Mnemonic systems
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Most transactional databases are not set up to be simultaneously accessed for reporting and analysis. As a consequence:
Selected Answer: data is not efficiently transformed into information.
Answers:
firms prefer to outsource data mining operations to third-party firms.
analysts no longer port data to data warehouses or data marts.
data is not efficiently transformed into information.
navigational databases are being preferred over transactional databases.
most firms incur additional expenditure to phase out legacy systems.
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
_____ refer to databases focused on addressing the concerns of a specific problem or business unit.
Selected Answer: Data