35)What has caused the growth of the demand for instant, on-demand access to dispersed information? a) the increasing divide between users who focus on the strategic level and those who are more oriented to the tactical level b) the need to create a database infrastructure that is always online and contains all the information from the oltP systems C)the more pressing need to close the gap between the operational data and strategic objectives D) the fact that BI cannot simply be a technical exercise for the information systems department Answer: C Diff: 3 Page Ref: 21 36) Today, many vendors offer diversified tools, some of which are completely preprogrammed (called shells). How are these shells utilized? A)They are used for customization of BI solutions B)All a user needs to do is insert the numbers C)The shell provides a secure environment for the organization's BI data D)They host an enterprise data warehouse that can assist in decision making Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2 37)What type of analytics seeks to recognize what is going on as well as the likely forecast and make decisions to achieve the best performance possible? A)descriptive B)prescriptive C) predictive D)domain Diff: 2 Page Ref: 24-27 38)What type of analytics seeks to determine what is likely to happen in the future? descriptive B)prescriptive C) predictive D)domain Answer: C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 24-27 39)Which of the following statements about Big Data is true? A)Data chunks are stored in different locations ompute B)Hadoop is a type of processor used to process Big Data applications C)MapReduce is a storage filing system D)Pure Big Data systems do not involve fault tolerance Answer D Diff: 3 Page Ref: 36 Copyright C 2018 Pearson Education, Inc6 Copyright © 2018 Pearson Education, Inc. 35) What has caused the growth of the demand for instant, on-demand access to dispersed information? A) the increasing divide between users who focus on the strategic level and those who are more oriented to the tactical level B) the need to create a database infrastructure that is always online and contains all the information from the OLTP systems C) the more pressing need to close the gap between the operational data and strategic objectives D) the fact that BI cannot simply be a technical exercise for the information systems department Answer: C Diff: 3 Page Ref: 21 36) Today, many vendors offer diversified tools, some of which are completely preprogrammed (called shells). How are these shells utilized? A) They are used for customization of BI solutions. B) All a user needs to do is insert the numbers. C) The shell provides a secure environment for the organization's BI data. D) They host an enterprise data warehouse that can assist in decision making. Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 21 37) What type of analytics seeks to recognize what is going on as well as the likely forecast and make decisions to achieve the best performance possible? A) descriptive B) prescriptive C) predictive D) domain Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 24-27 38) What type of analytics seeks to determine what is likely to happen in the future? A) descriptive B) prescriptive C) predictive D) domain Answer: C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 24-27 39) Which of the following statements about Big Data is true? A) Data chunks are stored in different locations on one computer. B) Hadoop is a type of processor used to process Big Data applications. C) MapReduce is a storage filing system. D) Pure Big Data systems do not involve fault tolerance. Answer: D Diff: 3 Page Ref: 36