What Are the Primary Differences Between a Data Warehouse and a Data

question 21

Multiple Choice

What are the primary differences between a data warehouse and a data mart?

• A) Data warehouses make quick decisions; data marts make slow decisions
• B) Data warehouse tackle ethical issues; data marts tackle hypothetical issues
• C) Data warehouses have a more organization wide focus; data marts have functional focus
• D) Data warehouses have a physical focus; data marts have logical focus.

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Definitions:

Money Market Securities

Short-term financial instruments, typically with high liquidity and very low risk, used by individuals and corporations to manage cash.

Average Daily Cost

The average cost incurred by a business or an individual on a daily basis.

Lockbox System

A service provided by banks to process payments by diverting them directly to a special post office box, speeding up the collection process.

Cheques

Cheques are written, dated, and signed instruments that direct a bank to pay a specific sum of money from the cheque writer's account to the person or entity in whose name the cheque has been issued.