FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS

DATA WAREHOUSING AND DATA MINING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the characeristics of OLAP systems?
A
query driven
B
integrated
C
less users
D
store current data
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -OLAP facilitate interactive query and complex analysis for the users. OLAP allows users to drill down for greater details or roll up for aggregations of metrics along a single business dimension or across multiple dimension. OLAP provides the ability to perform intricate calculations and comparisons.

Detailed explanation-2: -OLTP involves short online transactions, while OLAP is characterized by large volumes of data. OLTP uses a relational database that handles multiple concurrent transactions, while OLAP employs a data warehouse, which consolidates multiple data sources for building an integrated multidimensional database.

Detailed explanation-3: -OLAP services are characterized by dynamic multidimensional analysis of consolidated enterprise data. OLAP is executed in a multiuser client/server mode and provides consistently fast response to queries, regardless of database size and complexity.

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