Discuss the following statements briefly but concisely. You may use illustrative example(s) to further your discussion. 1. What is the purpose of a data warehouse? 2. In your own words, how is a...

Extracted text: Discuss the following statements briefly but concisely. You may use illustrative example(s) to further your discussion. 1. What is the purpose of a data warehouse? 2. In your own words, how is a database different from a data warehouse? 3. How is data warehousing related to business intelligence? 4. What skills are important for an IT professional who works in data warehousing? 5. Explain dimensional modeling 6. Explain how a database works. 7. What kind of software is involved in data warehousing? 8. What kind of hardware is involved in data warehousing?