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1Z0-515 · Question #62

Your customer is looking to implement ad-hoc analysis in a data warehouse. Which approach is least likely to be used assuming that the customer does not want the expense of managing view?

The correct answer is D. OLAP. Data warehouses often use denormalized or partially denormalized schemas (such as a star schema) to optimize query performance. On the other hand OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) systems often use fully normalized schemas to optimize update/insert/delete performance, and to…

Introduction to Data Warehousing Concepts

Question

Your customer is looking to implement ad-hoc analysis in a data warehouse. Which approach is least likely to be used assuming that the customer does not want the expense of managing view?

Options

  • AStar schema
  • BSnowflake schema
  • CThird normal form schema
  • DOLAP

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • A
    15% (3)
  • B
    10% (2)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    70% (14)

Explanation

Data warehouses often use denormalized or partially denormalized schemas (such as a star schema) to optimize query performance. On the other hand OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) systems often use fully normalized schemas to optimize update/insert/delete performance, and to guarantee data consistency.

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#ad-hoc analysis#star schema#OLAP#schema comparison

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