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This document contains a student's answers to multiple choice and short answer questions about data warehousing concepts from chapters 1-7 of a textbook. The student's name is Lại Nguyễn Quốc Thái and they are enrolled in the SE1513 class. The document tests the student's understanding of key data warehousing topics like the differences between operational and strategic information, reasons why operational systems are not suitable for strategic analysis, data granularity, dimensions, hierarchies and data storage functions.

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DBW301 Test1 SE141134

This document contains a student's answers to multiple choice and short answer questions about data warehousing concepts from chapters 1-7 of a textbook. The student's name is Lại Nguyễn Quốc Thái and they are enrolled in the SE1513 class. The document tests the student's understanding of key data warehousing topics like the differences between operational and strategic information, reasons why operational systems are not suitable for strategic analysis, data granularity, dimensions, hierarchies and data storage functions.

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Student Code: SE141134

Student Name: Lại Nguyễn Quốc Thái

Class Name: SE1513

Chapter 1

1/ Question 1: Match the columns

1. Strategic information A. OLTP applications

2. Information crisis B. produce ad hoc reports

3. Information technology C. explosive growth

4. Extract programs D. despite lots of data

5. Data staging area E. data cleaned and transformed

6. Executive information F. users go to get information

7. Order processing G. used for decision making

8. Data warehouse H. environment, not product

9. Operational systems I. for day-to-day operations

10. Information center J. simple, easy to use

Your answer 1:

(A ... J)

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2/ Question 2: Why are operational systems not suitable for providing strategic information? Give three specific reasons and explain.

Your answer 2: …

Chpater 2

3/ Question 3: Explain data granularity and how it is applicable to the data warehouse.

Your answer 3: …
4/ Question 4: A data warehouse is subject-oriented. What would be the major critical business subjects for a domestic hotel chain ?

Your answer 4: …

Chapter 3

5/ Question 5: Describe any one of the options available to integrate ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) with data warehousing.

Your answer 5: …

6/ Question 6: Indicate if true or false

A. Data warehousing helps in customized marketing.

B. It is as important to include unstructured data as structured data in a data warehouse.

C. ERP systems may be substituted for data warehouses.

D. Most of a corporation’s knowledge base contains unstructured data.

Your answer 6:

(T/F)

Chapter 4

7/ Question 7: Explain the difference between the top-down and bottom-up approaches for building data warehouses. Do you have a preference? If so, why?

Your answer 7: …

Chapter 5

8/ Question 8: Explain business dimensions. Why and how can business dimensions be useful for defining requirements for the data warehouse?

Your answer 8: …

9/ Question 9: What are dimension hierarchies (for any subject that you know)? Give three examples.
Your answer 9: …

Chapter 7

10/ Question 10: List five major functions and services in the data storage area.

Your answer 10: …

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