Multiple choice

Which of the following does not describe a data warehouse?

  1. Subject-oriented

  2. Integrated

  3. Time-variant

  4. Updateable

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Data warehouses are subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, and NON-VOLATILE (not updateable). They are designed for read-only analytical processing, not transactional updates. 'Updateable' is the characteristic that does NOT describe a data warehouse, making option D the correct answer to this negative-question.

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