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    CONFIDENTIAL CS/JAN 2018/ICT550

    UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA


    FINAL EXAMINATION

    COURSE PRINCIPLES OF DATA MANAGEMENT


    COURSE ICT550
    CODE
    JANUARY 2018
    EXAMINATION 3 HOURS
    TIME

    INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

    1. This question paper consists of five (5) questions.

    2. Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page.

    3. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the
    invigilator.

    4. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of :

    i) the Question Paper


    ii) an Answer Booklet — provided by the Faculty

    5. Answer ALL questions in English.

    DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO


    This examination paper consists of 4 printed pages
    0 Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL
    CONFIDENTIAL 2 CS/JAN 2018/ICT550

    QUESTION 1

    a) ‘Data management is the consolidation of data in a way that is easy to manipulate,


    retrieve and maintain’. Discuss THREE (3) benefits of data management to
    organizations.
    (9 marks)

    b) Information is valuable resources for decision making. Explain TWO (2) types of decision
    making. Provide example for each type.
    (5 marks)

    c) Differentiate data, information and knowledge.


    (6 marks)

    QUESTION 2

    a) Gartner report stated that an average organization loses $8.2 million annually through
    poor quality data. Describe FOUR (4) solutions to improve data quality.
    (8 marks)

    b) The process of data quality management is composed of four main steps, which can be
    organized in a continuous loop. Discuss each of the steps.
    (8 marks)

    c) Data profiling (sometimes called data discovery or data quality analysis) helps to gain a
    clear perspective on the current integrity of data. List FOUR (4) steps in profiling.
    (4 marks)

    Oc Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA


    CONFIDENTIAL
    CONFIDENTIAL 3 CS/JAN 2018/ICT550

    QUESTION 3

    The OLAP cube shown in Figure 1 below has been prepared for a media (TV programmes and
    films) streaming service.

    Country

    Media

    Year

    Figure 1: OLAP cube

    a) Describe the FOUR (4) common OLAP operations for querying data. Provide an example
    of each operation using the OLAP cube in Figure 1.
    (8 Marks)

    b) Identify the THREE (3) features that all OLAP applications share.
    (6 Marks)

    c) Explain why a data warehouse is well equipped for providing the data for data mining.
    (6 Marks)

    QUESTION 4

    a) Explain the following terms:

    i) Crowdsourcing
    (3 Marks)
    ii) Crowdfunding
    (3 Marks)
    b) Describe a crowdsourcing project that you are familiar with.
    (3 Marks)

    c) Discuss THREE (3) benefits of crowdsourcing the project that you have mentioned
    above.
    (6 marks)

    d) Suggest TWO (2) issues in a crowdfunding project.


    (5 marks)
    O Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA
    CONFIDENTIAL
    CONFIDENTIAL 4 CS/JAN 2018/ICT550

    QUESTION 5

    Big data is defined as large amounts of data which requires new technologies and
    architectures so that it becomes possible to extract value from it by capturing and analysis
    process.

    a) Explain FOUR (4) characteristics of big data.


    (8 marks)

    b) Discuss the benefits of capturing and analyzing big data to business organizations.
    (6 marks)

    c) Discuss the various challenges and issues associated in bringing and adapting to this
    technology by business organizations.
    (6 marks)

    END OF QUESTION PAPER

    Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA


    CONFIDENTIAL

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