CSC220 Chapter 9 Exam 2026 Questions
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The goal of business intelligence is to _____.
a. provide access to novel tools to the users
b. reduce the cost of data processing
c. support and improve decision making
d. improve employee morale - Correct answer-c. support and improve decision
making
Which of the following is NOT considered business intelligence practice?
a. Data extraction
b. Visualization
c. Analysis
d. Transaction processing - Correct answer-d. Transaction processing
What is the projected shortage of data scientists in the USA, according to a
McKinsey & Co. report?
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, a. 100,000 or less
b. 100,000 to 200,000
c. 200,000 to 500,000
d. more than 500,000 - Correct answer-b. 100,000 to 200,000
Which of the following is NOT a commonly used BI tool?
a. data visualization
b. linear regression
c. drill-down analysis
d. automated customer service - Correct answer-d. automated customer service
Which of the following is NOT considered a BI and analytics tool?
a. Data visualization
b. Drill-down analysis
c. Online transaction processing
d. Data mining - Correct answer-c. online transaction processing
To analzye various alternative scenarios, a manager would use _______.
a. the spreadsheet's 'what-if' capability
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and Answers GRADED A+
The goal of business intelligence is to _____.
a. provide access to novel tools to the users
b. reduce the cost of data processing
c. support and improve decision making
d. improve employee morale - Correct answer-c. support and improve decision
making
Which of the following is NOT considered business intelligence practice?
a. Data extraction
b. Visualization
c. Analysis
d. Transaction processing - Correct answer-d. Transaction processing
What is the projected shortage of data scientists in the USA, according to a
McKinsey & Co. report?
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, a. 100,000 or less
b. 100,000 to 200,000
c. 200,000 to 500,000
d. more than 500,000 - Correct answer-b. 100,000 to 200,000
Which of the following is NOT a commonly used BI tool?
a. data visualization
b. linear regression
c. drill-down analysis
d. automated customer service - Correct answer-d. automated customer service
Which of the following is NOT considered a BI and analytics tool?
a. Data visualization
b. Drill-down analysis
c. Online transaction processing
d. Data mining - Correct answer-c. online transaction processing
To analzye various alternative scenarios, a manager would use _______.
a. the spreadsheet's 'what-if' capability
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