IS 295 – Intermediate Business Applications

IS 295 – Intermediate Business Applications

Fall  2020

Exam 2 – 98 points

 

 

 

Part A: Microsoft Access (60 points)

 

Your uncle has a fireplace shop that sells gas stoves to heat homes.  He needs a database to keep track of his customer, , and product data.

 

 

1. Design the Customers table. Use the following figure to design.  Complete figure 2; enter Field Name, Data Type and Primary key (12 points)

 

 

Figure 1

 

 

	Field Name	Data Type

 

Figure 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Design the Orders table. Use the following figure to Complete figure 4; enter Field Name, Data Type, and primary key. (6 points)

 

Figure 3

 

	Field Name	Data Type

Figure 4

 

 

3. Design the products table; use figure 5 to design. Complete figure 6; enter Field Name, Data Type, and
   primary key.  BTU is a unit of measurement for energy.  (6 points)

 

Figure 5

 

	Field Name	Data Type

Figure 6

 

 

 

4. What fields are used to create the relationships between the three tables? ( 4 points)
5. Complete the following table.

 

Tables relationship	Field
Customers  and Orders
Orders and Products

 

1. b. Identify the Table that holds the foreign keys.  What are the foreign keys in this table?

 

 

 

 

5. Create a query that shows a list of all customers that ed a gas fireplace. The results should show Last Name, First Name and Cell Phone. Complete the following table; Field, Table, Show, Criteria. (4 points)

 

Field
Table
Sort
Show
Criteria
Or:

 

 

 

 

6. Create a query that shows a list of products that have a BTU greater than 25000. The results should show Product ID, Description, BTUs, Price. Complete the following table: Field, Table, Show, Criteria. (4 points)

 

Field
Table
Sort
Show
Criteria
Or:

 

 

 

 

7. Create a query that shows a list of customers that placed an in November 2020. The results should show Last Name, Email Address and Description. Complete the following table: Field, Table, Show, Criteria. (4 points)

 

Field
Table
Sort
Show
Criteria
Or:

 

 

 

8. Create a query that lists the Last Name, Email Address, and Date Purchased for customer with last name Sandy. Complete the following table: Field, Table, Show, Criteria. (4 points)

 

Field
Table
Sort
Show
Criteria
Or:

 

 

9. Create a query sorted in ascending by Last Name, of all s. The report should include the Last Name, Product ID, Date Purchased, and Price. Complete the following table: Field, Table, Sort, Show.  (4 points)

 

Field
Table
Sort
Show
Criteria
Or:

 

 

 

10. Create a query that counts the number of Orders for each type of product. Show Description and total. Complete the following table. (4 points)

 

Field
Table
Total
Sort
Show
Criteria
Or:

 

 

 

 

11. 11. In your own words, provide a brief description for each of the following Access objects. (8 points).

 

Table

 

 

 

Form

 

 

 

Query

 

 

 

Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part B: Decision Support Short Essay: (38 points)

 

12. In your own words; define “Big Data”, be sure to include the categories of Big Data in your explanation. (7 points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. In your own words; define “Data Warehouse”, then list 3 data sources for a Data Warehouse.
    (7 points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.   In your own words; what are 4 guidelines to consider when designing a Business Intelligence report for management.  ( 8 points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15. You have been tasked with designing and creating a data-driven DSS.  You have found several sources of data and need to use ETL software to prepare the data for the DSS.  In you own words, explain ETL. (6 points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. In your own words, discuss 2 benefits/advantages and 2 disadvantages of computerized decision support. (6 points)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17. In your own words, explain user experience design. Why is this important? (4 points)