Free IBM C2020-180 Practice Test & Real Exam Questions

Exam Code/Number: C2020-180
Exam Name/Title: IBM Cognos BI Professional
Certification Provider: IBM
Corresponding Certification: IBM Cognos

Exam Questions: 66
Updated On: Jun 15, 2026

Question #29

Which of the following is a critical component in delivering Corporate Performance Management throughout an enterprise?

A. Star schema data marts designed to facilitate analysis and reporting.

B. Drill down from summary to detailed information within individual subject areas.

C. Event management designed to monitor the status of Key Performance Indicators.

D. Drill across from one subject area to another through conformed dimensions.

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Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #30

When comparing two differently grained facts directly against one another, the developer must:

A. declare determinants at multiple levels in the dimensions of a DMR Framework Manager model

B. eitherwrite a union query or two reports that roll both facts up to a common level

C. eitherroll up the lower grained fact to the higher level or allocate the higher grained fact to the lower level

D. ensure that all conformed dimensions shared by the facts have the same number of levels

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Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #31

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship or differences between Iterative Approach and Cognos SIM?

A. The Iterative Approach is a series of steps defined in the Analysis and Development phases of Cognos SIM.

B. Cognos SIM is the current Cognos development standard and is intended to replace the Iterative Approach for development of BI applications.

C. The Iterative Approach is a philosophy of development while Cognos SIM is a collection of tasks, documents, and techniques to guide development.

D. The Iterative Approach is a specific technique used to iterate through the Design phase.

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Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

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Question #32

The V-Model testing process specifies that developers should both verify and validate each test. Which of the following describes how developers would validate their tests in the design step of the V-model?

A. Check the design against the developed components.

B. Check the design by conducting a component test.

C. Check the design by conducting an assembly test.

D. Check the design against the business requirements.

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Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #33

Companies often create a collection of summary tables as their first attempt at a data warehouse. While there are several drawbacks to this approach, there are also some advantages. Which of
the following is an advantage of this approach over reporting from an operational database?

A. It is easier to understand because there are fewer summary tables.

B. Over time summary tables often naturally group into business subject areas.

C. Specific reports for which the summary tables were created will run faster.

D. It is easy to leverage many new reports from the summary tables.

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Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #34

What is the recommended configuration size for Cognos 8 on a Windows 2003 Server environment, and why?

A. Small or medium becauseCognos 8 can take advantage of the switch that allows 3GB of RAM per process.

B. Small because Java consumes half of the 2GB of RAM that can be allocated per process.

C. Small or medium becauseCognos 8 can only allocate 2 GB of memory per process.

D. Medium or large because Windows 2003 can allocate up to 4 GB of RAM per process.

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Correct Answer: C Vote an answer

Question #35

If anonymous access is disabled, when a user accesses Cognos 8 BI, what is the correct flow of the request?

A. To Cognos Access Manager which queries the content store for user information and displays the log on page through the dispatcher and the gateway

B. To the monitoring service which monitors the user authentication request and displays the log on page through the dispatcher and the gateway

C. To Cognos Application Firewall which monitors the user authentication request and displays the log on page through the dispatcher and the gateway

D. To the presentation service which displays the log on page through the dispatcher and the gateway

Discussion 0

Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

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