BCOR 2205: Info Management Midterm
Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Information Management - Correct answer-application of management techniques
to collect information, communicate it within and outside the organization, and
process it to enable managers to make quicker and better decisions.
Machine Learning - Correct answer-the science of getting computers to act and
learn without being explicitly programmed
AI - Correct answer-artificial intelligence; a collection of machine learning
algorithms with a central unit deciding which of the ML algorithms need to kick in
at what times
what is data? - Correct answer-numbers, characters, images, etc; organized facts
that need to be processed; everything quantifiable; meaningless without human or
machine interpretation
raw data - Correct answer-the original data as it was collected; unprocessed
alphanumeric data - Correct answer-numbers, letters, and other characters
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,text data - Correct answer-sentences and paragraphs used in written
communication
image data - Correct answer-graphics, shapes, and pictures
audio data - Correct answer-human voice and other sounds
information - Correct answer-interpreted data; has context, meaning, is processed
B - Correct answer-data and information are the same
A - yes
B - no
analysis gap - Correct answer-the large gap between data businesses collect and the
information that decision makers require
small data - Correct answer-data that can reside in RAM or memory
medium data - Correct answer-data that can reside on a hard disk
big data - Correct answer-any data that cannot reside in a hard disk or in a single
system
the three V's - Correct answer-volume: data quantity, size
velocity: data speed, speed of change
variety: data types, sources
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,structured data - Correct answer-data that (1) are typically numeric or categorical;
(2) can be organized and formatted in a way that is easy for computers to read,
organize, and understand; and (3) can be inserted into a database in a seamless
fashion.
unstructured data - Correct answer-data does not exist in a fixed location and can
include text documents, PDFs, voice messages, emails
B - Correct answer-excel data would be considered
A - useful
B - structured
C - unstructured
D - it depends
data wharehouse - Correct answer-a logical collection of information - gathered
from many different operational databases - that supports business analysis
activities and decision-making tasks
clean data - Correct answer-authentic: data that has been validated, a single source
of truth, standardized data
reliable: easier for users to find the right records, users can focus on their job,
fewer customer mistakes
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, complete: reduces user frustrations and objections, users know what to input, helps
to close deals and close cases faster
dirty data - Correct answer-duplicate, incorrect, and/or missing - biggest problem
today
you must examine data, not knowing data is not clean = bad decisions
excel - Correct answer-CSV (common separated variable)
structured database - Correct answer-ER db, MS access, SAP, CRM
cloud based tools - Correct answer-Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure SQL
Database, Cloud SQL by Google, Oracle Database as a service, Hadoop
ERP - Correct answer-enterprise resource planning system
Hadoop - Correct answer-non-structured cloud based database
querying tools - Correct answer-easy to use software allowing users to get specific
information from a data base; released the power of the data warehouse to the
masses
reporting tools - Correct answer-often bundled with query tools; present query
output in meaningful, understandable formats
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Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Information Management - Correct answer-application of management techniques
to collect information, communicate it within and outside the organization, and
process it to enable managers to make quicker and better decisions.
Machine Learning - Correct answer-the science of getting computers to act and
learn without being explicitly programmed
AI - Correct answer-artificial intelligence; a collection of machine learning
algorithms with a central unit deciding which of the ML algorithms need to kick in
at what times
what is data? - Correct answer-numbers, characters, images, etc; organized facts
that need to be processed; everything quantifiable; meaningless without human or
machine interpretation
raw data - Correct answer-the original data as it was collected; unprocessed
alphanumeric data - Correct answer-numbers, letters, and other characters
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,text data - Correct answer-sentences and paragraphs used in written
communication
image data - Correct answer-graphics, shapes, and pictures
audio data - Correct answer-human voice and other sounds
information - Correct answer-interpreted data; has context, meaning, is processed
B - Correct answer-data and information are the same
A - yes
B - no
analysis gap - Correct answer-the large gap between data businesses collect and the
information that decision makers require
small data - Correct answer-data that can reside in RAM or memory
medium data - Correct answer-data that can reside on a hard disk
big data - Correct answer-any data that cannot reside in a hard disk or in a single
system
the three V's - Correct answer-volume: data quantity, size
velocity: data speed, speed of change
variety: data types, sources
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,structured data - Correct answer-data that (1) are typically numeric or categorical;
(2) can be organized and formatted in a way that is easy for computers to read,
organize, and understand; and (3) can be inserted into a database in a seamless
fashion.
unstructured data - Correct answer-data does not exist in a fixed location and can
include text documents, PDFs, voice messages, emails
B - Correct answer-excel data would be considered
A - useful
B - structured
C - unstructured
D - it depends
data wharehouse - Correct answer-a logical collection of information - gathered
from many different operational databases - that supports business analysis
activities and decision-making tasks
clean data - Correct answer-authentic: data that has been validated, a single source
of truth, standardized data
reliable: easier for users to find the right records, users can focus on their job,
fewer customer mistakes
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, complete: reduces user frustrations and objections, users know what to input, helps
to close deals and close cases faster
dirty data - Correct answer-duplicate, incorrect, and/or missing - biggest problem
today
you must examine data, not knowing data is not clean = bad decisions
excel - Correct answer-CSV (common separated variable)
structured database - Correct answer-ER db, MS access, SAP, CRM
cloud based tools - Correct answer-Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure SQL
Database, Cloud SQL by Google, Oracle Database as a service, Hadoop
ERP - Correct answer-enterprise resource planning system
Hadoop - Correct answer-non-structured cloud based database
querying tools - Correct answer-easy to use software allowing users to get specific
information from a data base; released the power of the data warehouse to the
masses
reporting tools - Correct answer-often bundled with query tools; present query
output in meaningful, understandable formats
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