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1. What does FCO-IM stand for?
Question 1A. Fact-Constrained Object Information ModelB. Formal Conceptual Ontology for Information ManagementC. Fact and Constraint Oriented Integration MethodD. Fully Communication Oriented Information ModellingE. Federated Content Object Information Model
2. What long-standing modelling problem does FCO-IM address?
Question 2A. Slow database queriesB. The high cost of storageC. The lack of diagramming toolsD. The loss of meaning that occurs when business statements are translated into technical modelsE. The absence of primary keys
3. How does FCO-IM first record a business fact?
Question 3A. As a table with columnsB. As an entity with attributesC. As a UML classD. As a BPMN taskE. In its original verbal form, exactly as communicated
4. From the sentence 'Order 123 is placed by Customer John on 1 January 2025', which fact types can FCO-IM later derive?
Question 4A. 'Customer places Order' and 'Order has Order Date'B. 'Order has Price' and 'Customer has Address'C. 'Customer is a Person' and 'Order is a Document'D. 'Order is shipped to Customer' and 'Customer pays Invoice'E. 'Order belongs to Product' and 'Product has Category'
5. What is described as one of the most important characteristics of FCO-IM?
Question 5A. CompressionB. EncryptionC. TraceabilityD. DenormalisationE. Visual density
6. In the loan example of FCO-IM, which constraint is stated about a loan application's approval decision?
Question 6A. Each loan application may have many approval decisionsB. Approval decisions are optionalC. Approval decisions belong to the customer, not the applicationD. Approval decisions are stored outside the modelE. Each loan application must have exactly one approval decision
7. Where does FCO-IM sit in the modelling landscape?
Question 7A. Between conceptual understanding and logical data modellingB. Between physical data modelling and database tuningC. After deployment, as documentationD. Between business strategy and process modellingE. It replaces all other modelling techniques
8. According to Marco Wobben's overview of Fact Oriented Modelling, what does FCO-IM focus on instead of the structure and dependency of data itself?
Question 8A. The physical storage of dataB. How domain experts communicate about their dataC. The performance of database queriesD. The cost of data ownershipE. The security of data at rest
9. Which tool is named as the favourite FCO-IM tool, able to transform information models into UML and relational diagrams?
Question 9A. Microsoft VisioB. NORMAC. CaseTalkD. ERwinE. PowerDesigner
10. In the comparison of NIAM, ORM and FCO-IM, which summary matches the key takeaway?
Question 10A. NIAM = modern best practice; ORM = origin; FCO-IM = expansionB. NIAM = origin; ORM = expansion with roles, rules and constraints; FCO-IM = modern best practice with natural communication and traceabilityC. All three are equally used in mainstream practice todayD. FCO-IM = origin; NIAM = expansion; ORM = modern best practiceE. NIAM and ORM are modern best practice; FCO-IM is historical