Question 1

Which of the below is a data summarization tool?
A) Hierarchy
B) Cube
C) Pivot table
D) Dimensions
E) None of the above

Accepted Answer

A pivot table is a data summarization tool commonly used in spreadsheet programs and data visualization software. It allows users to reorganize, sort, count, and total or give the average of the data stored in one table or spreadsheet and display the result in a second table showing the summarized data.

Question 2

The quality of ___________ is most directly affected by the quality of the data representation that underlies it.
A) data transformations
B) data representations
C) visualization
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Accepted Answer

The quality of visualization is most directly affected by the quality of the data representation, as it relies on how well the data is structured and represented to effectively convey information visually.

Question 3

Which of the below serves as an "organization magnifying glass"?
A) Balanced scorecards
B) Performance dashboards
C) Cubes
D) Pivot tables
E) None of the above

Accepted Answer

Performance dashboards serve as an "organization magnifying glass" by providing a visual representation of key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics, allowing organizations to monitor and analyze their performance in real-time.

Question 4

Which three characteristics are needed for a performance dashboard to help improve organizational performance?
A) Three layers, three applications, and three types
B) Monitoring application, analysis application, and detailed information layer
C) Operational decision making, detailed information layer, and management applications
D) Both b and c
E) None of the above

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

How do Scorecards differ from Dashboards?
A) They monitor tactical goals.
B) They display operation metrics.
C) They monitor strategic goals.
D) Both a and c
E) None of the above

Accepted Answer

Scorecards are designed to monitor strategic goals and often include tactical goals as well, making them different from dashboards, which typically display operational metrics.

Question 6

Balanced scorecards are a means to link an organization's long-term strategic objective with their short-term actions through which management processes?
A) Financial, customer, internal business, and learning and growth processes
B) Customer, learning and growth, communicating and linking, and business planning
C) Business planning, feedback and learning, communicating and linking, and translating the vision
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Accepted Answer

Balanced scorecards link long-term strategic objectives with short-term actions through processes like business planning, feedback and learning, communicating and linking, and translating the vision.

Question 7

What do intangible assets consist of?
A) Feedback and learning
B) Human, Information, and organizational capital
C) Financial, customer, internal business process, and learning and growth
D) Organizational strategy
E) All of the above

Accepted Answer

Intangible assets consist of human, information, and organizational capital, which are non-physical assets that contribute to a company's value.

Question 8

According to Weill and Ross, what is the single most important predictor of value an organization generates from IT?
A) IT Governance
B) IT Principles
C) IT Architecture
D) IT Infrastructure
E) None of the above

Accepted Answer

Weill and Ross have identified IT Governance as the single most important predictor of the value an organization generates from IT. This is because IT Governance encompasses the framework and processes that ensure IT investments support business objectives.

Question 9

Decision makers shall have which of the following capabilities when using BI to develop KPI's?
A) Building a dashboard with a lightweight architecture
B) Collecting data about the operational processes
C) Detecting events within a process
D) Both b and c
E) None of the above

Accepted Answer

Decision makers using Business Intelligence (BI) to develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) need the capability to collect data about operational processes and detect events within a process. These capabilities are essential for monitoring, analyzing, and improving business performance.

Question 10

KPI's should have the following characteristics to be effective:
A) Be aligned with strategic objectives
B) Predict future performance
C) Support other KPI's
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Accepted Answer

Effective KPIs should be aligned with strategic objectives, have the ability to predict future performance, and support other KPIs, making all the provided options correct characteristics of effective KPIs.

Quiz 6: Technologies Enabling Presentation

Which of the below is a data summarization tool?

The quality of ___________ is most directly affected by the quality of the data representation that underlies it.

Which of the below serves as an "organization magnifying glass"?

Which three characteristics are needed for a performance dashboard to help improve organizational performance?

How do Scorecards differ from Dashboards?

Balanced scorecards are a means to link an organization's long-term strategic objective with their short-term actions through which management processes?

What do intangible assets consist of?

According to Weill and Ross, what is the single most important predictor of value an organization generates from IT?

Decision makers shall have which of the following capabilities when using BI to develop KPI's?

KPI's should have the following characteristics to be effective: