BCOR 2205 Final Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
Which category of analytics will knowledge workers use to perform their jobs? -
Correct answer-All answers are correct:
-Descriptive analytics techniques that describe past performance and history.
-Predictive analytics techniques extract information from data and use it to predict
future trends and identify behavioral patterns.
-Prescriptive analytics techniques that create models indicating the best decision to
make or course of action to take.
Which of the following refers to applications and technologies that are used to
gather, provide access to, and analyze data and information to support decision-
making efforts? - Correct answer-Business intelligence
Data - Correct answer-Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or
object
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,Order date
Amount sold
Customer number
Quantity ordered
Information - Correct answer-Data converted into a meaningful and useful context
Worst-selling product
Best-selling product
Best customer
Business Intelligence - Correct answer-Information collected from multiple sources
that analyze patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making
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,Lowest sales per week compared with interest rates
Best-selling product by month compared to sports season wins
Knowledge - Correct answer-The skills, experience, and expertise, coupled with
information and intelligence, that creates a person's intellectual resources
Choosing not to fire a sales representative who is underperforming knowing that
person is experiencing family problems
Creating daily specials based on items that are about to expire first
Internet of Things (IoT) - Correct answer-A world where interconnected internet-
enabled devices or "things" have the ability to collect and share data without
human intervention
Machine-to-machine (M2M) - Correct answer-Refers to devices that connect
directly to other devices
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, Unstructured data - Correct answer-Not defined and does not follow a specified
format and is typically free-form text such as emails, Twitter, and text messages
Machine-generated data - Correct answer-Data created by a machine without
human intervention
Machine-generated unstructured data - Correct answer-Includes satellite images,
scientific atmosphere data, and radar data
Human-generated unstructured data - Correct answer-Includes text messages,
social media data, and emails
Structured data - Correct answer-A defined length, type, and format and includes
numbers, dates, or strings such as Customer Address
Human-generated data - Correct answer-Data that humans, in interaction with
computers, generate
Variety - Correct answer-Different forms of structured and unstructured data
Data from spreadsheets and databases as well as from email, videos, photos, and
PDFs, all of which must be analyzed
Veracity - Correct answer-The uncertainty of data, including biases, noise, and
abnormalities
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and Answers
Which category of analytics will knowledge workers use to perform their jobs? -
Correct answer-All answers are correct:
-Descriptive analytics techniques that describe past performance and history.
-Predictive analytics techniques extract information from data and use it to predict
future trends and identify behavioral patterns.
-Prescriptive analytics techniques that create models indicating the best decision to
make or course of action to take.
Which of the following refers to applications and technologies that are used to
gather, provide access to, and analyze data and information to support decision-
making efforts? - Correct answer-Business intelligence
Data - Correct answer-Raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event or
object
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,Order date
Amount sold
Customer number
Quantity ordered
Information - Correct answer-Data converted into a meaningful and useful context
Worst-selling product
Best-selling product
Best customer
Business Intelligence - Correct answer-Information collected from multiple sources
that analyze patterns, trends, and relationships for strategic decision making
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,Lowest sales per week compared with interest rates
Best-selling product by month compared to sports season wins
Knowledge - Correct answer-The skills, experience, and expertise, coupled with
information and intelligence, that creates a person's intellectual resources
Choosing not to fire a sales representative who is underperforming knowing that
person is experiencing family problems
Creating daily specials based on items that are about to expire first
Internet of Things (IoT) - Correct answer-A world where interconnected internet-
enabled devices or "things" have the ability to collect and share data without
human intervention
Machine-to-machine (M2M) - Correct answer-Refers to devices that connect
directly to other devices
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, Unstructured data - Correct answer-Not defined and does not follow a specified
format and is typically free-form text such as emails, Twitter, and text messages
Machine-generated data - Correct answer-Data created by a machine without
human intervention
Machine-generated unstructured data - Correct answer-Includes satellite images,
scientific atmosphere data, and radar data
Human-generated unstructured data - Correct answer-Includes text messages,
social media data, and emails
Structured data - Correct answer-A defined length, type, and format and includes
numbers, dates, or strings such as Customer Address
Human-generated data - Correct answer-Data that humans, in interaction with
computers, generate
Variety - Correct answer-Different forms of structured and unstructured data
Data from spreadsheets and databases as well as from email, videos, photos, and
PDFs, all of which must be analyzed
Veracity - Correct answer-The uncertainty of data, including biases, noise, and
abnormalities
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