Assignment No 1. Data Warehousing CS5343, Bahria University Lahore.

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Assignment No. 1: Introduction to DWH and Processes

Subject: Data Warehousing Assigned: 05-03-2018 Assignment Marks: 140

Instructor: Junaid Nasir Due Date: 12 -03-2018 Attached Files: Title Page

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1- This is an individual assignment. You will submit your work individually.

2- Follow and fill the title page as showed in attachment
3- Do not copy and paste anything from the internet. Your work must be original.
4- Please note that you must do your own work. If anyone found copying from another
Student, no marks will be given to him/ her.
5- Deadline for this assignment is 12 March 2018. This deadline will not be extended.
6- No assignment is accepted through email before and after the due date.
7- If you have any problems, feel free to ask at 03009279910 and junaid.jans@gmail.com
 Assignment No 1. Data Warehousing CS5343, Bahria University Lahore.

Questions
Q 1. Write down the drawbacks of the earlier existing decision support systems. (10)
Q 2. Justify that data warehouse is an environment not a product. (10)
Q 3. Explain data warehouse Architecture in detail. (10)
Q 4. What is metadata? What are its different types? (10)
Q 5. What are the practical applications of data warehouse? (10)
Q 6. Differentiate between following: (15)
a) OlAP Vs. Data Mining
b) Data Warehouse Vs. Data marts
c) Operational Vs. Informational System
Q 7. Explain the knowledge discovery phases. What do you mean by the word Prediction? (10)
Q 8. Discuss the significance of metadata. (10)
Q 9. Data warehousing is the only viable means to resolve the information crisis and to provide strategic
information. List five reasons to support this assertion and explain them. (10)
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Q 10. Give at least four reasons why we De-Normalize the database. (10)
Q 11. If de-normalization improves data warehouse processes, why fact table is in normal form? (10)
Q 12. Is OLTP database design optimal for Data Warehouse? (10)
Q 13 Why data warehouse and transaction databases need to be different. (10)

Note

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➢ Write in your own words to answer the following, if you use material from any book/website
apart from your recommended book please provide relevant references. All work will be
assumed yours otherwise.
➢ No Late Submission Entertained. (Exceptions may be entertained)

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