Compare the Basic Characteristics of Data Warehouses and Data Marts

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Essay

Compare the basic characteristics of data warehouses and data marts to transactional systems. Why would a manager performing a query prefer to use a data warehouse or data mart rather than a database?

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Definitions:

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that acts as a moral center, imposing ethical standards and social conformity.

Unconscious

The part of the mind that contains thoughts, memories, and desires not within current conscious awareness.

Traumatic Memories

Are deeply distressing or disturbing memories that are associated with experiencing or witnessing traumatic events, which can have long-lasting psychological effects.

Generalized Other

According to Mead, is a person’s image of cultural standards and how they apply to him or her.