ISA 235 Miami University Exam 1 (Ch. 1-
4) Questions With Correct Answers
fact |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |confirmation |or |validation |of |an |event |or |object
information |age |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |present |time, |during |which |infinite |quantities |of |
facts |are |widely |available |to |anyone |who |can |use |a |computer
internet |of |things |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |world |where |interconnected, |internet-enabled |
devices |or |"things" |can |collect |& |share |data |without |human |intervention
machine |to |machine |(M2M) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-devices |that |connect |directly |to |other |
devices
data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-raw |facts |that |describe |the |characteristics |of |an |event |or |object
structured |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-data |that |has |a |defined |length, |type, |and |format |and |
includes |numbers, |dates, |or |strings |such |as |Customer |Address
machine-generated |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-data |created |by |a |machine |without |human |
intervention
human-generated |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-data |that |humans, |in |interaction |with |
computers, |generate
,unstructured |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-data |that |is |not |defined |and |does |not |follow |a |
specified |format |and |is |typically |free-form |text |such |as |emails, |Twitter |tweets, |and |text |
messages
big |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |collection |of |rare, |complex |data |sets, |including |structured |
and |unstructured |data, |which |cannot |be |analyzed |using |traditional |database |methods |& |tools
snapshot |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |view |of |data |at |a |particular |moment |in |time
Data |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-order |date, |amount |sold, |customer |number, |quantity |
ordered
information |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-best-selling |product, |best |customer, |worst-
selling |product, |worst |customer
business |intelligence |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-lowest |sales |per |week |compared |with |
the |economic |interest |rates, |best-selling |product |by |month |compared |to |sports |season |and |
city |team |wins |and |losses
knowledge |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-choosing |not |to |fire |a |sales |representative |who |is
|underperforming |knowing |that |person |is |experiencing |family |problems, |listing |products |that |
are |about |to |expire |first |on |the |menu |or |creating |them |as |a |daily |special |to |move |the |product
information |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-data |converted |into |a |meaningful |and |useful |context
report |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |document |containing |data |organized |in |a |table, |matrix, |or |
graphical |format |allowing |users |to |easily |comprehend |and |understand |information
static |report |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |report |created |once |based |on |data |that |does |not |
change
,dynamic |report |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |report |that |changes |automatically |during |creation
variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |data |characteristic |that |stands |for |a |value |that |changes |or |
varies |over |time
business |intelligence |(BI) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-information |collected |from |multiple |sources |
such |as |suppliers, |customers, |competitors, |partners, |and |industries |that |analyze |patterns, |
trends, |and |relationship |for |strategic |decision |making
analytics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |science |of |fact-based |decision |making
predictive |analytics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-extracts |information |from |data |and |uses |it |to |
predict |future |trends |and |identify |behavioral |patterns
behavior |analytics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-uses |data |about |people's |behaviors |to |understand |
intent |and |predict |future |actions
knowledge |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-skills, |experience, |and |expertise |coupled |with |information |
and |intelligence |that |creates |a |person's |intellectual |resources
knowledge |worker |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-individuals |values |for |their |ability |to |interpret |and |
analyze |information
accounting |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-records, |measures, |and |reports |monetary |transactions
finance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-deals |with |strategic |financial |issues |including |money, |banking,
|credit, |investments, |and |assets
, human |resources |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-maintains |policies, |plans, |and |procedures |for |the |
effective |management |of |employees
marketing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-supports |sales |by |planning, |pricing, |and |promoting |goods |
or |services
operations |management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-manages |the |process |of |converting |or |
transforming |or |resources |into |goods |or |services
sales |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-performs |the |function |of |selling |goods |or |services
system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |collection |of |parts |that |link |to |achieve |a |common |purpose
goods |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-material |items |or |products |that |customers |will |buy |to |satisfy |a |
want |or |need. |clothing, |groceries, |cell |phones, |and |cards |are |all |examples |of |goods |that |
people |buy |to |fulfill |their |needs
service |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tasks |that |customers |will |buy |to |satisfy |a |want |or |need
productivity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |rate |at |which |goods |and |services |are |produced |
based |upon |total |output |given |total |inputs
production |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-there |process |where |a |business |takes |raw |materials |and |
processes |them |or |converts |them |into |a |finished |product |for |its |goods |or |services
systems |thinking |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |way |of |monitoring |the |entire |system |by |viewing |
multiple |inputs |being |processed |or |transformed |to |product |outputs |while |continuously |
gathering |feedback |on |each |part
4) Questions With Correct Answers
fact |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |confirmation |or |validation |of |an |event |or |object
information |age |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |present |time, |during |which |infinite |quantities |of |
facts |are |widely |available |to |anyone |who |can |use |a |computer
internet |of |things |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |world |where |interconnected, |internet-enabled |
devices |or |"things" |can |collect |& |share |data |without |human |intervention
machine |to |machine |(M2M) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-devices |that |connect |directly |to |other |
devices
data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-raw |facts |that |describe |the |characteristics |of |an |event |or |object
structured |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-data |that |has |a |defined |length, |type, |and |format |and |
includes |numbers, |dates, |or |strings |such |as |Customer |Address
machine-generated |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-data |created |by |a |machine |without |human |
intervention
human-generated |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-data |that |humans, |in |interaction |with |
computers, |generate
,unstructured |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-data |that |is |not |defined |and |does |not |follow |a |
specified |format |and |is |typically |free-form |text |such |as |emails, |Twitter |tweets, |and |text |
messages
big |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |collection |of |rare, |complex |data |sets, |including |structured |
and |unstructured |data, |which |cannot |be |analyzed |using |traditional |database |methods |& |tools
snapshot |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |view |of |data |at |a |particular |moment |in |time
Data |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-order |date, |amount |sold, |customer |number, |quantity |
ordered
information |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-best-selling |product, |best |customer, |worst-
selling |product, |worst |customer
business |intelligence |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-lowest |sales |per |week |compared |with |
the |economic |interest |rates, |best-selling |product |by |month |compared |to |sports |season |and |
city |team |wins |and |losses
knowledge |example |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-choosing |not |to |fire |a |sales |representative |who |is
|underperforming |knowing |that |person |is |experiencing |family |problems, |listing |products |that |
are |about |to |expire |first |on |the |menu |or |creating |them |as |a |daily |special |to |move |the |product
information |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-data |converted |into |a |meaningful |and |useful |context
report |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |document |containing |data |organized |in |a |table, |matrix, |or |
graphical |format |allowing |users |to |easily |comprehend |and |understand |information
static |report |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |report |created |once |based |on |data |that |does |not |
change
,dynamic |report |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |report |that |changes |automatically |during |creation
variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |data |characteristic |that |stands |for |a |value |that |changes |or |
varies |over |time
business |intelligence |(BI) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-information |collected |from |multiple |sources |
such |as |suppliers, |customers, |competitors, |partners, |and |industries |that |analyze |patterns, |
trends, |and |relationship |for |strategic |decision |making
analytics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |science |of |fact-based |decision |making
predictive |analytics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-extracts |information |from |data |and |uses |it |to |
predict |future |trends |and |identify |behavioral |patterns
behavior |analytics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-uses |data |about |people's |behaviors |to |understand |
intent |and |predict |future |actions
knowledge |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-skills, |experience, |and |expertise |coupled |with |information |
and |intelligence |that |creates |a |person's |intellectual |resources
knowledge |worker |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-individuals |values |for |their |ability |to |interpret |and |
analyze |information
accounting |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-records, |measures, |and |reports |monetary |transactions
finance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-deals |with |strategic |financial |issues |including |money, |banking,
|credit, |investments, |and |assets
, human |resources |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-maintains |policies, |plans, |and |procedures |for |the |
effective |management |of |employees
marketing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-supports |sales |by |planning, |pricing, |and |promoting |goods |
or |services
operations |management |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-manages |the |process |of |converting |or |
transforming |or |resources |into |goods |or |services
sales |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-performs |the |function |of |selling |goods |or |services
system |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |collection |of |parts |that |link |to |achieve |a |common |purpose
goods |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-material |items |or |products |that |customers |will |buy |to |satisfy |a |
want |or |need. |clothing, |groceries, |cell |phones, |and |cards |are |all |examples |of |goods |that |
people |buy |to |fulfill |their |needs
service |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-tasks |that |customers |will |buy |to |satisfy |a |want |or |need
productivity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |rate |at |which |goods |and |services |are |produced |
based |upon |total |output |given |total |inputs
production |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-there |process |where |a |business |takes |raw |materials |and |
processes |them |or |converts |them |into |a |finished |product |for |its |goods |or |services
systems |thinking |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |way |of |monitoring |the |entire |system |by |viewing |
multiple |inputs |being |processed |or |transformed |to |product |outputs |while |continuously |
gathering |feedback |on |each |part
