age 1 of 35
Ropes Ops/Tech exam questions and answers
Fact ......ANSWER........the confirmation or validation of an event
or object
Information Age ......ANSWER........when infinite quantities of facts
are widely available to anyone who can use a computer
Internet of Things (IoT) ......ANSWER........a world where
interconnected, Internet-enabled devices or "things" can collect
and share data without human intervention
Machine to Machine (M2M) ......ANSWER........refers to devices
that connect directly to other devices
Core drivers of the Information Age ......ANSWER........data,
information, business intelligence, knowledge
,age 2 of 35
Data ......ANSWER........raw facts that describe the characteristics
of an event or object
Big Data ......ANSWER........a collection of large, complex data
sets, including structured and unstructured data, which cannot be
analyzed using traditional database methods and tools
Structured Data ......ANSWER........Have a defined length type
and format, and include numbers dates or strings such as
customer address format
Machine-generated data ......ANSWER........created by a
machine without human intervention
Human-generated data ......ANSWER........data that humans, in
interaction with computers, generate
,age 3 of 35
Unstructured Data ......ANSWER........Not defined and does not
follow a specified format
Machine-generated unstructured data ......ANSWER........Such as
satellite images, scientific atmosphere data, and radar data.
Human-generated unstructured data ......ANSWER........Such as
text messages, social media data, and emails.
information ......ANSWER........Data converted into a meaningful
and useful context
Variable ......ANSWER........a data characteristic that stands for a
value that changes or varies over time
report ......ANSWER........a document that uses data from tables
and/or queries; the user controls which items in the database will
appear in the report and how it is filtered or sorted
, age 4 of 35
dynamic report ......ANSWER........changes automatically during
creation
static report ......ANSWER........created once based on data that
does not change
Business Intelligence ......ANSWER........Information collected from
multiple sources such as suppliers, customers, competitors,
partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and
relationships for strategic decision making
Data analyst ......ANSWER........Someone who collects, transforms,
and organizes data in order to draw conclusions, make
predictions, and drive informed decision-making
Analytics ......ANSWER........the science of fact-based decision
making
Ropes Ops/Tech exam questions and answers
Fact ......ANSWER........the confirmation or validation of an event
or object
Information Age ......ANSWER........when infinite quantities of facts
are widely available to anyone who can use a computer
Internet of Things (IoT) ......ANSWER........a world where
interconnected, Internet-enabled devices or "things" can collect
and share data without human intervention
Machine to Machine (M2M) ......ANSWER........refers to devices
that connect directly to other devices
Core drivers of the Information Age ......ANSWER........data,
information, business intelligence, knowledge
,age 2 of 35
Data ......ANSWER........raw facts that describe the characteristics
of an event or object
Big Data ......ANSWER........a collection of large, complex data
sets, including structured and unstructured data, which cannot be
analyzed using traditional database methods and tools
Structured Data ......ANSWER........Have a defined length type
and format, and include numbers dates or strings such as
customer address format
Machine-generated data ......ANSWER........created by a
machine without human intervention
Human-generated data ......ANSWER........data that humans, in
interaction with computers, generate
,age 3 of 35
Unstructured Data ......ANSWER........Not defined and does not
follow a specified format
Machine-generated unstructured data ......ANSWER........Such as
satellite images, scientific atmosphere data, and radar data.
Human-generated unstructured data ......ANSWER........Such as
text messages, social media data, and emails.
information ......ANSWER........Data converted into a meaningful
and useful context
Variable ......ANSWER........a data characteristic that stands for a
value that changes or varies over time
report ......ANSWER........a document that uses data from tables
and/or queries; the user controls which items in the database will
appear in the report and how it is filtered or sorted
, age 4 of 35
dynamic report ......ANSWER........changes automatically during
creation
static report ......ANSWER........created once based on data that
does not change
Business Intelligence ......ANSWER........Information collected from
multiple sources such as suppliers, customers, competitors,
partners, and industries that analyzes patterns, trends, and
relationships for strategic decision making
Data analyst ......ANSWER........Someone who collects, transforms,
and organizes data in order to draw conclusions, make
predictions, and drive informed decision-making
Analytics ......ANSWER........the science of fact-based decision
making
