BI0-210
(Cognos 8 BI Professional)
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BI0-210: Cognos 8 BI Professional
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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
Question: 2
Which of the following requires additional configuration for installing Cognos 8 BI in a
development and production environment?
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
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.
D. The development and production environment will use data sources that are in Unicode.
Answer: C
Question: 3
Which Cognos 8 BI architectural component is written in C++?
A. Batch report service
B. Job service
C. Monitoring service
D. Presentation service
Answer: A
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
ensure the gateway is receiving valid requests.
B. It allows Cognos 8 BI to run over the Internet.
C. It monitors and validates all input requests to prevent parameter manipulation, SQL injection,
and buffer overflow.
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.
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
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.
Answer: C
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.
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.
Answer: B
Question: 8
A company has several operational data stores. They wish to compare data from the
various data 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?
A. Report Studio and Query Studio
B. Analysis Studio and Report Studio
C. Data Manager and Analysis Studio
D. Planning, Data Manager, and Report Studio
Answer: C
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
Which combination of Cognos 8 components is considered the BEST fit for addressing the
needs of company executives?
A. Analysis Studio reports and Query Studio
B. Metric Studio scorecards and Event Studio jobs
C. Report Studio reports and Query Studio
D. Metric Studio scorecards and Report Studio dashboards
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Answer: D
Question: 11
When considering the differences between Analysis, Reporting, and Querying, which of
the following is NOT a user who needs Analysis?
A. A user who takes answers from one question as a starting point for other questions
B. A user who needs to understand multiple factors influencing performance
C. A user who needs to identify and understand trends from multiple perspectives
D. A user who views detailed data, which is optionally totaled and subtotaled
Answer: D
Question: 12
The partial diagram below is an example of what type of database schema design?
A. Star schema
B. Snowflake schema
C. Normalized schema
D. De-normalized schema
Answer: B
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