Question 1

Master data management (MDM) is the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, consistent, and complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales, employees, and other critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systems. MDM is commonly included in data governance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is an interactive website kept constantly updated and relevant to the needs of its customers using a database?

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A)   Dynamic website
B)   Data-driven website
C)   Static information
D)   Dynamic informationE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

A data gap analysis occurs when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations, while identifying possible data gaps or where missing data might exist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following refers to immediate, up-to-date information?

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A)   Daily information
B)   Strategic information
C)   Real-time information
D)   Crisis informationE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the below does not represent a company that requires up-to-the-second information?

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A)   911 response
B)   Stock traders
C)   Banks
D)   Construction companiesE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

The logical view of information deals with the physical storage of information on a storage device.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following offers an advantage of using a data-driven website?

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A)   Easy to eliminate human errors
B)   Easy to manage content
C)   Easy to store large amounts of data
D)   All of theseE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Justin works at a top accounting firm in Los Angeles and his responsibilities include writing letters, memos, and emails along with generating reports for financial analysis and marketing materials for products. Justin's duties provide value-added to his company and would be categorized as occurring at the different ________.

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A)   Information lists
B)   Information formats
C)   Information granularities
D)   Information focusE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Primary key is a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given record in a table.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What compiles all of the metadata about the data elements in the data model?

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A)   Data entity
B)   Data element
C)   Data attribute
D)   Data dictionaryE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

A backward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all upstream systems and processes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the term for the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, consistent, and complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales, employees, and other critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systems.

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A)   Data governance
B)   Master data management
C)   Data validation
D)   Data gap analysisE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Data integration is the integration of a company's existing management information systems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Determining if a name is spelled correctly is an example of an accurate characteristic of high-quality information.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What includes fixed data incapable of change in the event of a user action?

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A)   Content creator
B)   Content editor
C)   Static information
D)   Dynamic informationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Information has three characteristics: timeliness, quality, and governance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Enterprise application integration (EAI) middleware takes a new approach to middleware by packaging commonly used applications together, reducing the time needed to integrate applications from multiple vendors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What are information integrity issues?

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A)   Occurs when the same data element has different values
B)   Occurs when a system produces incorrect, inconsistent, or duplicate data
C)   Refers to the overall management of the availability, usability, integrity, and security of company data
D)   The practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, consistent, and complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales, employees, and other critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systemsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following would not be considered part of the consistency characteristic of high-quality information?

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A)   Do all total columns equal the true total of the individual item?
B)   Is the two-digit state code missing in the information?
C)   Is all summary information in agreement with detailed information?
D)   All of the above are part of the consistency characteristic of high-quality information.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

What is enterprise resource planning (ERP) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   The management of information flows between and among activities in a supply chain to maximize total supply chain effectiveness and corporate profitability.
B)   Integrates all departments and functions throughout an organization into a single IT system (or integrated set of IT systems)  so employees can make decisions by viewing enterprisewide information about all business operations.
C)   A means of managing all aspects of a customer's relationship with an organization to increase customer loyalty and retention and an organization's profitability.
D)   Connects the plans, methods, and tools aimed at integrating separate enterprise system.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Exam 6: Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Primary key is a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given record in a table.

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What includes fixed data incapable of change in the event of a user action?

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What is enterprise resource planning (ERP) ?

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A data gap analysis occurs when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations, while identifying possible data gaps or where missing data might exist.

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Data integration is the integration of a company's existing management information systems.

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What is the term for the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, consistent, and complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales, employees, and other critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systems.

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The logical view of information deals with the physical storage of information on a storage device.

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Determining if a name is spelled correctly is an example of an accurate characteristic of high-quality information.

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A backward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all upstream systems and processes.

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What is an interactive website kept constantly updated and relevant to the needs of its customers using a database?

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Enterprise application integration (EAI) middleware takes a new approach to middleware by packaging commonly used applications together, reducing the time needed to integrate applications from multiple vendors.

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What are information integrity issues?

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Which of the following refers to immediate, up-to-date information?

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Which of the below does not represent a company that requires up-to-the-second information?

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Which of the following offers an advantage of using a data-driven website?

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Information has three characteristics: timeliness, quality, and governance.

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What compiles all of the metadata about the data elements in the data model?

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Which of the following would not be considered part of the consistency characteristic of high-quality information?

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Exam 6: Valuing and Storing Organizational Informationdatabases

Primary key is a field (or group of fields) that uniquely identifies a given record in a table.

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What includes fixed data incapable of change in the event of a user action?

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What is enterprise resource planning (ERP) ?

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A data gap analysis occurs when a company examines its data to determine if it can meet business expectations, while identifying possible data gaps or where missing data might exist.

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Data integration is the integration of a company's existing management information systems.

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What is the term for the practice of gathering data and ensuring that it is uniform, accurate, consistent, and complete, including such entities as customers, suppliers, products, sales, employees, and other critical entities that are commonly integrated across organizational systems.

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The logical view of information deals with the physical storage of information on a storage device.

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Determining if a name is spelled correctly is an example of an accurate characteristic of high-quality information.

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A backward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all upstream systems and processes.

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What is an interactive website kept constantly updated and relevant to the needs of its customers using a database?

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Enterprise application integration (EAI) middleware takes a new approach to middleware by packaging commonly used applications together, reducing the time needed to integrate applications from multiple vendors.

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What are information integrity issues?

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Which of the following refers to immediate, up-to-date information?

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Which of the below does not represent a company that requires up-to-the-second information?

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Which of the following offers an advantage of using a data-driven website?

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Information has three characteristics: timeliness, quality, and governance.

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What compiles all of the metadata about the data elements in the data model?

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Which of the following would not be considered part of the consistency characteristic of high-quality information?

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