WGU C182 UPDATED EXAM TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔10. What effect does scope creep have on a project?
a. It moves up the deadline of the project
b. It includes unqualified team members on the project
c. It impacts the allocation of resources for the project
d. It adds non-essential features to the project - ✔✔It impacts the allocation of
resources for the project
✔✔11. In what phase of a project does time estimation occur?
a. Closing
b. Planning
c. Initiation
d. Executing and controlling - ✔✔Planning
✔✔12. Which risk assessment question is part of the initiation phase?
a. Was the project completed within budget
b. Did the scope change after the induction of the project?
c. Could the end users reject the outcome of the project?
d. What were the strengths of the project? - ✔✔Could the end users reject the outcome
of the project?
✔✔13. What step should be taken by a business when a third-party solution is found
that will benefit a project?
a. Build the software with in house resources
b. Begin coding the solution with estimated parameters
c. Contact the group to arrange a demo of their product
d. Suggest that the company continues to explore options - ✔✔Contact the group to
arrange a demo of their product
✔✔14. Which action would be important for the IT department to take in order to help
their business meet the goal of increased expansion into new territories/regions?
a. Supporting the continuation of the current infrastructure.
b. Expanding the infrastructure to support additional locations
c. Scheduling their own internal meetings to discuss department goals
d. Working independently from business management to achieve company goals -
✔✔Expanding the infrastructure to support additional locations
✔✔15. Which is the role of the systems administrator?
a. To develop and maintain the websites on the company web server
b. To install and maintain the website
c. To install and maintain network resources
d. To design networks - ✔✔To install and maintain network resources
, ✔✔16. What is the purpose of the IT department?
a. It hires employees for the organization
b. It promotes the firm's products
c. It oversees funds flowing through the organization
d. It helps the organization achieve strategic goals - ✔✔It helps the organization
achieve strategic goals
✔✔17. What type of information processing allows input data to be accepted as a set of
records and processed as a unit?
a. Just in time
b. Real time
c. Batch
d. Event driven - ✔✔Batch
✔✔18. What is the database administrator's role in security?
a. To eliminate data redundancy when integrating old with new systems
b. To institute protocols to protect the databases from external threats
c. To set ports on the router to secure the transport of data
d. To create a redundant server architecture - ✔✔To institute protocols to protect the
databases from external threats
✔✔19. What are the three main categories of databases?
a. Flat file, relational, hierarchal
b. Table query report
c. Relation join project
d. Spreadsheet simple complex - ✔✔Flat file, relational, hierarchal
✔✔20. Which filed must contain a unique value in order for a relational database table
to function?
a. Name
b. Record number
c. ID Number
d. Primary Key - ✔✔. Primary Key
✔✔21. In which category of the DIKW hierarchy would business intelligence be located?
a. Information
b. Knowledge
c. Data
d. Wisdom - ✔✔Knowledge
✔✔22. Why is it important to ensure that data support business goals?
a. To ensure raw data is captured
b. To provide opportunities for communication
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔10. What effect does scope creep have on a project?
a. It moves up the deadline of the project
b. It includes unqualified team members on the project
c. It impacts the allocation of resources for the project
d. It adds non-essential features to the project - ✔✔It impacts the allocation of
resources for the project
✔✔11. In what phase of a project does time estimation occur?
a. Closing
b. Planning
c. Initiation
d. Executing and controlling - ✔✔Planning
✔✔12. Which risk assessment question is part of the initiation phase?
a. Was the project completed within budget
b. Did the scope change after the induction of the project?
c. Could the end users reject the outcome of the project?
d. What were the strengths of the project? - ✔✔Could the end users reject the outcome
of the project?
✔✔13. What step should be taken by a business when a third-party solution is found
that will benefit a project?
a. Build the software with in house resources
b. Begin coding the solution with estimated parameters
c. Contact the group to arrange a demo of their product
d. Suggest that the company continues to explore options - ✔✔Contact the group to
arrange a demo of their product
✔✔14. Which action would be important for the IT department to take in order to help
their business meet the goal of increased expansion into new territories/regions?
a. Supporting the continuation of the current infrastructure.
b. Expanding the infrastructure to support additional locations
c. Scheduling their own internal meetings to discuss department goals
d. Working independently from business management to achieve company goals -
✔✔Expanding the infrastructure to support additional locations
✔✔15. Which is the role of the systems administrator?
a. To develop and maintain the websites on the company web server
b. To install and maintain the website
c. To install and maintain network resources
d. To design networks - ✔✔To install and maintain network resources
, ✔✔16. What is the purpose of the IT department?
a. It hires employees for the organization
b. It promotes the firm's products
c. It oversees funds flowing through the organization
d. It helps the organization achieve strategic goals - ✔✔It helps the organization
achieve strategic goals
✔✔17. What type of information processing allows input data to be accepted as a set of
records and processed as a unit?
a. Just in time
b. Real time
c. Batch
d. Event driven - ✔✔Batch
✔✔18. What is the database administrator's role in security?
a. To eliminate data redundancy when integrating old with new systems
b. To institute protocols to protect the databases from external threats
c. To set ports on the router to secure the transport of data
d. To create a redundant server architecture - ✔✔To institute protocols to protect the
databases from external threats
✔✔19. What are the three main categories of databases?
a. Flat file, relational, hierarchal
b. Table query report
c. Relation join project
d. Spreadsheet simple complex - ✔✔Flat file, relational, hierarchal
✔✔20. Which filed must contain a unique value in order for a relational database table
to function?
a. Name
b. Record number
c. ID Number
d. Primary Key - ✔✔. Primary Key
✔✔21. In which category of the DIKW hierarchy would business intelligence be located?
a. Information
b. Knowledge
c. Data
d. Wisdom - ✔✔Knowledge
✔✔22. Why is it important to ensure that data support business goals?
a. To ensure raw data is captured
b. To provide opportunities for communication
