ISDS 351 Exam 2 SG

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project management plan

A _____ is a document used to coordinate all project planning documents and help guide a project’s execution and control.

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project manager

A project charter typically authorizes the __________ to use organizational resources to complete the project.

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net present value

_____ analysis is a method of calculating the expected net monetary gain or loss from a project by discounting all expected future cash inflows and outflows to the present point in time.

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Organize and keep track of things

The purpose of a database is to _____________.

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in common

A relationship is what two or more tables have __________.

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her company will miss out on the real value of their BI and analytics

Mollie has observed that her company's leadership lack a strong commitment to data-driven decision making. As a result, when she learns that her company will be initiating a business intelligence and analytics program, she anticipates that _____.

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data visualization tool

Suppose you have access to quantitative data on populations by ZIP code and COVID infection rates. You wish to determine if there is a relationship between the two variables and display the results in a graph. Which BI tool will be most useful?

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management must have a strong commitment to data-driven decision making

You are to advise XYZ Corporation so that their BI and analytics efforts are fruitful. Which among the following is the most crucial advice of all?

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Callie entering a customer's order into a restaurant's ordering system

All of the following are examples of someone using personal productivity software EXCEPT _________.

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creating spreadsheets

Which of the following is NOT one of the common purposes of utility programs?

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project responsibilities

The _____ section of the project plan should describe the major project functions and activities and identify those individuals who are in charge of them.

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the net cumulative benefits equal the net cumulative costs.

Payback occurs when:

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40,000

More data will be created in the next 2 years than in the past _________ years combined.

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Primary key

Each table must have one ______________

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business users can have a hard time finding the information they need to make decisions

One challenge presented by the volume of big data is that _____.

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where and how to store the data

Marshall's company currently maintains their data on in-house servers, but his supervisor has asked him to research their options for having some or all of it hosted by a cloud service provider. Which challenge of big data is Marshall helping to address?

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providing word processing capabilities to users

All of the following are examples of activities performed by an operating system EXCEPT ________.

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technical processes

The _____ section of the project management plan describes specific methodologies a project might use and explains how to document information.

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Developing the project charter

_____ involves working with stakeholders to create the document that formally authorizes a project.

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Atomicity, Consistency, Integrity, and Durability

ACID transactions have which attributes:

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a sales district is substituted for a customer's street address

Which of the following events is an example of a transformation that might occur during the second stage of the ETL process?

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removing checks and balances on data preparation and use

Self-service BI and analytics can exacerbate problems by _____.

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volume

One key characteristic of big data is that it is being generated at a rate of 2.5 quintillion bytes per day. This is known as big data's _____.

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server

A _____ is a computer employed by many users to perform a specific task, such as running network or Internet applications.

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A single computer with a single user is typical of a mainframe computer.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about a mainframe computer?

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