ACG 4401 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Which association in an enterprise revenue cycle contains information regarding open
sale orders? - Answers - Fulfillment between sale order and sale
What three basic steps are involved in view integration? - Answers - Identify the
common entities in two views, Merge the common entities, resolving any entity conflicts
and performing a set union of their attributes, and Examine each relationship and
resolve any relationship conflicts
What are two types of class name conflicts that must be resolved when identifying
common classes in multiple videos? - Answers - Two types of class name conflicts
include synonyms and homonyms. Synonyms are different labels (with equivalent
meaning) used to represent the same class. A homonym is a single label (with
alternative meanings) used to represent different classes
In view integration, what is attribute conflict and how is it resolved? - Answers - Attribute
conflict exists if different attributes have been identified as important for describing the
same entity in various views. All necessary attributed of an entity set needed for all
business processes in which that entity set occurs should be included in an enterprise-
wide database. Attribute conflict is resolved by performing a set union of the attributes
needed for the different cycles.
What notation is used in a conceptual model to represent a duplicate copy of a class
that is already used elsewhere in the model? - Answers - A diagonal slash is placed
through the bottom right corner of the class's rectangle and the attributes are removed
from the class
Each of the following is an instigation event in the revenue cycle - Answers - Sale,
advertising campaign, customer inquiry
What type of event is a customer order? - Answers - Mutual Commitment Event
In the revenue cycle, which of the following associations involve an economic
decrement event? - Answers - Duality, Fulfillment, Stockflow, and Reversal
What kind of event is a sale return? - Answers - Economic decrement reversal event
What relationship in the sales/collection process represents the association between a
commitment event and the resource the event commits to increase or decrease? -
Answers - Reservation relationship
ANSWERS
Which association in an enterprise revenue cycle contains information regarding open
sale orders? - Answers - Fulfillment between sale order and sale
What three basic steps are involved in view integration? - Answers - Identify the
common entities in two views, Merge the common entities, resolving any entity conflicts
and performing a set union of their attributes, and Examine each relationship and
resolve any relationship conflicts
What are two types of class name conflicts that must be resolved when identifying
common classes in multiple videos? - Answers - Two types of class name conflicts
include synonyms and homonyms. Synonyms are different labels (with equivalent
meaning) used to represent the same class. A homonym is a single label (with
alternative meanings) used to represent different classes
In view integration, what is attribute conflict and how is it resolved? - Answers - Attribute
conflict exists if different attributes have been identified as important for describing the
same entity in various views. All necessary attributed of an entity set needed for all
business processes in which that entity set occurs should be included in an enterprise-
wide database. Attribute conflict is resolved by performing a set union of the attributes
needed for the different cycles.
What notation is used in a conceptual model to represent a duplicate copy of a class
that is already used elsewhere in the model? - Answers - A diagonal slash is placed
through the bottom right corner of the class's rectangle and the attributes are removed
from the class
Each of the following is an instigation event in the revenue cycle - Answers - Sale,
advertising campaign, customer inquiry
What type of event is a customer order? - Answers - Mutual Commitment Event
In the revenue cycle, which of the following associations involve an economic
decrement event? - Answers - Duality, Fulfillment, Stockflow, and Reversal
What kind of event is a sale return? - Answers - Economic decrement reversal event
What relationship in the sales/collection process represents the association between a
commitment event and the resource the event commits to increase or decrease? -
Answers - Reservation relationship
