PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉Within a SQL database, achieving the property of atomicity means
that attributes _____.
A. are not considered durable values
B. can be altered by more than one user at a time
C. can safely be inconsistent across the database
D. are values that have no component parts. Answer: are values that
have no component parts
◉Suppose a manager wishes to analyze historical trends in sales. He
would use the online transaction processing (OLTP) system.
A. True
B. False. Answer: False
◉Melanie's company takes a "store everything" approach to big
data, saving all of it in a raw, unaltered form. Only when she needs to
analyze some of the data is it extracted from this _____.
A. data mart
B. data lake
, C. data warehouse
D. in-memory database. Answer: data lake
◉Why are data managers recommended to determine key metrics,
an agreed-upon vocabulary, and how to define and implement
security and privacy policies when setting up a self-service analytics
program?
A. to produce a data dictionary
B. to avoid training workers
C. to mitigate the associated risks
D. to meet legal requirements. Answer: to mitigate the associated
risks
◉A marketing manager who does not have deep knowledge of
information systems or data science will NOT be able to use BI and
analytics tools.
A. True
B. False. Answer: False
◉In a typical network, routing and switching of data and enabling
access to applications are performed by hundreds or thousands of
_____.
A. IS professionals
B. network devices
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS
◉Within a SQL database, achieving the property of atomicity means
that attributes _____.
A. are not considered durable values
B. can be altered by more than one user at a time
C. can safely be inconsistent across the database
D. are values that have no component parts. Answer: are values that
have no component parts
◉Suppose a manager wishes to analyze historical trends in sales. He
would use the online transaction processing (OLTP) system.
A. True
B. False. Answer: False
◉Melanie's company takes a "store everything" approach to big
data, saving all of it in a raw, unaltered form. Only when she needs to
analyze some of the data is it extracted from this _____.
A. data mart
B. data lake
, C. data warehouse
D. in-memory database. Answer: data lake
◉Why are data managers recommended to determine key metrics,
an agreed-upon vocabulary, and how to define and implement
security and privacy policies when setting up a self-service analytics
program?
A. to produce a data dictionary
B. to avoid training workers
C. to mitigate the associated risks
D. to meet legal requirements. Answer: to mitigate the associated
risks
◉A marketing manager who does not have deep knowledge of
information systems or data science will NOT be able to use BI and
analytics tools.
A. True
B. False. Answer: False
◉In a typical network, routing and switching of data and enabling
access to applications are performed by hundreds or thousands of
_____.
A. IS professionals
B. network devices
