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 #22

Which Cognos 8 BI architectural component is written in C++?

A. Job service

B. Monitoring service

C. Presentation service

D. Batch report service

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Correct Answer: D Vote an answer

Question #23

Which of the following statements describes the critical differences between a managed report and a query?

A. A managed report is intended to be run on a regular execution schedule whereas a query is intended to be authored and run on-demand.

B. A managed report is authored by trained developers whereas a query is authored by either trained developers or end users.

C. A managed report prompts users for run-time parameters whereas a query does not.

D. A managed report is intended to be run on a regular execution schedule from a background batch process whereas a query is run interactively.

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Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

Question #24

Which statement is true about the BI Bus?

A. It uses a JDBC driver to connect to Content Stores in Sybase,SQLServer, Oracle and DB2.

B. It is a set of protocols that govern communications amongCognos 8 BI services.

C. It is the name of the report process that is spawned and viewed in Windows Task Manager when a report execution request is processed.

D. It monitors all http traffic flowing through the gateways and dispatchers.

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question #25

You are tasked with administering the Cognos 8 BI system to perform batch reporting in a way that maximizes the use of available system resources. Given the following information, how many jobs should be created to perform this task? 480 reports must run 6 report processes are available Each process is configured to use 4 low affinity connections

A. 20

B. 24

C. 48

D. 12

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Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

Question #26

Which of the following describes the design goals of a reporting database?

A. provide near real time access to summarized transactional data

B. provide fast access to corporate data for analysis and reporting

C. provide fast access to corporate data and act as a system of record

D. provide near real time access to summarized corporate data for analysis and reporting

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

Question #27

Which of the following statements best describes the Iterative Approach of application development?

A. A prototype is created that addresses 80 to 90% of the business requirements. This is demonstrated to the users and their feedback is used to refine the prototype in subsequent iterations.

B. The design step is repeated multiple times before proceeding to the development step. Each pass through the design step further refines the eventual solution.

C. The solution is developed and delivered to the users. After approximately 2 weeks, the users are interviewed for any missing requirements and any new requirements form the basis for the next iteration.

D. A prototype solution is developed after the initial user interviews. This prototype is then used as a basis for refining specific design requirements.

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Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

Question #28

Which of the following is correct regarding report execution requests?

A. A high affinity request can be processed using a low affinity connection if there are no high affinity connections available.

B. A low affinity request is directed to the same process that served up the originating low affinity request if the process is available and there is an available high affinity connection.

C. A low affinity request can be processed using a high affinity connection when a low affinity connection is not available.

D. An absolute affinity request does not require a connection because it has priority.

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Correct Answer: A Vote an answer

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