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What is the emphasis of On-Line Analytic Processing (OLAP) in contrast to traditional On-line Transaction Processing (OLTP)?
What is the emphasis of On-Line Analytic Processing (OLAP) in contrast to traditional On-line Transaction Processing (OLTP)?
- Complex, interactive, exploratory analysis of very large datasets (correct)
- Focusing on historical data patterns and business strategies
- Short update transactions instead of long queries
- Static data integration from across all parts of an enterprise
What is the major reason for the increasing analysis of current and historical data in organizations?
What is the major reason for the increasing analysis of current and historical data in organizations?
- To emphasize static data integration
- To identify useful patterns and support business strategies (correct)
- To manage short update transactions efficiently
- To integrate data from different parts of an enterprise
What is the primary focus of Data Warehousing?
What is the primary focus of Data Warehousing?
- Storing static data for future reference
- Managing short update transactions efficiently
- Processing real-time transactional data
- Integrating data from across all parts of an enterprise (correct)
What does OLAP primarily involve?
What does OLAP primarily involve?
What distinguishes Data Warehousing from traditional On-line Transaction Processing (OLTP)?
What distinguishes Data Warehousing from traditional On-line Transaction Processing (OLTP)?