Data Warehousing MCQs

Data Warehousing MCQs

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1: Which of the following implements Multidimensional OLAP?

A.   Oracle Essbase

B.   IBM TM1

C.   Microsoft SSAS

D.   All of the Above

2: Which of the following is true about Data Scrubbing?

A.   It is same as data validation

B.   Harmonization of data cannot be considered as Data Scrubbing

C.   It involves data cleansing

D.   Standardization of data cannot be considered as Data Scrubbing

3: Operational Database(OLTP) is based on which of the following?

A.   Snowflake Schema

B.   Entity Relationship Model

C.   Star Schema

D.   Fact Constellation Schema

4: The ‘Slice’ operation deals with?

A.   Selecting the cells of any one dimension of data cube

B.   Merging the cells of all but one dimension

C.   Merging the cells along one dimension

D.   Selecting all but one dimension of the data cube.

5: Which of the following is NOT a benefit of data warehousing?

A.   To maintain data history

B.   To enhance data quality

C.   To collate data from multiple sources into a multiple databases

D.   To integrate data from multiple source systems

6: Where does cleansing take place during the ETL phase of data bound for a MOLAP based data warehouse?

A.   ODS

B.   Cleanroom Table

C.   Staging Area

D.   No distinct cleansing phase, data cleansed during MDX queries

7: Which of the following is true about Specialized SQL servers?

A.   It uses the two level of data storage representation to handle dense and sparse data sets

B.   It provides advanced query language and query processing support for SQL queries over star and snowflake schemas

C.   It facilitates OLTP operations in SQL

D.   It uses array-based multidimensional storage engines

8: A data warehouse is built as a separate repository of data, different from the operational data of an enterprise because?

A.   It is necessary to keep the operational data free of any warehouse operations

B.   It contains data derived from multiple sources

C.   A data warehouse cannot afford to allow corrupted data within it

D.   A data warehouse contains summarized data whereas the operational database contains transactional data

9: What is an example of an OLAP dice operation?

A.   specifying a particular year and region

B.   randomizing the year and region

C.   specifying a particular year

D.   randomizing the year

10: What table is at the center of a star schema?

A.   fact table

B.   core table

C.   metadata table

D.   dimension table

11: Which of the following is TRUE about ROLAP?

A.   Can handle large amounts of data

B.   Performance can be slow

C.   All of the given options are valid

D.   Can leverage functionalities inherent in the relational database

12: Which of the following is VALID about time-variant characteristic of a data warehouse?

A.   All of the given options are valid

B.   Data warehouses contain data that is generally loaded from the operational databases on a regular interval

C.   Time horizon of a data warehouse is significanlty longer than that of operational systems

D.   Data Warehouse maintains both historical and (nearly) current data

13: Which of the following is TRUE about MOLAP?

A.   MOLAP cubes are built for fast data retrieval

B.   MOLAP cubes are optimal for slicing and dicing operations

C.   Data is stored in a multidimensional cube.

D.   All of the given options are valid

14: Which of the following is true about Data mining?

A.   It allows users to analyze data from many different dimensions or angles

B.   All of the given options are valid

C.   It is the process of analyzing data from different perspectives and summarizing it into useful information

D.   It is the process of finding correlations or patterns among various fields

15: Which of the following systems is optimized for multidimensional analysis?

A.   SQL

B.   ETL

C.   OLAP

D.   OLTP

16: Which of the following are valid Logical Extraction methods?

A.   Incremental Extraction

B.   Both Full Extraction and Incremental Extraction

C.   Full Extraction

D.   Online extraction

17: Which of the following is true about Data Warehousing?

A.   All of the given options are true

B.   It is copy of transaction data specifically structured for query and analysis

C.   It is designed to facilitate reporting and analysis

D.   It is a non-volatile time-variant repository

18: Which of the following is true about Snowflake schema?

A.   It is represented by centralized fact tables

B.   Its a logical arrangement of tables in a multidimensional database

C.   All of the above

D.   It is a variation of the star schema

19: What is the process by which raw data is migrated into a data warehouse?

A.   Extract, Transform, Load

B.   Extract Test Language

C.   Export, Transmit, Load

D.   Export, Translate, Load

20: Data Warehouse (OLAP) is based on which of the following?

A.   Star Schema

B.   Snowflake Schema

C.   Fact Constellation Schema

D.   All of given options are valid

21: Which of the following uses the idea of a data cube to represent the dimensions of data ?

A.   OLTP

B.   Relational Database

C.   ODS

D.   OLAP or Multidimensional Database

22: Which system is appropriate for recording customer transactions in real time?

A.   Star Schema

B.   OLTP

C.   OLAP

D.   Snowflake Schema

23: When is it appropriate to use a Joiner Transformation during ETL?

A.   When the two sources have multiple matching columns

B.   When the two sources have a primary-key to foreign-key relationship

C.   All of the Above

D.   When the two sources are heterogeneous

24: What is the "grain" of a fact table?

A.   the most atomic level at which the facts may be defined

B.   the raw data from which the facts are derived

C.   the direction along which additive measures can be combined

D.   the ratio of facts to dimensions

25: Which of the following operations navigate data from less detailed data to highly detailed data?

A.   Drill-up

B.   Roll-down

C.   Roll-up

D.   Drill-down

26: Which MDX operation returns all possible combinations of one or more sets?

A.   Crossjoin

B.   AllMembers

C.   Leaves

D.   Distinct

27: Which language is appropriate for querying a non-relational OLAP database?

A.   Fortran

B.   MDX

C.   SQL

D.   SPSS

28: Modifying an OLAP Cube to view information from only a single year is an example of which operation?

A.   dice

B.   join

C.   pivot

D.   slice

29: Which of the following is an example of a non-aggregatable measure?

A.   transaction volume

B.   gross profits

C.   costs

D.   probability of default

30: Which of the following is true about 'Pivot' operation?

A.   It rotates the data axes in view in order to provide an alternative presentation of data

B.   Two consecutive slice operations in two different dimensions

C.   It is also known as rotation

D.   All of the given options are valid

31: Which of the following is a method for delta detection during the ETL process?

A.   CRC

B.   (both of these choices)

C.   (none of these choices)

D.   audit columns

32: Which line is not a valid MDX comment?

A.   /* this line */

B.   // this line

C.   ## this line

D.   -- this line

33: What is a Data Mart?

A.   an access layer comprising a subset of a data warehouse

B.   an online, open exchange in which organizations can trade business information

C.   a schema that organizes data into facts and dimensions

D.   a central repository where separate organizations can securely backup data

34: Choose the most correct statement:

A.   Star and snowflake schema contains two Fact tables

B.   Snowflake schema contains two Fact tables

C.   Fact Constellation schema contains two Fact tables

D.   Star schema contains two Fact tables

35: Which of the following would not be a part of the fact table of a star schema representing sales data?

A.   Product name when a Product dimension table exists

B.   Store UID when a Store dimension table exists

C.   Units sold

D.   None of the Above

36: Which of the following is not a VALID characteristic of data warehouse?

A.   Subject Oriented

B.   Volatile

C.   Nonvolatile

D.   Integrated

37: Which of the following environments has a higher amount of Joins

A.   Database

B.   OLAP

C.   OLTP

D.   Data Warehousing env

38: Which of the following operation is performed by introducing new dimensions?

A.   Roll-up

B.   Roll-down

C.   Drill-down

D.   Drill-up

39: Which of the following contains historical data?

A.   OLAP

B.   OLTP

C.   Both OLAP and OLTP

D.   Neither OLAP nor OLTP

40: What is an OLAP Cube?

A.   an array in which data is stored and characterized by multiple dimensions

B.   None of the Above

C.   a three-dimensional array for Online Analytical Processing

D.   a dimensional-reduction operation that summarizes data

41: Which of the following can present summary data from an OLAP server?

A.   normalization

B.   All of the Above

C.   pivot tables

D.   primary keys

42: Which of the following enviroments are in third normal form 3NF?

A.   All of the options are correct

B.   OLAP

C.   Data Warehousing env

D.   OLTP

43: Which of the following is true about multidimensional models?

A.   It uses just one level of data storage representation to handle sparse data sets

B.   It uses just one level of data storage representation to handle dense data sets

C.   It uses one level of data storage representation to handle both dense and sparse data sets

D.   It uses two level of data storage representation to handle dense and sparse data sets

44: Which of the following is true about 'Dice' operation?

A.   The Dice operation performs selection of two or more dimension on a given cube

B.   It forms a new sub-cube by selecting one or more dimensions

C.   The Dice operation performs selection of one dimension on a given cube

D.   It navigates the data from less detailed data to highly detailed data

45: Which operation on a multidimensional database is most equivalent to a relational join?

A.   dice

B.   slice

C.   rotating

D.   drill-across

46: In which of the data storing approaches does transaction data get partitioned into facts?

A.   normalized approach

B.   Neither dimensional nor normalized approach

C.   Both dimensional and normalized approach

D.   dimensional approach

47: What Amazon Reshift compression encodings would be most appropriate for the columns (Date, City, Description), respectively?

A.   Delta, Byte-dictionary, LZO

B.   MOSTLY8, Runlength, Raw

C.   Byte-dictionary, LZO, Delta

D.   LZO, Delta, Raw

48: Which of the following is a property of Data Warehouse data?

A.   Read and Write

B.   Read Only

C.   Write Only

D.   Write Deconditional

49: Which of following stages involve data update in the warehouse for every transaction performed on the source data?

A.   Integrated data warehouse

B.   On time data warehouse

C.   Offline operational data warehouse

D.   Offline data warehouse

50: Which of the following is not a type of OLAP?

A.   Relational

B.   Multidimensional

C.   Hybrid

D.   Analytical