A) Reconciling In-Consistent Data Can Require A Sig - Nificant Amount of Time and Money

MIS Exam 1 Ch 4
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1. 1) Which of the following statements about managing A) Reconciling in-

data is true? consistent data
can require a sig-
A) Reconciling inconsistent data can require a signif- nificant amount of
icant amount of time and money. time and money.
B) Potential costs incurred by organizations for data

loss are minimal.
C) Today's tools eliminate the need for data manage-

ment positions.
D) There are no consequences associated with non-

compliance of a law due to poor data
management.
2. 2) Data that unambiguously describes other data for D) metadata.

enterprise use are called:
A) attributes.
B) data models.
C) entities.
D) metadata.
3. 3) In an ERD, a characteristic of a customer entity is B) attribute.

diagrammed as a(n):
A) sub-entity.
B) attribute.
C) data relationship.
D) metadata.
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4. 4) A top-down data modeling approach to describe the B) enterprise mod-
data structure and other requirements of eling.
an organization, independent of any particular reports

or screens, is called:
A) corporate modeling.
B) enterprise modeling.
C) view integration.
D) data consolidation.
5. 5) A bottom-up approach to describe the data struc- C) view integra-

ture and other requirements of an tion.
organization, in which reports, screens, and relevant

documents are analyzed, is called:
A) corporate modeling.
B) enterprise modeling.
C) view integration.
D) data consolidation.
6. 6) The process of creating simple data structures from C) normalization.

more complex ones, which yields a data
model that is very stable and useful across many

different requirements, is called:
A) standardization.
B) consistency.
C) normalization.
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D) basic.
7. 7) All of the following are true about using a pre-exist- A) it cannot be

ing (packaged) data model, except: customized to fit
the terms and
A) it cannot be customized to fit the terms and busi- business rules of
ness rules of a specific organization. a specific organi-
zation.
B) the modeling projects require less time and money.
C) it may be easier to share data with other organiza-

tions in the industry.
D) it is likely to work well with other applications from

the same vendor.
8. 8) The data modeling guideline that specifies the func- B) scope.

tional, business division, and/or corporate
coverage is called the:
A) objective.
B) scope.
C) outcome.
D) timing.
9. 9) The data modeling guideline that captures the need A) objective.

that justified the data modeling effort is
specified in the:
A) objective.
B) scope.
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C) outcome.
D) timing.
10. 10) An example of a query language used for posing A) SQL.

queries to a database is:
A) SQL.
B) ASP.
C) XML.
D) PHP.
11. 11) An example of a data exchange language to pass C) XML.

data between computers for e-business is:
A) SQL.
B) ASP.
C) XML.
D) PHP.
12. 12) Which of the following is not true about managing B) Data is cap-
data in today's large organizations? tured more than
once to ensure ac-
A) Application software is separate from the database curacy.
software.
B) Data is captured more than once to ensure accura-

cy.
C) Data exists in databases for operational and man-

agerial purposes.
D) The need to manage data is continuous.
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13. 13) Databases for managerial control and other deci- D) operational
sion-making are often subsets, summaries, or databases
aggregations of ________ with external data supple-

ments.
A) personnel databases
B) strategic databases
C) geographic databases
D) operational databases
14. 14) Which of the following statements about informa- B) Data that is
tion processing with application accessed from a
database for ap-
independence is not true? plication process-
ing is automatical-
A) Data are captured and stored in an operational ly deleted from
database.
the database.
B) Data that is accessed from a database for applica-
tion processing is automatically deleted from
the database.
C) Subsets and aggregated operational data may be

periodically transferred to a long-term data
warehouse.
D) none of the above
15. 15) An application that moves data from one database C) data transfer
to another and permits one source of data application.
to serve many localized systems within an organiza-

tion is called a:
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A) data analysis and presentation application.
B) data capture application.
C) data transfer application.
D) disposable application.
16. 16) An application that distributes data to authorized A) data analysis

users and manipulates data to create useful and presentation
application.
information from established data sources is called a:
A) data analysis and presentation application.
B) data capture application.
C) data transfer application.
17. 17) An application that gathers data and populates A) data capture
databases is called a: application.
A) data capture application.
B) data transfer application.
C) data analysis and presentation application.
18. 18) Which of the following statements is true about the B) Some national
retention of data? laws require that
certain types of
A) All organizational data should be retained indefi- data must be re-
nitely. tained for certain
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B) Some national laws require that certain types of periods of
data must be retained for certain periods of time.
time.
C) Emails should be retained in the same database as

transaction data.
D) none of the above
19. 19) An unambiguous description of each type of data D) definition.

that applies to all business circumstances
and users is called a(n):
A) name.
B) descriptor.
C) identifier.
D) definition.
20. 20) A characteristic of a business entity that uniquely C) identifier.

distinguishes it from other instances of the
entity for the long term is called a(n):
A) name.
B) definition.
C) identifier.
D) integrity rule.
21. 21) Which of the following prescribes who can do what D) usage rights
and when to each kind of data?
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A) ranges
B) integrity rules
C) edit rules
D) usage rights
22. 22) A data dictionary/directory, or DD/D, contains each C) database serv-

of the following, except: er definitions.
A) entity definitions.
B) data element definitions.
C) database server definitions.
D) data standards.
23. 23) ________ refers to the disciplines, technologies, B) MDM (Mas-

and methods to ensure the currency, ter Data Manage-
ment)
meaning and quality of reference data within and
across various subject areas.
A) DD/D
B) MDM
C) DBMS
D) ERP
24. 24) What organizational role or unit is responsible for B) database ad-
functions such as physical database ministrator
design, database interfaces with other technologies,

and database recovery methods?
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A) data steward
B) database administrator
C) CIO
D) data administration group
25. 25) Determining the physical arrangement of data A) organize and

based on the data currently required by the make accessible
business and expected to be required in the future is

part of which of the following data resource
management functions?
A) organize and make accessible
B) define/describe and inventory
C) control quality and integrity
D) accounting for usage
26. 26) What organizational role or unit is responsible for D) data adminis-
functions such as maintaining metadata, tration
reducing redundant data, and improving data quality

across an organization?
A) data steward
C) CIO
D) data administration
27. A) data steward
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27) What organizational role or unit is responsible for
the quality of the data in a particular
subject database or departmental area?
A) data steward
C) CIO
D) data administration
28. 28) Each of the following is a critical step in a data B) avoiding the us-
quality initiative, except: age of advanced
data cleansing
A) cleaning up existing data errors. tools.
B) avoiding the usage of advanced data cleansing

tools.
C) establishing procedures to prevent errors.
D) verifying that third-party vendors provide clean

data.
29. 29) Which of the following is a rationale for data own- D) all of the above
ership?
A) the need to protect the privacy of personal data
B) the need to protect trade secrets
C) the need to share data with those who "need to

know"
D) all of the above
30. D) both B and C
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30) Which of the following is a justification given for
laws that control data flows across national
borders?
A) promote economic imperialism
B) protect a domestic industry
C) protect individual privacy
D) both B and C
31. 31) If an organization maintains application indepen- Answer: TRUE

dence, then application software can more
easily be abandoned or replaced.
32. 32) Data warehouses provide a method for making TRUE

historical and current data accessible for
queries by many people throughout an organization.
33. 33) For legal reasons, all data should be stored indef- FALSE
initely.
34. 34) The permissible range or set of values for each TRUE
data element is defined by integrity rules.
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MIS Exam 1 Ch 4

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1. 1) Which of the following statements about managing A) Reconciling in-

B) Potential costs incurred by organizations for data

C) Today's tools eliminate the need for data manage-

D) There are no consequences associated with non-

2. 2) Data that unambiguously describes other data for D) metadata.

3. 3) In an ERD, a characteristic of a customer entity is B) attribute.

an organization, independent of any particular reports

5. 5) A bottom-up approach to describe the data struc- C) view integra-

organization, in which reports, screens, and relevant

6. 6) The process of creating simple data structures from C) normalization.

model that is very stable and useful across many

7. 7) All of the following are true about using a pre-exist- A) it cannot be

C) it may be easier to share data with other organiza-

D) it is likely to work well with other applications from

8. 8) The data modeling guideline that specifies the func- B) scope.

coverage is called the:

9. 9) The data modeling guideline that captures the need A) objective.

10. 10) An example of a query language used for posing A) SQL.

11. 11) An example of a data exchange language to pass C) XML.

B) Data is captured more than once to ensure accura-

C) Data exists in databases for operational and man-

D) The need to manage data is continuous.

aggregations of ________ with external data supple-

C) Subsets and aggregated operational data may be

D) none of the above

to serve many localized systems within an organiza-

A) data analysis and presentation application.

B) data capture application.

C) data transfer application.

16. 16) An application that distributes data to authorized A) data analysis

A) data analysis and presentation application.

B) data capture application.

C) data transfer application.

A) data capture application.

B) data transfer application.

C) data analysis and presentation application.

C) Emails should be retained in the same database as

D) none of the above

19. 19) An unambiguous description of each type of data D) definition.

and users is called a(n):

20. 20) A characteristic of a business entity that uniquely C) identifier.

entity for the long term is called a(n):

22. 22) A data dictionary/directory, or DD/D, contains each C) database serv-

B) data element definitions.

C) database server definitions.

23. 23) ________ refers to the disciplines, technologies, B) MDM (Mas-

design, database interfaces with other technologies,

D) data administration group

25. 25) Determining the physical arrangement of data A) organize and

business and expected to be required in the future is

A) organize and make accessible

B) define/describe and inventory

C) control quality and integrity

D) accounting for usage

reducing redundant data, and improving data quality

27. A) data steward

subject database or departmental area?

B) avoiding the usage of advanced data cleansing

C) establishing procedures to prevent errors.

D) verifying that third-party vendors provide clean