Why Were Data Warehouses Created

question 395

Multiple Choice

Why were data warehouses created?

• A)Numbers and types of operational databases increased as businesses grew.
• B)Many companies had information scattered across multiple systems with different formats.
• C)Completing reporting requests from numerous operational systems took days or weeks.
• D)All of these are correct.

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Definitions:

Outputs

The results or products generated from operational or production processes.

Routing

The process of determining the path data packets travel across a network, or the method of deciding how to move materials within a manufacturing process.

Dispatching

Allocating resources and beginning the steps to produce a product.

Manufacturing Operations

The activities involved in the production of goods in a factory, including the machinery, personnel, and processes used.