Most Transactional Databases Are Not Set Up to Be Simultaneously

question 35

Multiple Choice

Most transactional databases are not set up to be simultaneously accessed for reporting and analysis. As a consequence:

• A) navigational databases are being preferred over transactional databases.
• B) data is not efficiently transformed into information.
• C) firms prefer to outsource data mining operations to third-party firms.
• D) analysts no longer port data to data warehouses or data marts.
• E) most firms incur additional expenditure to phase out legacy systems.

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Definitions:

Indications

Signs or symptoms that suggest the presence of a particular condition or the need for a specific treatment or intervention.

Sample Proportions

The fraction or percentage of items in a sample that are part of a particular category or characteristic.

Lower Control Limit

The lowest boundary in a control chart used to monitor process variability; falling below this limit signals an out-of-control process.

Too Variable

A description of data that exhibits a high degree of variation or variability, indicating a wide spread of data points around the mean value.