Data Virtualization MCQs

Data Virtualization MCQs

These Data Virtualization multiple-choice questions and their answers will help you strengthen your grip on the subject of Data Virtualization. You can prepare for an upcoming exam or job interview with these 70+ Data Virtualization MCQs.
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1: With reference to virtual database, which of the following refers to dealing with query syntax or incompatible data types?

A.   Heterogeneity

B.   Autonomy

C.   Schema Mapping

2:

Analyze the information given below and answer the question that follows.
"Data integration includes the practices, architectural techniques, and tools used to gain consistent access to data. regardless of data structure type or group, in order to meet the requirements of applications and business processes."
What is the source of the given information?

A.  

Gartner

B.  

Forrester

C.  

Wayne Eckerson

D.  

3:

In which of the following layers of data abstraction architecture, data sources are integrated into the abstraction?


A.  

Application layer


B.   Physical Layer

C.   Business Layer

D.  

4:

Value-added tasks such as name aliasing, value formatting and data type casting are performed in which of the following layers?


A.   Application Layer

B.   Business Layer

C.   Physical Layer

D.  

5:

Which of the following components Of the logical data warehouse provides abstracted and semantic layer overview of enterprise data across virtualized, distributed and repository-based sources?


A.  

Data Virtualization

B.   Distributed Process

C.  

Repository Management

D.  

Taxonomy/Ontology Resolution

6: In data virtualization architecture, app server works at which of the following layers?

A.   Application layer

B.   Data consumer layer

C.   Business layer

D.   Physical layer

7: Which of the following Options is NOT a disadvantage of data warehouse (DWH)?

A.   Typically. data is dynamic but dated.

B.   Typically, no data drilldown capabilities are available.

C.   Difficult to accommodate changes in data source schema.

D.   Cannot actively monitor data changes

8:

Generally six approaches are used for data integration problem: manual integration, common user interface, integration by applications, integration by middleware, uniform data access and common data storage. Which of the following systems use all the six integration approaches simultaneously?


A.   Workflow Management System

B.   Personal Data integration system

C.   Medicated Query System

D.   Dataspace system

9: Can database servers be used for data transformation?

A.   Yes

B.   No

10:

Which of the following is an example of the common data storage approach toward data integration problem?


A.  

Mediated query systems 

B.  

Operational data stores

C.  

Federated database systems

11:

Which Of the following can be used in order to access virtualized data?

1. Enterprise service bus

2. Object-relational mapper

3. Dedicated data virtualization server


A.  

Only 3 can be used    

B.   Only 1 and 3 can be used

C.   Only 2 and 3 can be used

D.   All 1, 2 and 3 can be used

E.  

12: Can we def‌ine a nested virtual table in data virtualization server with mapping?

A.   Yes

B.   No

13: In business intelligence architecture, which of the following data stores contains volatile data?

A.   Data staging area

B.   Data warehouse

C.   Data mart

D.   None of the above

14:

Analyze the information given below and answer the question that follows.
"The most successful implementation of data virtualization uses a layered architecture that combines
physical and virtual data stores at the appropriate levels to fit different performance requirements for
different areas within the company."
What is the source of the given information?

A.  

Gartner

B.   Forrester

C.   Wayne Eckerson

D.  

15: Which of the following components of logical data warehouse is used to integrate data virtually within/beyond an enterprise?

A.   SLA Management

B.   Distributed Processes

C.   Metadata Management

D.   Data Virtualization

16:

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the distributed processes component of logical data warehouse?

1. It is used to integrate big data sources such as Hadoop with distributed processes performed in the cloud.

2. It provides abstracted and semantic layer overview of enterprise data across virtualized sources.

3. It provides data governance, auditability and lineage required.


A.   Only statement 1 is correct

B.   Only statement 3 is correct

C.   Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

D.  

Both statements 2 and 3 are correct

17: ln data virtualization, which of the following statements are incorrect about an application layer?

A.   It is used to access source data.

B.   It links data from different sources.

C.   It provides data to BI server.

18: In the ETL process, what is the function Of data cleansing?

A.   It is used to remove data from data warehouse (DWH).

B.   It is used to modify DWH data.

C.   It involves the process of data collection in different forms and making them uniformly consistent with each other.

D.   t is a process of loading transformed data into the data warehouse.

19:

Which of the following are the components of a logical data warehouse?

1. Repository Management

2. Auditing Statistics and Performance Evaluation Services

3. SLA Management


A.   All 1, 2, 3

B.   Only 1 and 2

C.   Only 2 and 3

D.   Only 1 and 3

20: Which of the following statements are correct about data virtualization?

A.   Data virtualization can augment the capabilities of a data warehouse.

B.   Self-service Bl methods can be facilitated through data virtualization.

C.   Data virtualization cannot help in prototyping and sandboxing.

D.   All of the above statements are correct.

21:
ln data virtualization architecture, which of the following statements is/are correct about an enterprise service bus (ESB) working at the data consumer layer?

A.  

No communication between clients and services can take place ifthe ESB is down.

B.  

It can decrease the performance of client-service communication due to extra level of indirection.

C.  

It cannot authenticate and authorize a client before forwarding service requests to services.

22: Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A.   Data abstraction is the handling Of data in meaningful ways.

B.   Abstract properties are visible to the consumer of abstracted data type.

C.   Physical instances are visible to the consumer of abstracted data type.

D.   Abstraction allows data consumers to leverage the adoption of XML industry standards.

23:

Which of the following are the technical benefits that are Obtained through data virtualization over data materialization?

1. Ease Of data integration

2. Iterative development

3. Increased developer productivity


A.   All 1, 2, 3

B.   Only 1, 2

C.   Only 1, 3

D.   Only 2, 3

24:

Which of the following statements are correct about decision support system (D85) and business intelligence (8|)?

1. Decision support system is a computer program application that can be used to analyze business data.

2. Business intelligence (Bl) can be used to present business data, whereas decision support system (DSS) cannot be used.

3. Business intelligence is a category of applications and technologies that can be used for collecting, storing and analyzing data.

A.   All 1, 2, 3 are correct

B.   Only 1, 2 are correct

C.   Only 2, 3 are correct

D.   Only 1, 3 are correct

25: Which of the following is the lowest level of access, and the fundamental building block for all storage?

A.   File-based data access

B.   Object-based storage

C.   Block-based data access

D.   None of the above

26: With reference to federated database systems (FDBSs), which of the following schemas is an integration of multiple export schemes?

A.   Component schema

B.   External schema

C.   Export schema

D.   Federated schema

27: Which of the following is/are the fundamental concepts about data delivery platform (DDP)?

A.   3 Sharing of meta data specification

B.   3 Decoupling of data consumers and data stores

C.   3 Both a and b

D.   2) Neither a nor b

28:

In which of the following techniques, data is copied from the source either record-wise or transaction-Wise?


A.   Exact transfer load

B.   Replication

C.   Exact Load transform

D.   Both b and c

29: Which of the following immediate layers in business intelligence architecture is responsible for transferring data to the business layer?

A.   Data source layer

B.   Application layer

C.   Physical layer

D.   None of the above

30: Which of the following layers is/are responsible for presenting user—friendly data?

A.   Business layer

B.   Physical layer

C.   Application layer

D.   Both b and c

31: Which of the following approaches is NOT used in the traditional approach for business intelligence

A.   Schema on read.

B.   Schema on write.

C.   Both a and b are used in the traditional Bl architecture.

D.   None of the above is used in the traditional Bl architecture.

32: Which of the following statements is/are correct about traditional Bl - DataStack 2.0?

A.   It provides low data consistency.

B.   It provides support for consolidated analytics platform.

C.   Performing custom analytics on data warehouse brings down the performance of the DWI-l

D.   Both b and c are correct.

33: Reporting on which of the following databases can cause concurrency issues?

A.   Production databases

B.   Replicated databases

C.   Both a and b

34: Business process management (BPM) works at the data consumer layer in data virtualization architecture. Which of the following is correct about BPM?

A.   Data flow within an organization and business to business transactions cannot be visualized.

B.   Relationships between process flows cannot be visualized.

C.   It can limit innovations

D.   None of the above.

35: In data virtualization architecture, which of the following layers is the lowest layer to store data?

A.   Application layer

B.   Physical layer

C.   Data sources layer

D.   Consumer layer

36: Business intelligence servers can accept data directly from which of the following layers?

A.   Physical layer

B.   Application layer

C.   Business layer

D.   All of the above

37: A table can contain duplicate data while working with which of the following schemas?

A.   Denormalized schemas

B.   Normalized schemas

C.   Either of the above given options

38:

Which of the following options are the existing components of a traditional Bl big data framework?
1. DWH

2. OLAP

3. Metadata

4. Reports


A.   Only 1, 3, 4

B.   Only 1, 2, 3

C.   Only 1, 2, 4

D.   All 1, 2, 3, 4

39: According to data virtualization architecture, can Bl servers accept data directly from application layer?

A.   Yes

B.   No

40: A search engine tool is associated with which of the following decision support systems?

A.   Model-driven DSS

B.   Document-driven DSS

C.   Communication-driven and group DSS

D.   None of the above

41: Which of the following statements is correct about data virtualization software?

A.   It imposes a heterogeneous data model.

B.   It cannot impact the response time of an operational system.

C.   It decreases the requirement of data storage.

D.   None of the above statements is correct

42: Bl architecture consists of which of the following components?

A.   Data warehouse

B.   Online analytical processing (OLAP)

C.   Business performance management (BPM)

D.   a and c

E.   a. b and c

43:

A virtual data warehouse can be developed by using which Of the following options?

1. Data marts

2. Production databases

3. Data virtualization server


A.  

All 1. 2 and 3 can be used  

B.  

Only1 and 3 can be used

C.  

Only 1 and 2 can be used

D.  

44:

Which of the following operations can be performed with the PowerPivot workbook feature of Microsoft Excel 2010?

1. Dimensional data models can be created

2. Dirty data can be identified and removed

3. Data models can be published to SharePoint


A.  

All 1. 2 and 3 can be performed.

B.  

Only1 and 3 can be performed.

C.  

Only 2 and 3 can be performed.

D.  

45:

With reference to data integration problem, which of the following serve an example of uniform data access that are personalized doorways to intranet or internet. and where every user is provided with information according to their requirement?


A.  

Data Warehouses 

B.   Portals

C.   Operational data stores

D.  

46: Dimension tables are normalized in which of the following schemas?

A.   Star schema

B.   Snowflake schema

C.   Both star schema and snowflake schema

D.   Neither star schema nor snowflake schema

47:

Which of the following statements is NOT correct about snowflake schemas in business intelligence architecture?


A.  

Tables are organized around a central fact table.

B.  

Surrogate keys are not used.

C.  

A fact table has relationships only with the dimension tables.

48:

With reference to federated database systems (FDBSs), which of the following schemas is used to

represent a subset of a component schema that is available to a specif‌ic federation?


A.  

B.  

C.  

49: Which of the following models can be used by a model-driven decision support system?

A.   Accounting and f‌inancial models

B.   Representational models

C.   Optimization models

D.   None of the above

50: In business intelligence architecture, which of the following data stores does not contain time-variant or historical data?

A.   Operational data store

B.   Data staging area

C.   Data warehouse

D.   Data mart