IFSM 300 QUIZ 2 UMGC EXAM SOLUTION
Match each example with the data quality characteristic it represents - Validity - Phone
number contains 10 digits.
Accuracy- Correct Employee
Identification Number.
Timeless - Total sales for 3rd quarter of fiscal year.
Consistency- Salary information is presented in U. S. dollars and cents.
Which of the following is the process of analyzing data to find previously unknown
trends, patterns, and associations in order to make decisions? - Data mining.
Which of the following is the process of formalizing the capturing, indexing, and storing
of the company's knowledge in order to benefit from the experiences and insights that
the company has captured during its existence? - Knowledge management.
True or false: The IT staff is ultimately responsible for interpreting and applying
information provided by information systems. - False
At which level of the organization might this decision example most likely be made? -
Strategic- Decide to expand organization globally
Strategic- Decide to pursue additional business opportunities
Managerial-Decide to increase recruiting efforts for key positions.
Operational-Decide to schedule more employees for the evening shift.
Which of the following are true of a data warehouse? (select all that apply) - A)
The data is time-stamped for comparison over time.
C)
The data is standardized.
D)
It is a database.
True or false: For simple uses, a spreadsheet can substitute for a database quite well. -
True
True or false: A relational database is one in which every data item is related to every
other data item. - False
Match each example with the data quality characteristic it represents - Validity - Phone
number contains 10 digits.
Accuracy- Correct Employee
Identification Number.
Timeless - Total sales for 3rd quarter of fiscal year.
Consistency- Salary information is presented in U. S. dollars and cents.
Which of the following is the process of analyzing data to find previously unknown
trends, patterns, and associations in order to make decisions? - Data mining.
Which of the following is the process of formalizing the capturing, indexing, and storing
of the company's knowledge in order to benefit from the experiences and insights that
the company has captured during its existence? - Knowledge management.
True or false: The IT staff is ultimately responsible for interpreting and applying
information provided by information systems. - False
At which level of the organization might this decision example most likely be made? -
Strategic- Decide to expand organization globally
Strategic- Decide to pursue additional business opportunities
Managerial-Decide to increase recruiting efforts for key positions.
Operational-Decide to schedule more employees for the evening shift.
Which of the following are true of a data warehouse? (select all that apply) - A)
The data is time-stamped for comparison over time.
C)
The data is standardized.
D)
It is a database.
True or false: For simple uses, a spreadsheet can substitute for a database quite well. -
True
True or false: A relational database is one in which every data item is related to every
other data item. - False
