Data Warehousing and Management
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What is the primary advantage of cloud-based data warehouse architectures?

  • They are easier to set up than traditional data warehouses
  • They can store large amounts of data
  • They can perform complex analytical queries much faster (correct)
  • They are more secure than traditional data warehouses
  • What is the process of extracting data from a source system, transforming it, and then loading it into a data warehouse?

  • ETL (extract, transform, load) (correct)
  • BI (business intelligence)
  • MPP (massively parallel processing)
  • ELT (extract, load, transform)
  • What is the primary purpose of a data warehouse?

  • To perform complex analytical queries
  • To provide a single depot for all data
  • To integrate and store data from internal and external sources (correct)
  • To store data in its raw format
  • What is an example of semi-structured data that can be stored in a data lake?

    <p>CSV files</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the advantage of using a cloud platform to host a data lake?

    <p>It is a scalable and flexible storage solution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between a data warehouse and a data lake?

    <p>A data warehouse stores data in a transformed format, while a data lake stores it in its raw format</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of extracting data from a source system, loading it into a central repository, and then transforming it?

    <p>ELT (extract, load, transform)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of unstructured data that can be stored in a data lake?

    <p>Emails</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of business intelligence (BI) tools?

    <p>To access, mine, and report on data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are two popular cloud-based data warehouses mentioned in the text?

    <p>Amazon Redshift and Google BigQuery</p> Signup and view all the answers

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