1. When staff controls data quality at entry and through review this is: a. Hardware Control b.

Implicit control c. Systems control d. Human control 2. Place the following in the appropriate order of transformation: Data, Information, Knowledge, Actions, Results. 3. Which of the following is NOT part of data stage designer? a. Specify how data is extracted. b. Split data into multiple outputs on the basis of defined constraints. c. Custom routines and transforms can also be created in the Manager. d. Design the jobs that can extract , integrate, aggregate, load and transform the data. 4. Which is not considered as key components for Data stage. a.Project b. Job c. Module d. Datasets 5. Which of the following statement is FALSE with related to Sort Aggregator Stage functionalities. a. Multiple aggregation groups are kept in memory. b. When new group is seen, current group is written out. c. Requires input to be sorted by grouping keys. d. Can handle unlimited numbers of groups. 6. Which is not part of server components. a. Server components a Repository. b. Server. c. Plug-ins d. Administrator 7. Which is not true about Merge in Data stage.(all are true) a. Merge is a stage that is available only in parallel jobs and not for server jobs. b. The merge stage is used to join two tables (server/parallel) or two tables/datasets(parallel). c. Merge requires that the master table/dataset and the update table/dataset to be sorted. d. Merge is performed on a key field,and the key field is mandatory in the master and update dataset/table. 8. A test cannot be associated with multiple defects in QC a. True b. False 9. Defects can be associated with the following entity. a. Requirement. b. Test c. Test set. d. All the above.

10. After you define a releases tree in the releases module, you continue the application testing process by specifying. a. Requirements b. Releases c. Plan tests d. Run tests 11. In the progress tab, in the coverage progress graph, the planed coverage curve below the assigned requirements curve indicates the percentages of requirements that are throughout.. a. Run b. Covered c. Passed d. Assigned 12. Run error window shows the following options: a. Stop b. Retry c. Skip d. All the above 13. These methods consist of the following elements, performed, more or less, in the following order. a. Identify, Characterize threats b. Assess the vulnerability of critical assets to specific threats c. A, B d. Undetermined the risk 14. WIP CALL benefits(not sure about question) a. Better productivity and ROI b. Easy generation of test scripts c. ROI tracking module d. All the above 15. ______ are the processes that validate data against a set of data rules to determine which records comply and which do not. They gather statistical metrics on how well the data in a system computes and load defective data into auditing and error tables. a. Data creators b. Data auditors c. Data administrators d. Data profilers 16. What is meant by the term accuracy a. The level of detail at which data is stored. b. The overall quality of data c. The lack of bias in the data d. The extent to which a value approaches its true value 17. The philosophy of zero defect is a. Unrealistic

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b. Prohibitively costly c. An ultimate goal, in practice, 1 to 2% defects is acceptable d. Consistent with the commitment to continuous improvement Which of the following are the elements of test plan: A. Goals & Objs B.Test coverage C. Test responsibilities D.Env & test data details E. Test schedule a. All the listed items. b. A,B,C,D c. A,B,D,E d. A,B only For preparing test plan document requirement traceability matrix helps in deriving which of the following a. Finalize on the best suited approach b. Test effort estimation c. Resource planning and determining roles d. All the above Test case execution belongs to which type of cost: a. Overhead b. Variable cost c. Fixed cost d. ROI Application familiarization/knowledge acquisition /knowledge transition is a part of a. Test strategy b. Test plan c. Test exection d. Test effort composition Data correctness/ quality reports are tested during which phase: a. Test extract & load b. Post migration c. Data assessment d. Data cleansing In which phase of testing performance of the entire system will be tested to ensure the migration can be completed in the available time window. a. Data migration dry run test b. System test c. Module test d. Data migration production validation How can legacy data fitment and hidden data quality issues overcome a. Define source neutral data formats/models to hold legacy data b. Legacy system SMEs availability to review the data quality issues and define business rules at the initial stages of the project c. Conduct data quality assessment to understand issues on migration. Leverage any data quality assessment framework.

d. None of the above. 25. Preparing detailed test plan and test strategy with appropriate testing methodologies can be done in a. Migration testing - validation phase b. Migration testing post validation phase c. Migration testing - pre validation phase d. Migration testing Analysis phase 26. Which of the OLAP server architecture has User flexibility a.ROLAP b.MOLAP c.HOLAP d.SOLAP 27. Inputs needed for test automation strategy a. Data mapping b. Data model c. Use cases d. All the above 28. Used to validate ETL logics specified in the mapping specifications for source and target data a. Control points b. Control entities c. Source provider d. Metadata 29. Main challenges for DW Automation: a. Different transaction systems b. Complex mappings c. Reusability of mappings d. All the above. 30. Which is the best model for automating Decision support systems a. Waterfall b. Iterative c. V- model d. None of the above

1. Data scrubbing is which of the following? A. A process to reject data from the data warehouse and to create the necessary indexes B. A process to load the data in the data warehouse and to create the necessary indexes C. A process to upgrade the quality of data after it is moved into a data warehouse D.A process to upgrade the quality of data before it is moved into a data warehouse 2.The @active data warehouse architecture includes which of the following? A. At least one data mart B. Data that can extracted from numerous internal and external sources C. Near real-time updates D.All of the above. 3.A goal of data mining includes which of the following? A. To explain some observed event or condition

B. To confirm that data exists C. To analyze data for expected relationships D.To create a new data warehouse 4.An operational system is which of the following? A. A system that is used to run the business in real time and is based on historical data. B. A system that is used to run the business in real time and is based on current data. C. A system that is used to support decision making and is based on current data. D.A system that is used to support decision making and is based on historical data. 5.A data warehouse is which of the following? A. Can be updated by end users. B. Contains numerous naming conventions and formats. C. Organized around important subject areas. D.Contains only current data. 6.A snowflake schema is which of the following types of tables? A. Fact B. Dimension C. Helper D.All of the above 7.The generic two-level data warehouse architecture includes which of the following? A. At least one data mart B. Data that can extracted from numerous internal and external sources C. Near real-time updates D.All of the above. 8.Fact tables are which of the following? A. Completely denormalized B. Partially denormalized C. Completely normalized D.Partially normalized 9.Data transformation includes which of the following? A. A process to change data from a detailed level to a summary level B. A process to change data from a summary level to a detailed level C. Joining data from one source into various sources of data D.Separating data from one source into various sources of data 10.Reconciled data is which of the following? A. Data stored in the various operational systems throughout the organization. B. Current data intended to be the single source for all decision support systems. C. Data stored in one operational system in the organization. D.Data that has been selected and formatted for end-user support applications 11.The load and index is which of the following? A. A process to reject data from the data warehouse and to create the necessary indexes

B. A process to load the data in the data warehouse and to create the necessary indexes C. A process to upgrade the quality of data after it is moved into a data warehouse D.A process to upgrade the quality of data before it is moved into a data warehouse 12.The extract process is which of the following? A. Capturing all of the data contained in various operational systems B. Capturing a subset of the data contained in various operational systems C. Capturing all of the data contained in various decision support systems D.Capturing a subset of the data contained in various decision support systems

13.A star schema has what type of relationship between a dimension and fact table? A. Many-to-many B. One-to-one C. One-to-many D.All of the above. 14.Transient data is which of the following? Data in which changes to existing records cause the previous version of the records to be A. eliminated Data in which changes to existing records do not cause the previous version of the records to be B. eliminated C. Data that are never altered or deleted once they have been added Data that are never deleted once they have been added D. 15.A multifield transformation does which of the following? A. Converts data from one field into multiple fields B. Converts data from multiple fields into one field C. Converts data from multiple fields into multiple fields D.All of the above 16. What is ETL Stand for? A. Execute tramit and load B. Extract transform and load C. Excute Transform and load D. All the above 17.Successful data warehousing requires that a formal program in total quality management (TQM) be implemented. A.True B.False 18.Joining is the process of partitioning data according to predefined criteria. A.True B.False 19.The role of the ETL process is to identify erroneous data and to fix them. A.True B.False 9.20.Star schema is suited to online transaction processing, and therefore is generally used in

operational systems, operational data stores, or an EDW. a True B. False ANSWERS 1.D 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.B 11.B 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.D 16.B 17.A 18.B 19.B 20.B