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320+ Data Mining Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science TY (BSc CS) , Master of Science in Computer Science (MSc CS) , Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSc CS) .

151.

The ______ is one of the operation research techniques.

A. association rules.
B. k-nearest neighbor.
C. decision trees.
D. genetic algorithm.
Answer» B. k-nearest neighbor.
152.

Everything that science discovers has only ______ value.

A. standard.
B. different.
C. same.
D. temporary.
Answer» D. temporary.
153.

A good introduction to machine learning is the idea of ______.

A. concept learning.
B. content learning.
C. theory of falsification.
D. Poppers law.
Answer» A. concept learning.
154.

The algorithms that are controlled by human during their execution is _______ algorithm.

A. unsupervised.
B. supervised.
C. batch learning.
D. incremental.
Answer» B. supervised.
155.

Background knowledge depends on the form of ______________.

A. theoretical knowledge.
B. hypothesis.
C. formulae.
D. knowledge representation.
Answer» D. knowledge representation.
156.

Bias helps to ______.

A. learn.
B. complete the search.
C. execute the search.
D. constrain the search and utilizes KDD to analyze client files.
Answer» D. constrain the search and utilizes KDD to analyze client files.
157.

A _____ algorithm takes all the data at once and tries to create a hypothesis based on this data.

A. supervised.
B. batch learning.
C. unsupervised.
D. incremental learning.
Answer» B. batch learning.
158.

A ________ algorithm takes a new piece of information at each learning cycle and tries to revise the theory using new data.

A. supervised.
B. batch learning.
C. unsupervised.
D. incremental learning.
Answer» B. batch learning.
159.

The _________ forms the background knowledge in the inductive logic programming.

A. prolog program.
B. perl.
C. python.
D. ruby.
Answer» A. prolog program.
160.

In KDD process _______ % is about mining.

A. 40.
B. 30.
C. 20.
D. 10.
Answer» C. 20.
161.

________ is used to find the vaguely known data.

A. SQL.
B. KDD.
C. Data mining.
D. Sybase.
Answer» C. Data mining.
162.

A definition of a concept is _______ if it does not classify any negative examples as falling under the concept.

A. complete.
B. consistent.
C. good.
D. bad.
Answer» B. consistent.
163.

Lot of kangaroo jumping around the country side is an example for ________.

A. parallelism.
B. concept learning.
C. machine learning.
D. data mining.
Answer» A. parallelism.
164.

The easiest way to gain access to the data and facilitate effective decision making is to set up a _______.

A. database.
B. data mart.
C. data warehouse.
D. operational.
Answer» C. data warehouse.
165.

Smaller local data warehouse is called as ____.

A. data mart.
B. database.
C. data model.
D. meta data.
Answer» B. database.
166.

Data warehouse is only used for _____.

A. operating the data.
B. managing the data.
C. decision making.
D. queries.
Answer» D. queries.
167.

The _______ data are stored in data warehouse.

A. operational.
B. historical.
C. transactional.
D. optimized.
Answer» B. historical.
168.

A decision support system is a system that ________.

A. can constantly change over time.
B. cannot change.
C. copies the data.
D. supports the system.
Answer» A. can constantly change over time.
169.

Metadata is used by the end users for ______.

A. managing database.
B. structuring database.
C. querying purposes.
D. making decisions.
Answer» C. querying purposes.
170.

The _________ techniques are used to load information from operational database to data warehouse.

A. reengineering.
B. reverse.
C. transfer.
D. replication.
Answer» D. replication.
171.

The __________ represents the best choice for building a data warehouse.

A. client/server.
B. database.
C. bottom up.
D. visualization.
Answer» A. client/server.
172.

The __________ is one of database that operates on massively parallel computer.

A. sybase.
B. SQL.
C. postgre SQL.
D. tandem.
Answer» D. tandem.
173.

________ is more recent expert system.

A. Mycin.
B. Gasoil.
C. BMT.
D. XCONVAX.
Answer» B. Gasoil.
174.

A ______ is not the rule that govern the basic structure of data warehouse.

A. time dependent.
B. volatile.
C. subject oriented.
D. integrated.
Answer» B. volatile.
175.

The metadata that is generated at the time of building a warehouse is called ______.

A. Build time metadata.
B. Usage metadata.
C. Control metadata.
D. structure metadata.
Answer» A. Build time metadata.
176.

The control metadata is used to _______.

A. design a metadata.
B. administrate the metadata.
C. track the sequence and timing of warehouse events.
D. control the data.
Answer» C. track the sequence and timing of warehouse events.
177.

A data warehouse is said to contain a time-varying collection of data because ___.

A. its contents vary automatically with time.
B. its lifespan is very limited.
C. it contains historical data.
D. its content has explicit stamp.
Answer» C. it contains historical data.
178.

A data warehouse is an integrated collection of data because _____.

A. it is a collection of data of different data types.
B. it is a collection of data derived from multiple sources.
C. it is a relational database.
D. it contains summarized data.
Answer» B. it is a collection of data derived from multiple sources.
179.

Expert systems are ________.

A. system that contain the knowledge of specialists.
B. system that can think of their own.
C. system that can work.
D. system that can create the knowledge.
Answer» A. system that contain the knowledge of specialists.
180.

_______ is an expert who analyzed the effect of using machine learning algorithm in setting up expert system.

A. Borges.
B. Popper.
C. Bratko.
D. Papert.
Answer» C. Bratko.
181.

The element that is not taken into consideration for cost justification for the implementation of KDD environment is _______.

A. speed.
B. cost.
C. complexity.
D. repetition.
Answer» B. cost.
182.

A ______ is an interactive system that enables decision makers to use database and models on a computer in order to solve ill structured problems.

A. database.
B. client/server.
C. DSS.
D. mainframe
Answer» C. DSS.
183.

The _______ is a symbolic representation of facts or ideas from which information can potentially be extracted.

A. knowledge.
B. data.
C. algorithm.
D. program.
Answer» B. data.
184.

DB/2 is a family of RDBMS marketed by _____.

A. HCL.
B. Wipro.
C. IBM.
D. Infosys.
Answer» C. IBM.
185.

A collection of interesting and useful patterns in database is called _______.

A. knowledge.
B. information.
C. data.
D. algorithm.
Answer» A. knowledge.
186.

In data mining software that works on local workstation is used to _______.

A. write coding.
B. generate screen and reports for the end user.
C. make decisions.
D. find patterns.
Answer» B. generate screen and reports for the end user.
187.

A ________ acts a bridge between data warehouse and database application.

A. data mart.
B. operational data.
C. meta data.
D. data cube.
Answer» C. meta data.
188.

The _____ operation is used for reducing data cube by one or more dimensions.

A. drilling.
B. rolling.
C. dicing.
D. slicing.
Answer» D. slicing.
189.

The main organizational justification for implementing a data warehouse is to provide ______.

A. cheaper ways of handling transportation.
B. decision support.
C. storing large volume of data.
D. access to data.
Answer» C. storing large volume of data.
190.

KDD consists of ______ stages.

A. four.
B. five.
C. six.
D. seven.
Answer» C. six.
191.

_______ is the first stage in KDD process.

A. Data selection.
B. Cleaning.
C. Mining.
D. Enrichment.
Answer» A. Data selection.
192.

The term that is not associated with data cleaning process is ______.

A. domain consistance.
B. de-duplication.
C. disambiguation.
D. segmentation.
Answer» D. segmentation.
193.

In _______ process of KDD additional information can be added to the existing data.

A. enrichment.
B. coding.
C. selecting.
D. cleaning.
Answer» A. enrichment.
194.

_______ is a type of coding operation that occurs frequently in KDD context.

A. Filtering.
B. Visualization.
C. Flattening.
D. Replication.
Answer» C. Flattening.
195.

SQL stands for ________.

A. simple query language.
B. structured query language.
C. strong query language.
D. simple language.
Answer» B. structured query language.
196.

_________ is one of the traditional query tool.

A. MYSQL.
B. OLAP.
C. PL/SQL.
D. SQL.
Answer» D. SQL.
197.

The _____ is a useful method of discovering patterns at the beginning of data mining process.

A. calculating distance.
B. visualization techniques.
C. decision trees.
D. association rules.
Answer» B. visualization techniques.
198.

A/An_____ is an object oriented 3D tool kit which enables the user to explore 3D structure.

A. inventor.
B. tandim.
C. mantis.
D. extruder.
Answer» A. inventor.
199.

The field of research dedicated to the search for interesting projections of datasets are called __________.

A. projection pursuit.
B. research pursuit.
C. projection.
D. dataset pursuit.
Answer» A. projection pursuit.
200.

Which of the following is correct order of empirical cycle of scientific research?

A. Analysis, observation, prediction, theory.
B. Analysis, prediction, theory, observation.
C. Analysis, prediction, observation, theory.
D. Analysis, observation, theory, prediction.
Answer» B. Analysis, prediction, theory, observation.

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