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APRIL 2009

PART A

2. Information is raw facts that describe the characteristics of an event.

(F)

11. Reports for each sales person, product, and part are examples of detail or fineinformation granularities. (T)

12. Product Statistics is an example of analytical information. (T)

PART B

13. Which of the following information can be maintained on a

database?

A. Inventory.B. Transactions.C. Employees.D. All of the above.

OCTOBER 2009

PART A

7. Reports for each sales person, product, and part are examples of detail or fineinformation granularities. (T)

8. Transactional information is used when performing operational tasksand repetitivedecisions such as analyzing daily sales reports and productionschedules to determinehow much inventory to carry. (T)

12. The primary purpose of a data warehouse is to perform transactionalprocesses. (F)



PART B

6. Which of the following represents the different informationgranularities?

A. Detail, summary, aggregateB. Document, presentation, spreadsheet, databaseC. Individual, department, enterpriseD. None of the above

7. All of the following are characteristics of information, except: A. TransactionalB. AnalyticalC. TimelinessD. Quantity



APRIL 2010

PART A

5. The primary purpose of a data warehouse is to perform transactional

processes. (F)

PART B

7. Which of the following represents the different information formats? A. Detail, summary, aggregateB. Document, presentation, spreadsheet, databaseC. Individual, department, enterpriseD. None of the above

8. Which of the following can a database maintain information on? A. InventoryB. TransactionsC. EmployeesD. All of the above

OCTOBER 2010

PART A

10. Transactional information is used when performing operational tasksand repetitive decisions such as analyzing daily sales reports andproduction schedules to determine how much inventory to carry. (F)

11. Organizational information comes at different levels and in differentformats andgranularities. (T)



PART B

11. What are the different types of information?

A. Levels, forms, granularities

B. Levels, forms, dataC. Levels, formats, granularitiesD. Data, formats, granularities

12. What encompasses all of the information contained within a singlebusiness process or unit of work and its primary purpose is to supportthe performing of daily operational tasks?

A. Transactional informationB. Analytical informationC. TimelinessD. Quality

PART C

Explain and give example of transactional information and analytical

information.

Answer:

Transactional information Analytical information

Encompasses all of theinformation contained withinsingle business processor or unit of work, and its primarypurposes is to support theperforming of daily operationaltasks.

Encompasses all organizationalinformation, its primary purpose isto support the performing of managerial analysis tasks.Organizations capture and storetransactional information indatabases and use it whenperforming operational tasks andrepetitive decision.

Examples:withdrawing cash from an ATM,making an airline reservation,purchasing stocks, hourlyemployee payroll, etc.

Examples: Analyzing daily sales reports andreport schedules, product statistic,future growth projections, etc.



APRIL 2011

PART B

8. All of the following are characteristics of information, except?

A. QuantityB. AnalyticalC. TimelinessD. Transactional

SEPT 2011

PART B

6. Which term is used to describe the ease with which people performtransactions and/or find information?

A. UsabilityB. Customer satisfactionC. FinancialD. Conversion rates

9. Which of the following can a database maintain information on?

A. InventoryB. TransactionsC. EmployeesD. All of the above

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