WGU D494 CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Spearman's g Factor.
Answer: A general intelligence factor is the basis of all cognitive processes
and performance.
◍ Receptive Language Disorder.
Answer: Struggle to get the meaning of what others are saying.
◍ Unicode.
Answer: Defines the internal text coding system in nearly all operating
systems; assigns each character a unique number.
◍ Humanism Learning Theory.
Answer: Focuses on the idea of self-actualization.
◍ Industry vs. Inferiority.
Answer: Elementary need to compare themselves to peers and see how they
measure up.
◍ Constructivism Learning Theory.
Answer: Students create their own learning based on previous experiences.
◍ Infancy.
Answer: The stage of development that begins at birth and lasts between 18
and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
◍ Black Hat Hacker.
Answer: Individuals with malicious intent who violate security in order to
commit crimes or acts of terrorism
◍ Schema.
Answer: Categories of knowledge that help us to interpret and understand
, the world. An organized pattern of behavior or thought.
◍ Database Administrator.
Answer: Focuses on the design, development, and support of database
management systems (DBMSs).
◍ Maslow's Aesthetic Need.
Answer: Need focuses on the search for and expression of beauty and
balance.
◍ Web Server.
Answer: Stores data files (web pages) and programs (scripts).Responds from
anywhere on the Internet.
◍ Project Executing and Controlling Reports.
Answer: Variance reports, Status reports, Resource Allocation reports
◍ Proprietary Software.
Answer: Software purchased from a vendor; also known as commercial
◍ Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development.
Answer: Theory that suggests children move through four different stages of
development. Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and
Formal Operational.
◍ Information Systems.
Answer: A collection of data and information used to support the
management of an organization. Also refers to the technical components and
human resources that enable the assembly, storage, and processing of data
and the delivery of information. This has existed for a lot longer than
computers.
◍ Confidentiality.
Answer: Requires that data bet kept secure so that they are not accidentally
provided or obtained by unauthorized users
◍ Bandura's Social Learning Theory.
Answer: Learning occurs through observation and modeling.
,◍ Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Answer: Neurodevelopment disorder that affects how children process
certain types of information.
◍ Create.
Answer: Put elements together to form a new coherent or functional whole;
reorganize elements into a new pattern or structure.
◍ Flat File Database.
Answer: One large single table; used if the amount of data that is being
recorded is fairly minimal
◍ Skinner's Three Language Processes.
Answer: Imitating, prompting, and sharing.
◍ Universal Grammar.
Answer: Theory states that because most children acquire and use language
in a consistent way, there is a common structure or grammar within
language.
◍ Decimal.
Answer: Uses base 10 to represent numbers (0 - 9)
◍ IP Aliasing.
Answer: Associating more than one IP address to a network interface.
◍ Selected Response Assessment.
Answer: Assess students using questions and items that are multiple choice,
matching, and true/false.
◍ Gesell's Maturational Theory.
Answer: Child's growth & development are influenced by both their
environment and genes in sequential order
◍ Vygotsky's Social Approach to Language Development.
Answer: Language develops through social interactions.
◍ Maslow's Physiological Need.
, Answer: Biological needs for survival, food, water, shelter
◍ Personal Agency.
Answer: Humanistic term for the exercise of free will.
◍ Workstations.
Answer: Creates and maintains client network connections to remote servers
◍ Unnecessary Requirements.
Answer: Requirements that are not actually needed but are "nice to have"
◍ Common Steps in SDLC.
Answer: Preliminary investigation, Analysis, Logical design, Physical
design, Implementation, Maintenance
◍ Naturalistic Intelligence.
Answer: Ability to identify and distinguish among different types of plants,
animals, and weather formations found in the natural world.
◍ DIKW Hierarchy.
Answer: Defines the transition of data to information from knowledge to
wisdom. (Data Information Knowledge Wisdom)
◍ Network Administrator.
Answer: In charge of all aspects of the computer network
◍ WHERE.
Answer: Used to inform the DBMS of the specific criteria the data should
match to be returned as the output of the query
◍ Script.
Answer: A computer language with a series of commands within a file that
is capable of being executed without being compiled.
◍ Router.
Answer: Connects multiple networks together; can be used to directly
connect computers to a network; will relay messages to computers with
appropriate IP addresses
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Spearman's g Factor.
Answer: A general intelligence factor is the basis of all cognitive processes
and performance.
◍ Receptive Language Disorder.
Answer: Struggle to get the meaning of what others are saying.
◍ Unicode.
Answer: Defines the internal text coding system in nearly all operating
systems; assigns each character a unique number.
◍ Humanism Learning Theory.
Answer: Focuses on the idea of self-actualization.
◍ Industry vs. Inferiority.
Answer: Elementary need to compare themselves to peers and see how they
measure up.
◍ Constructivism Learning Theory.
Answer: Students create their own learning based on previous experiences.
◍ Infancy.
Answer: The stage of development that begins at birth and lasts between 18
and 24 months. Dozens of motor skills are added.
◍ Black Hat Hacker.
Answer: Individuals with malicious intent who violate security in order to
commit crimes or acts of terrorism
◍ Schema.
Answer: Categories of knowledge that help us to interpret and understand
, the world. An organized pattern of behavior or thought.
◍ Database Administrator.
Answer: Focuses on the design, development, and support of database
management systems (DBMSs).
◍ Maslow's Aesthetic Need.
Answer: Need focuses on the search for and expression of beauty and
balance.
◍ Web Server.
Answer: Stores data files (web pages) and programs (scripts).Responds from
anywhere on the Internet.
◍ Project Executing and Controlling Reports.
Answer: Variance reports, Status reports, Resource Allocation reports
◍ Proprietary Software.
Answer: Software purchased from a vendor; also known as commercial
◍ Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development.
Answer: Theory that suggests children move through four different stages of
development. Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and
Formal Operational.
◍ Information Systems.
Answer: A collection of data and information used to support the
management of an organization. Also refers to the technical components and
human resources that enable the assembly, storage, and processing of data
and the delivery of information. This has existed for a lot longer than
computers.
◍ Confidentiality.
Answer: Requires that data bet kept secure so that they are not accidentally
provided or obtained by unauthorized users
◍ Bandura's Social Learning Theory.
Answer: Learning occurs through observation and modeling.
,◍ Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Answer: Neurodevelopment disorder that affects how children process
certain types of information.
◍ Create.
Answer: Put elements together to form a new coherent or functional whole;
reorganize elements into a new pattern or structure.
◍ Flat File Database.
Answer: One large single table; used if the amount of data that is being
recorded is fairly minimal
◍ Skinner's Three Language Processes.
Answer: Imitating, prompting, and sharing.
◍ Universal Grammar.
Answer: Theory states that because most children acquire and use language
in a consistent way, there is a common structure or grammar within
language.
◍ Decimal.
Answer: Uses base 10 to represent numbers (0 - 9)
◍ IP Aliasing.
Answer: Associating more than one IP address to a network interface.
◍ Selected Response Assessment.
Answer: Assess students using questions and items that are multiple choice,
matching, and true/false.
◍ Gesell's Maturational Theory.
Answer: Child's growth & development are influenced by both their
environment and genes in sequential order
◍ Vygotsky's Social Approach to Language Development.
Answer: Language develops through social interactions.
◍ Maslow's Physiological Need.
, Answer: Biological needs for survival, food, water, shelter
◍ Personal Agency.
Answer: Humanistic term for the exercise of free will.
◍ Workstations.
Answer: Creates and maintains client network connections to remote servers
◍ Unnecessary Requirements.
Answer: Requirements that are not actually needed but are "nice to have"
◍ Common Steps in SDLC.
Answer: Preliminary investigation, Analysis, Logical design, Physical
design, Implementation, Maintenance
◍ Naturalistic Intelligence.
Answer: Ability to identify and distinguish among different types of plants,
animals, and weather formations found in the natural world.
◍ DIKW Hierarchy.
Answer: Defines the transition of data to information from knowledge to
wisdom. (Data Information Knowledge Wisdom)
◍ Network Administrator.
Answer: In charge of all aspects of the computer network
◍ WHERE.
Answer: Used to inform the DBMS of the specific criteria the data should
match to be returned as the output of the query
◍ Script.
Answer: A computer language with a series of commands within a file that
is capable of being executed without being compiled.
◍ Router.
Answer: Connects multiple networks together; can be used to directly
connect computers to a network; will relay messages to computers with
appropriate IP addresses
