Exam Name: Cognos 8 BI Professional
Exam Type: Cognos
Exam Code: BI0-210 66
Question: 1
Which of the following describes a disadvantage of using the dimensionally modeled relational
(DMR) technique to access a normalized data structure?
A. Does not allow access to all relational items in Query and Report Studio
B. May increase the time needed to fetch required data
C. Does not allow access to member functions
D. May bypass aggregate aware tables
Answer: B
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Question: 2
Which of the following requires additional configuration for installing Cognos 8 BI in a
development and production environment?
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A. The application in the development environment and in the production environment will use the
Tomcat servlet container as the application server.
B. The development environment will include workstations hosting Framework Manager and
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Cognos 8 OLAP Modeling, while the production environment will not.
C. The environment contains customized port and firewall settings for the default http and
application server port.
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D. The development and production environment will use data sources that are in Unicode.
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Answer: C
Question: 3
Which Cognos 8 BI architectural component is written in C++?
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A. Batch report service
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B. Job service
C. Monitoring service
D. Presentation service
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Answer: A
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Question: 4
Which of the following describes the benefits of Cognos Application Firewall (CAF)?
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A. It protects the application by monitoring all HTTP requests sent through the Web server to
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ensure the gateway is receiving valid requests.
B. It allows Cognos 8 BI to run over the Internet.
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C. It monitors and validates all input requests to prevent parameter manipulation, SQL injection,
and buffer overflow.
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D. It encrypts all input requests for validation before they are sent to the dispatcher.
Answer: C
Question: 5
A multi-server installation of Cognos 8 BI must be performed. Which of the following is a valid
strategy for installing across multiple servers?
A. Separate the gateway component from other server components to restrict report request
processing to the Web server tier.
B. Enable dedicated request processing, by installing a dispatcher in the Web server tier to act as
a primary dispatcher for routing requests to other dispatchers.
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Exam Name: Cognos 8 BI Professional
Exam Type: Cognos
Exam Code: BI0-210 66
C. Scale the system vertically by installing one instance of all Cognos 8 services on a larger
computer capable of managing more concurrent request threads.
D. Enable load balancing of requests for content management services by installing multiple
instances of Content Manager.
Answer: B
Question: 6
Which statement is true about the BI Bus?
A. It is the name of the report process that is spawned and viewed in Windows Task Manager
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when a report execution request is processed.
B. It monitors all http traffic flowing through the gateways and dispatchers.
C. It is a set of protocols that govern communications among Cognos 8 BI services.
D. It uses a JDBC driver to connect to Content Stores in Sybase, SQLServer, Oracle and DB2.
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Answer: C
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Question: 7
When deploying an application from a development environment to a production environment,
which of the following is correct when each environment uses a separate LDAP instance?
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A. There are no issues because the Access Control List (ACL) references the same usernames.
B. Use the Cognos 8 BI security objects.
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C. Do not use Cognos 8 BI security unless you are deploying your application using Series 7
Cognos Access Manager for authentication.
D. There are no issues because LDAP objects are always replicated between the environments.
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Answer: B
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Question: 8
A company has several operational data stores. They wish to compare data from the various data
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stores against one another. The data in the various stores must be manipulated to match.
Eventual report performance is more important than development time. Which of the following
Cognos 8 components would BEST address their requirements?
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A. Report Studio and Query Studio
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B. Analysis Studio and Report Studio
C. Data Manager and Analysis Studio
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D. Planning, Data Manager, and Report Studio
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Answer: C
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Question: 9
Which of the following is NOT a critical feature or function of a scorecard?
A. Targets
B. Projections
C. Tolerances
D. Histories
Answer: B
Question: 10
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