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This document contains a 1 hour, 50 question midterm exam for a Data Warehousing course. The exam tests students on key concepts like the differences between operational systems and data warehouses, the top-down vs bottom-up approaches to building a data warehouse, data sources and architectures, trends in data warehousing, and strategic vs operational information. It instructs students to answer questions in the provided spaces and sign the paper, and notifies them that the exam is closed book and that they should read questions carefully.

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This document contains a 1 hour, 50 question midterm exam for a Data Warehousing course. The exam tests students on key concepts like the differences between operational systems and data warehouses, the top-down vs bottom-up approaches to building a data warehouse, data sources and architectures, trends in data warehousing, and strategic vs operational information. It instructs students to answer questions in the provided spaces and sign the paper, and notifies them that the exam is closed book and that they should read questions carefully.

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CS408 Data Warehousing 1st Midterm Exam


Monday Sep 26, 2016
Total Time:01 Hour
Course Instructor Total Marks: 50
Section A: Mr. Shumais-ul-Haq
Section B&C: Mr. Syed Zafar Naqvi ________________
Signature of Invigilator

_____________________________________________ _____________________
Roll No Section Signature

DO NOT OPEN THE QUESTION BOOK OR START UNTIL INSTRUCTED.


Instructions:
1. Verify at the start of the exam that you have a total of eleven (11) questions printed on
eight (8) pages including this title page.
2. Attempt all questions on the question-book and in the given order.
3. The exam is closed books, closed notes. Please see that the area in your threshold is
free of any material classified as ‘useful in the paper’ or else there may a charge of
cheating.
4. Read the questions carefully for clarity of context and understanding of meaning and
make assumptions wherever required, for neither the invigilator will address your
queries, nor the teacher/examiner will come to the examination hall for any assistance.
5. Fit in all your answers in the provided space. You may use extra space on the last page
if required. If you do so, clearly mark question/part number on that page to avoid
confusion.
6. Use only your own stationery and calculator. If you do not have your own calculator,
use manual calculations.
7. Use only permanent ink-pens. Only the questions attempted with permanent ink-pens
will be considered. Any part of paper done in lead pencil cannot be claimed for
checking/rechecking.

Q-1 Q-2 Q-3 Q-4 Q-5 Q-6 Q-7 Q-8 Q-9 Q-10 Q-11 Total
Total
12 5 3 4 4 4 2 3 2 3 3 45
Marks
Marks
Obtained

Vetted By: ____________________________Vetter Signature: _____________________


National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
Department of Computer Science Islamabad Campus

1. True or False? - Encircle the correct option (1 mark each)

a) Strategic Information is important for the day to day operations of the company. [T/F]
b) Operational systems contain both current and historical data. [T/F]
c) Data warehousing is a vendor specific solution. [T/F]
d) Having “Integrated Data” means that the data in a Data Warehouse is not updated or
changed. [T/F]
e) The bottom-up approach to constructing a data warehouse is a riskier undertaking than
the top-down approach [T/F]
f) Data warehouse and operational system have similar requirements and goals [T/F]
g) Data staging is an essential building block of data warehousing [T/F]
h) Data warehousing can support real-time business intelligence [T/F]
i) OLTP systems are designed to be subject Oriented. [T/F]
j) The “Time Variant” factor means that the Data in a Data Warehouse gets updated from
time to time. [T/F]
k) A Data Warehouse is structured according to the complete departmental
view of data [T/F]
l) Data Warehouse usage can be predicted accurately [T/F]

2. Match the columns. (5 marks)

Column A Answer Column Column B


(format XII:K)
I Nonvolatile Data A Roadmap for Users
II Dual Data Granularity B Subject-Oriented
III Dependent Data Mart C Knowledge Discovery
IV Disparate Data D Private Spreadsheets
V Decision Support E Application Flavor
VI Data Staging F Because of Multiple Sources
VII Data Mining G Detail and Summary
VIII Metadata H Read-Only
IX Operational Systems I Workbench for Data Integration
X Internal Data J Data from Main Data
Warehouse

3. Select the in-correct option/s while considering the environment of a Data Warehouse (3
marks)
a) Content is updated on a daily/very frequent basis
b) Data from multiple applications
c) Data usage is not read intensive
d) Users can interact with the system without IT assistance
e) Content includes current and historical data
f) Database is designed for analytical tasks

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4. List and briefly describe the different architectural types of Data Warehouses. (4 marks)

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5. In point form, state the pros and cons of the Top-Down Approach vs the Bottom-Up
Approach when building a data warehouse. (4 marks)

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6. List down the formal categorization of data sources, from the point of view of a Data
Warehouse, and very briefly explain them. (4 Marks)

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7. Describe some of the newer Trends in Data Warehousing. (2 marks)

8. Briefly describe the formal definition of a Data Warehouse. (3 marks)

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Department of Computer Science Islamabad Campus

9. Define strategic information and give one example relevant to a business of your choice. (2
marks)

10. State and briefly describe some of the early attempts at providing strategic information. (3
marks)

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11. What are the key issues that are faced while planning for a Data Warehouse? (3 marks)

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