A data warehouse is:
A. object orientated.
B. subject orientated.
C. departmental specific.
D. a volatile databases.
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Answer: B
Data warehouses are subject oriented. The data warehouse is
meant to help make decisions when the function(s) to be
affected by the decision transgress across departments
within an organization. They are nonvolatile. Object
orientation and volatility are irrelevant to a data
warehouse system.
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