1.

In Report Studio, an author merges Query1 and Query2 into one result set (Query3)
using a unionset operator, Query1 contains two data items: Order method and
Revenue, Query2 also contains two data items: Product line and Quantity sold.
The author wants to display the data from Query3 in a list report, how can the author
ensure that all the order method results appear together line results appear together in
the report?

A. The author must add a sort key data item directly to Query3.

B. The author must sort the Order method data item in Query1 and the Product line data
item in Query2.

C. The author must sort the data item in Query3 that retrieves both Order method and
Product line data.

DThe author must add a sort key data item to Query1 and Query2,and then add this
sort key data item to Query3.

Answer: C

2. Which member is used for dimensions in package that are not referenced in the
expression?

A. Tabular data includes a column for each data item in the query, No grouping is
applied to the tabulardata
.
B. Tabular data includes a column for each data item in the query. Grouping applied in
the report layout is also applied to the tabular data.

C. Tabular data can only include columns for data items that appear in the layout. No
grouping is applied to the tabular data.

D. Tabular data includes a column for data item that appears in both the query and the
layout. Grouping applied in the report layout is also applied to tabular data.

Answer: A

3. In Report Studio, an author uses the tuple function to retrieve the intersection of
members from two dimensions. Which member is used for dimensions in the package
that are not referenced in the expression?

A. No member is used.

B. The root member is always used.

C. The last sibling of the lowest member is always used.

D. The default member for that Dimension is always used.

Answer: B

4. In Report Studio, an author wants to use a join object to create a relationship

between two queries.Which of the following is true?

A. The author can use a join object to create either an inner or outer join between the
queries.

B. The author can use a join object only if both queries contain data from OLAP data
sources.

C. The author can use a join object only if both queries contain data from relational
sources that has not been modeled dimensionally.

D. Both queries must contain the same number of data item, the data items must be
compatible and must appear in the same order.

Answer: D

5. In Event Studio, which of the following tasks are available to a report author?

A. Run an agent

B. Run an export

C. Run an import

D. Run an index update

Answer: B

6. In Report Studio, an author wants to conditionally format a list report according to the
revenuegenerated by each product line. The Revenue data item does not appear in the
list report but is containedin Quety1. Which of the following must the author do in order
to apply this conditional formatting?

A. Make the Revenue data item a property of Queery1.

B. Make the Revenue data item a property of the list object.

C. Make the Revenue data item a property of the Page object.

D. Make the Revenue data item a property of the Variable object.

Answer: B

7. In Report Studio, an author edits the SQL statement that a query uses to retrieve
data for a corsstab.After editing the SQL, the author wants to add a new data item to the
query. How can the author add thedata item?

A. The author must convert the edited SQL back to a query object and then add the
data item.

B. The author must edit SQL statement so that the query retrieves an additional data
item.

C. The author must add the data item to the query from the package displayed on the
Source tab.

D. The author must add a query reference to the existing query and then add the data
item to thereferenced query.

Answer: B

8. In Report Studio, an author creates a list report containing columns for staff Name,
Order number, and Revenue. The author wants to burst this report to various sales staff
members. Each member should seeonly data relating to sales they have made. What
must the author do to specify that the burst report outputwill contain only data for the
appropriate sales staff member?

A. In the report layout, create a master-detail relationship on the staff Name data item.

B. In the report layout, add the staff Name data item as a property of the list object.

C. In the burst options for the report, use the Staff Name data item to specify the Burst
Recipients.

D. In the burst options for the report , use the Staff Name data item to specify the Burst
Groups.

Answer: A

9. In Report Studio, why would an author use a filter function when querying
dimensional data?
A. To retrieve a set of members that meet a String condition.

B. To suppress a set of members that meet a String condition.

CTo retrieve a set of members that meet a Boolean condition. D.

To suppress a set of members that meet a Boolean condition.

Answer: D

10. When the administrator is monitoring the status of services in the server
administration tool, what does the list contain?

A. services that are running or stopped only

B. all services listed in Cognos Configuration

C. services that are running or on standby only

D. all services that are set to true in Cognos Configuration

Answer: D

11. What status can no longer process report requests but can accept and process
control requests?

A. paused

B. standby

C. stopped

D. unknown

Answer: C

12. Which type of logging indication can show user calls that are made from Cognos 8
components?

A. audit logging

B. trace logging

C. event logging
D. performance logging
Answer: A

13. At what level should the logging be set to capture the following set of details?
user account management and runtime usage of Cognos 8,use requests, and service
requests and responses.

A. trace

B. basic

C. request

D. minimal

Answer: C

14. Under what circumstances would full logging level be most appropriately used?

A. Whenever users cannot access the data.

B. Whenever detailed troubleshooting is required.

C. Whenever more than one dispatcher has been configured.

D. Whenever the default configuration for logging has been changed.

Answer: B

15 What distinguishes an OLTP system from a data warehouse?

A. An OLTP system captures and processes original business transactions, while a data
warehouse does not.

B. A data warehouse captures and processes original business transactions, while an

OLTP system does not.

C. An OLTP system is used to transform, clean, and combine operational data, while a
data warehouse isnot.

D. A data warehouse is fully normalized, while an OLTP system is fully denormalized.

Answer:A
16. What is true of a Framework Manager model of an operational database lacking a
time dimension?

A. Virtual star schema models require a time dimension for multi-fact queries.

B. Report authors cannot create multi-fact, time-based queries.

C. Time-based rollups for multi-fact queries may be difficult to handle.

D. Report authors cannot create multi-fact, time-based queries unless using a union.

Answer: C

17. In Framework Manager, when using star schema groupings in the business view,
conformed dimensions can be identified by which one of the following?

A. Using a different query subject icon for display in the studios.

B. Viewing the properties of the query subjects in Report Studio.

C. Viewing the properties of the query subjects in Framework Manager.

D. Using the same name for the dimension in each star schema grouping.

Answer: D

18. If authors want to perform OLAP-style queries directly against a relational database,
which Framework Manager modeling technique will a modeler use?

A. Create regular and measure dimensions and set scope.

B. Create shortcuts to regular dimensions and fact query subjects.

C. Create star schema groupings for dimension and fact query subjects.

D. Create relationships between regular dimensions and measure dimensions.

Answer: A.
19. Which of the following is correct regarding the Cognos 8 security environment?

A. Cognos 8 must be configured to use only one authentication provider at a time

B. To perform authentication of users, a connection to the Cognos namespace must be

defined

C. In Framework Manager, object security is implemented by defining access to objects

for users, groups and roles defined in the authentication providers

D. In Framework Manager, object security is implemented by defining access to objects

for groups and roles (of which users are members), not individual users

Answer: C

20. The groups and roles defined in the Cognos namespace can be used to assign
access rights to which of the following Framework Manager objects?

A. Query items.

B. Data sources.

C. Relationships.

D. Parameter maps.

Answer: A

21. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the implementation of object
security in Framework Manager?

A. Groups and roles can be created in the Cognos namespace when specifying access
to objects.

B. Even when object security is applied, if anonymous access is configured, every

object in a Framework Manager project is visible to everyone.
C. A user belongs to two groups. One of the groups is denied access to an object. The
other group is granted access to the object. The result is that user has access to the
object.

D. Granting access to an object for one user, group or role (except the Everyone and All
Authenticated Users groups), implicitly denies access to that object for all other users,
groups or roles.

Answer: D

22. In Report Studio, a modeler wants to create a calculation using items that exist in
the current report.On which tab are these items available?

A. Source tab

B. Functions tab

C. Data Items tab

D Parameters tab

Answer: C

23. In Report Studio, in which situation is it most appropriate to use a Repeater Table?

A. Analyze financial data.

B. Create a mailing list report.

C. Compare values between and across items.

D. Clarify information not easily seen in a crosstab or list.

Answer: B

24. In Report Studio, which item could be found in a package containing either
relationally modeled data or dimensionally modeled relational data?

A. Level
B. Hierarchy
C. Dimension

D.Query item
Answer: D

25. In Report Studio, if an author wants to add Revenue to a report, where can the
author find Revenue if the package is based on an OLAP data source?

A. In a level.

B. In a hierarchy.

C. In a query subject.

D. In a measures dimension.

Answer: D

26. In Report Studio, why would an author set the scope when creating a filter?

A. To specify which grouped data item to filter.

B. To apply the filter after the data is aggregated.

C.To make the filter required, optional or disabled.

D. To apply the filter before the data is aggregated.

Answer: A

27. In Report Studio, an author wants the cities listed in the City prompt to be based on
the Country selected in the Country prompt. What property must the author define to
accomplish this?

A. Range

B. Multi-Select

C. Cascade source

D. Default Selections
Answer: C.

28In Report Studio, based on the above crosstab, which relationship is true?

A. Quantity and Revenue are peers.

B. Order method is a peer of Retailer type.

C. Sales territory is a peer of Order method.

D. Sales territory is a peer of Quantity and Revenue.

Answer: A

29 In Report Studio, in which situation is it most appropriate to use a Repeater Table?

A. Analyze financial data.

B. Create a mailing list report.

C. Compare values between and across items.

D. Clarify information not easily seen in a crosstab or list.

Answer: B
30. In Report Studio, for which task would an author create a layout calculation?

A. Add report run-time information to a report.

B. Apply conditional formatting to data in a report.

C. Let users choose which filter to apply to a report.

D. Derive additional information from the data source.

Answer: A

31. In Report Studio, which two variables require the author to create a condition?

A. Style and String

B. String and Boolean

C. String and Language

D. Language and Boolean

Answer: B

32. Which of the following is true when Cognos 8 gateway receives a request?

A. Requests are passed directly to the Cognos content manager.

B. A connection is created to the database server.

C. The requests are directed to Access Manager.

D. Passwords are encrypted to ensure security.

Answer: D

33. Which of the following is true about Cognos 8 dispatchers?

A. Requests can be routed to specific dispatchers based on packages or user group

requirements.

B. Each Java Virtual Machine (JVM) can have multiple dispatchers.

C. The administrator must register a new dispatcher manually.

D. Dispatchers cannot be managed as part of a folder set.

Answer: A

34 In Report Studio, an author creates a list report containing columns for Staff Name,
Order number, and Revenue. Theauthor wants to burst this report to various sales staff
membersEach member should see only data relating to sales they have made. What
must the author do to specify that the burst report output will contain only data for the
appropriate sales staff member?

A. In the report layout, create a master-detail relationship on the Staff Name data item.

B. In the report layout, add the Staff Name data item as a property of the List object.

C. In the burst options for the report, use the Staff Name data itemto specify the Burst
Recipients.

D. In the burst options for the report, use the Staff Name data item to specify the Burst
Groups.

Answer: D

35Which statement is true about using a burst key to burst reports?

A. A burst key can beadded to a crosstab report.

B. A burst key can be added to a list report.

C. A burst key can be added to a chart report.

D. A burst key can be added to a map report.

Answer: B

36 In Report Studio, which two variables require the author to create a condition?

A. Style and String

B. String and Boolean

C. String and Language

D. Language and Boolean

Answer: B

37 Which of the following is true about Cognos 8 dispatchers?

A. Requests can be routed to specific dispatchers based on packages or user group

requirements.

B. Each Java Virtual Machine (JVM) can have multiple dispatchers.

C. The administrator must register a new dispatcher manually.

D. Dispatchers cannot be managed as part of a folder set.

Answer: A

38 Which of the following is true when Cognos 8 gateway receives a request?

A. Requests are passed directly to the Cognos content manager.

B. A connection is created to the database server.

C. The requests are directed to Access Manager.

D. Passwords are encrypted to ensure security.

Answer: D

39 Which statement is true about using a burst key to burst reports?

A. A burst key can beadded to a crosstab report.

B. A burst key can be added to a list report.

C. A burst key can be added to a chart report.

D. A burst key can be added to a map report.

Answer: B
40 In Report Studio, an author creates a report using Package A. Users should be able
to drill through to target reports created for this package. What must the author do?

A. Enablepackage drill-through behavior for the report.

B. Add this report as a source report for each target created for the package.

C. Add all drill-through definitions created for the package as targets for the source
report.

D. Add all drill-through definitions created for the package to the scope of the report.

Answer: A

41 In Report Studio, which variable requires the author to create values?

A. Style

B. String

C. Boolean

D. Language

Answer: B

42 In Report Studio, anauthor wants the report title to appear in the language in which
the report is run. What property of the report header must the author define to create
thisvariable?

A. Style Variable

B. String Variable

C. Render Variable

D. Text Source Variable

Answer: D
43 In Report Studio, an author creates a weekly sales report and modifies the global
class settings in the report. Which reports will this modification affect?

A. All reports.

B. Reports created using the same package.

C. Reports created within the log on session.

D. Only the current report.

Answer: D

44 In Report Studio, when creating a list report, what is thedifference between creating
a section and creating a header?

A. Headers appear outside the list.

B. Sections appear outside the list.

C. Headers appear once at the top of the list.

D. Sections appear once at the top of the list.

Answer: B

45 In Report Studio, for which task would an author create a query calculation?

A. Add report run-time information to a report.

B. Apply conditional formatting to data in a report.

C. Let users choose which filter to apply to a report.

D. Deriveadditional information from the data source.

Answer: D
46 In Report Studio, an author creates a weekly sales report and modifies the global class
settings in the report. Which reports will this modification affect?

A. All reports.

B. Reports created using the same package.

C. Reports created within the log on session.

D. Only the current report.

Answer: D

47 An author wants to create a report that displays certain list columns depending on the
user's prompt selection. What property of the list column must the author define to create this
variable?

A. Text source variable

B. String variable Question

C. Style variable

D. Render variable

Answer: D

48 In Report Studio, why would an author use the Page Structure view?

A. To move objects in a report.

B. To change the underlyingquery.

C. To add a new page to the report.

D. To drive page layout using a query.

Answer: A
49 An author wants to create a report that displays certain list columns depending on
the user's prompt selection. What property of the list column must the author define to
create this variable?

A. Text source variable

B. String variable

C. Style variable

D. Render variable

Answer: D

50 In Report Studio, why would an author use the Page Structure view?

A. To move objects in a report.

B. To change the underlyingquery.

C. To add a new page to the report.

D. To drive page layout using a query.

Answer: A

51 In Report Studio, which report outputs can produce a bookmark?

A. CSV and PDF

B. CSV and Excel

C. HTML and PDF

D. Excel and HTML

Answer: C
52 In Report Studio, what must an author create to let users view a report as either a
list, a crosstab, or a chart?

A. A string variable

B. A Boolean variable

C. A query calculation

D. A layout calculation

Answer: A

53 In Report Studio, a query contains the data item Product Line, which is grouped.
Which of the following will add a page break for each Product Line?

A. Create a section on Product Line.

B. Add a new page for each Product Line.

C. Set the rows per page property to Product Line.

D. Create a page set that is associated with the query.

Answer: D

54 In the image below,

the last column calculates the percentage that each Product type contributed to the overall
revenue. What is the calculation in the last column?

A. percentage ([Revenue])

B. percentage ([Revenue] for Product type)

C. percentage ([Product type] for [Revenue])

D. percentage ([Product type])

Answer: A

55 In Report Studio, a query contains the data item Product Line, which is grouped. Which of
the following will add a page break for each Product Line?

A. Create a section on Product Line.

B. Add a new page for each Product Line.

C. Set the rows per page property to Product Line.

D. Create a page set that is associated with the query.

Answer: D

56 Which of the following data structures typically contain normalized data?

A. Cube

B. Flat file

C. Operational

D. Star schema

Answer: C
57 What does a star schema database structure typically consist of?

A. De-normalized hierarchy of dimension tables and fact tables.

B. Normalized dimension tables and detailed fact tables.

C. Normalized dimension tables and summarized fact tables.

D. De-normalized dimension tables and fact tables.

Answer: D

58. Which of the following is true of an OLAP data structure?

A. Comprised of normalized dimension and fact tables.

B. Organizes dimension tables into hierarchies and levels.

C. Allows "real time" analysis against disparate data sources.

D. Cardinality between tables is typically configured as inner joins.

Answer: B

59 In a transitive relationship scenario, what problems exist when reporting from the
tables below?
A. The Order table must be included in each query.

B. The Order Detail table has conflicting cardinalities.

C. Outer joins are generated when querying from Customer.

D. There is more than one possible path between the tables.

Answer: D

60 The image below contains two rows of information above the column headers

How were these rows created?

A. By using a table outside of the list

B. By inserting list row cells in the list header

C. By unlocking cells and inserting text items into the column header

D. By using a block, padding and text items added to the overall header

Answer: D

61A dimension table tracks employee data. If an employee's work location changes, the
previous work location needs to be kept and a new record needs to be created. What kind of
change is this?

A. Type 0

B. Type 1
C. Type 2

D. Type 3

Answer: C

63 Types of Relations used in Cognos FM

A.One to One,
B.One to Many and
C.Many to Many.

D.None of the Above

Ans , A,B,C

64 Which service is required when a user views saved report output?

A. presentation service

B. report data service

C. report service

D. batch report service

Answer: A

65 What do you call a single dimension that supports distinct logical uses in a
warehouse model?

A. an outrigger dimension

B. a role-playing dimension

C. a self-join dimension

D. a bridge dimension

Answer: B
66 In which situation would you use a factless fact.?

A. When numeric measurement values are not always available from the source
system.

B. When the target warehouse is fully refreshed on a regular basis with numeric
measurement values.

C. When business process events have no natural numeric measurement values.

D. When multi-grain measurement values will be stored on the fact table.

Answer: C

67

users click on the Retailer name in the left and see the related data on the right. What is
thetechnique used to create this report?

A. Master-detail relationship where the master and the detail is in a separate list

B. Drill-through definition where one column in a list drills through to a separate list in
the samereport

C. Master-detail relationship where the master and the detail is in the same list

D. Drill-through definition where one column in a list drills through to the same list in the
samereport

Answer: B
68 In Report Studio, where can an author modify a global class to apply a change to all
objects that use that class?

A. Page Explorer

B. Query Explorer

C. Conditional Explorer

D. Page Structure view

Answer: A

69 Report is shown in picture

users click on the Product line link to navigate to the specific product line in the list below.
Users can also click on the Top link to return to the Product line list at the top of the report.
Bookmarks are used to control this drill-through behavior. How is each of the drill-throughs
defined for this report to function as described?
A. Product line drill-through: bookmark source type = Text, where Text =Top;Top drill-through:
bookmark source type = Data Item Value, where Data Item = Product line

B. Product line drill-through: bookmark source type = Data Item Label, where Data Item =
Product line;Top drill-through: bookmark source type = Text, where Text =Top

C. Product line drill-through: bookmark source type = Data Item Value, where Data Item =
Product line;Top drill-through: bookmark source type = Text, where Text =Top

D. Product line drill-through: bookmark source type = Text, where Text = Top;Top drill-through:
bookmark source type = Data Item Value, where Data Item = Product line

Answer: C

70In a Report Studio report, to add white space around text within a block, which of the
following properties must be set to the block?

A. Positioning

B. Size & Overflow

C. Padding

D. Margin

Answer: C
71 Report Picture

in Above Report tinny Chart is displaying corresponding product line Revenue for 4 years which
property developer to set in chart to display chart for corresponding product line

A. Join Property

B. Master Detail Relation Propery

C. Relative location

D. Non of the above

Ans : B

72 In Report Studio, if an author adds a prompt to a report page containing a list, how
can the author prevent an automatically generated prompt from appearing when the
report runs?

A. Add a Static Choice

B. Specify a Default Selection

C. Set the Auto-Submit property to Yes

D. Change the Required property to No

Answer: B

73 In Report Studio, an author wants to conditionally format a list report according to the
revenue generated by each product line. The Revenue data item does not appear in the list
report but is contained in Quety1. Which of the following must the author do in order to apply
this conditional formatting?

A. Make the Revenue data item a property of Queery1.

B. Make the Revenue data item a property of the list object.

C. Make the Revenue data item a property of the Page object.

D. Make the Revenue data item a property of the Variable object.

Answer: B

74 In Report Studio, an author edits the SQL statement that a query uses to retrieve data for a
corsstab. After editing the SQL, the author wants to add a new data item to the query. How can
the author add the data item?

A. The author must convert the edited SQL back to a query object and then add the data item.

B. The author must edit SQL statement so that the query retrieves an additional data item.

C. The author must add the data item to the query from the package displayed on the Source
tab.

D. The author must add a query reference to the existing query and then add the data item to
the referenced query.

Answer: B

75 In Report Studio, when should authors use a Generated Prompt?

A. They only want the user to be able to choose one option.

B. They are unsure of the most appropriate prompt type to choose.

C. They want to use the same prompt on a prompt page and a report page.

D. They want the options to be based on selections made in another prompt.

Answer: B

76 In Report Studio, why would an author create Static Choices for a prompt?

A. To provide prompt options that are not found in the data source.

B. So that the prompt appears with an option selected by default.

C. To provide default values to satisfy a parameter so a prompt page will not appear.

D. So that the items that appear in the prompt depend on items selected in another
prompt.

Answer: A

77 Report is Shown in PIcture

users click on the Retailer name in the left and see the related data on the right. What is the
technique used to create this report?

A. Master-detail relationship where the master and the detail is in a separate list
 B. Drill-through definition where one column in a list drills through to a separate list in the
same report

C. Master-detail relationship where the master and the detail is in the same list

D. Drill-through definition where one column in a list drills through to the same list in the same
report Answer: B

78 An author wants to create a filter on this report to only show Product line totals larger than
1 billion.

What calculation is use to create Filter?

A. Detail filter as: [Total (Revenue)] for [Product line] >1000000000Application = After auto
aggregation

B. Detail filter as: [Total (Revenue)]>1000000000Scope = Product line

C. Summary filter as: [Total(Revenue)]>1000000000Scope = Product line

D. Summary filter as: [Total(Revenue)] for [Product line]>1000000000)Application = After auto

aggregation

Answer: C