Question:
A DBMS built for Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) is generally regarded as unsuitable for data warehousing. Each system is designed with a different set of requirements.
(i) Give example of how OLTP systems differ from data warehousing systems.
(ii) Illustrtae any problems that are associated with developing and managing a data warehouse.
(iii) Explain what is meant by Metadata and what are the purposes of a Metadata in data warehouse architecture.
(iv) Show how data marts differ from data warehouses and identify any two reasons for implementing a data mart.