CIS461-ch11

25 July 2022
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In an effort to improve ________, the grocery chain Safeway implemented data-sharing programs with PepsiCo and other key vendors.
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Supply chain visibility
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__________ are the single best way our brain processes information.
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Visuals
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______ harness the power of analytics and adds a visual display to capitalize on how our brains work.
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Data visualizations
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In general, ________ tools show what has already happened in a business and ________tools show what might or could happen in the future.
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Reporting; analytical
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Dashboard and interactive reports are _________ tools and technologies.
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Information delivery
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Data visualization, data discovery and geospatials are _________ tools and technologies.
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Data analytics
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Data mashups and GIS are _________ tools and technologies.
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Data integration
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Which of the following statements is false?
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Data visualization is replacing the need for humans to interpret data.
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A common mistake is to invest in the data analytics foundation of tools, quality data, and data integration, but overlook the most crucial component, which is ____________.
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Users' ability to interpret the visual reports and analyses correctly.
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SAS made one of the boldest moves of any BI vendor by replacing its current enterprise BI platform with Visual Analytics, a new _____________ environment.
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data discovery
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Companies are investing in the latest data discovery solutions largely because of their _____________.
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speed and flexibility
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Tag clouds represent the ________ of words and terms by their sizes.
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Relative frequency
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Which of the following statements about data analytics and visualization is false?
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It is easier to make sense of data than it is to collect the data.
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A heat map uses _____________ to indicate trends or patterns in data.
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Color
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________ is a leading mobile reporting and data visualization app.
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Roambi Analytics
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A ________ is a technique for building applications that combine data from multiple sources to create an integrated experience.
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Mashup
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An application that integrates data from data stores, business systems, external data and realtime news feeds is referred to as a(n) ____________.
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Enterprise mashup
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Which of the following is not an example of an enterprise data mashup?
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GPS
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In terms of benefits, mashup apps decrease __________ compared to traditional, custom software development.
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IT implementation costs
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Which of the following is not a benefit of enterprise mashup apps?
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Users can access data from multiple competitor data warehouses to gain business intelligence.
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Using ________, nontechnical users can easily and quickly access, integrate, and display BI data from a variety of operational data sources, including those that are not integrated into the existing data warehouse, without having to understand the intricacies of the underlying data infrastructures, or schemas.
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Self-service data mashup apps
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___________ give visual snapshots of an organization's critical operational data or key performance indicators to spot problems, trends, outliers, opportunities, and patterns.
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Business dashboards
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Key components of dashboards are design, API, access, and ______________.
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Performance metrics
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The purpose of business dashboards is to provide users with a clear view of the ___________ values of KPIs and other operational metrics.
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Current
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A benefit of ________ is that users no longer need to log into multiple applications to see how the business is performing
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business dashboards
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Dashboard design is a critical factor because business users need to be able to ________.
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understand information at a glance and drill down to details
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Benefits of business dashboards include all of the following except ________.
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Data security is enhanced because employees must log in to each account separately.
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A ________ captures, manages, analyzes, and displays multidimensional geographic data, also called ________ data.
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geographic information system; geospatial
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Geospatial data identify or map________.
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Where things or people are, where they are going, and competitors' actions.
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e ________ process converts postal addresses to geospatial data that can then be measured and analyzed.
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geocoding
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With the intelligence provided by the ________, GM has increased sales despite cutting the advertising budget.
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GIS
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Unlike a flat map, a ________ generated map has many layers of information for many ways of thinking about a geographic space.
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GIS
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iBeacon allows Apple, or app developers leveraging Apple technology, to track users inside buildings where ________ transmissions may not reach.
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satellite