INTRO TO IT WGU C182 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS |GRADED A+ .
What is used to create, maintain, and make information accessible using systems for information
storage, retrieval, and exchange. - correct Answers -Information Technology (IT)
And focuses on the technologies needed to develop, maintain, and use computer systems,
software, and networks supporting the storage processing, and distribution of information.
What provides the information backbone of virtually of any organization? - correct Answers -
Information Technology (IT)
IT manages and supports? - correct Answers -technologies needed to develop, maintain, and use
computer hardware and software, along with network connectivity and performance.
Who is responsible for the storage, processing, and distribution of information. - correct Answers
-Information Technology (IT)
What collection of elements interacts to achieve a common goal? - correct Answers -Systems
IT as a system includes: - correct Answers -hardware, the software, the networking elements
(maintained by IT professionals), and the people who use them.
What is a critical function for an organization, as it supports diverse types of business functions,
from production to human resource management? - correct Answers -Information Technology
Who may need to access different organizational resources, have new hardware systems
installed, or print a document on a printer that has stopped working. - correct Answers -User
Support
1
,Who provides support to users by first analyzing the needs and issues, then identifying and
implementing solutions so users can stay productive with minimal technical interruption? -
correct Answers -Information Technology Professionals (IT)
What IT function focuses on efficiently storing and disseminating organization data and
information to support its effective use? - correct Answers -Data and Information Management
Who builds systems to enable storage, retrieval, analysis, and use of organization data and
information with an eye on disaster recovery and business continuity to mitigate the high costs of
losing data? - correct Answers -IT professionals
Who supports communication between the elements of an IT system? - correct Answers -
Networks
Networks - correct Answers -Are put in place to enable the exchange of data between
organizational servers and to give employees access to resources.
Networking technologies rely on? - correct Answers -Hardware and software to connect
computer systems and data repositories, whether they are a few feet apart from each other in a
single room or thousands of miles apart on separate continents.
An organization may use (System Integration) how many systems? - correct Answers -one
system to support the managing of its human resources and another to track the progress of
ongoing projects.
When a system is introduced or updated, it needs to seamlessly work with the other elements of
the infrastructure. - correct Answers -System Integration
sub-systems (components) into a single larger system that functions as one.
Who engages in complex activities to ensure the new product integrates with the organization's
infrastructure ecosystem. - correct Answers -IT professionals
2
,A disk on which information is saved and stored in the computer even when it is not connected
to a power supply - correct Answers -Hard Disk
Hardware
input/output
Monitor - correct Answers -An output device that displays information in pictorial form,
allowing the user to interact with the computer interface and open programs typically using a
keyboard and mouse.
One of the most essential parts of a computer system that holds many of the crucial components
of a computer, including connectors for input and output devices - correct Answers -
Motherboard
communication to and between the CPU, RAM, and all other computer hardware components. It
is not an input, or an output device it is the central printed circuit board that connects every
computer (the electronic parts)
CPU (Central Processing Unit) - correct Answers -A control center that converts data input to
information output. This is a highly complex, extensive set of electronic circuitry that executes
stored program instructions.
The memory within the computer that holds the running programs and data when the computer is
in use. Data can be read and written quickly in any order. - correct Answers -RAM (Random
Access Memory)
The information stored in this type of memory is lost when the power supply to the PC or laptop
is switched off.
Network Cables - correct Answers -These cables connect and transfer data and information
between computers.
3
, twisted pair, coaxial, Ethernet, and fiberoptic
What receives and decodes information sent using radio waves. - correct Answers -Wi-Fi
Routers
An electronic device that sends data received from an Internet cable to other devices
These printers use a laser to form a pattern of electrostatically charged dots on a light-sensitive
drum, which attracts toner (or dry ink powder). The toner is transferred to a paper and is fixed by
a heating process - correct Answers -Laser Printer
(Business Analysis) Organizations benefit from - correct Answers -improving and optimizing
their operations. With the rapid changes in the IT field, organizations must constantly
investigate, assess, and plan for new or replacement systems provided by vendors or developed
internally.
work across all levels of an organization and may be involved in everything from defining
strategy, to creating the enterprise architecture, to taking a leadership role by defining the goals
and requirements for programs and projects or supporting continuous improvement in its
technology and processes.
Who analyze their processes, then assess current and anticipated needs for gaps that technology
can fill? - correct Answers -Organizations Business Analysis
Who brings companies from outside IT experts as consultants to help find solutions to business
problems? - correct Answers -Business Analysis
Identifying systems that advance the organization's business strategy is - correct Answers -A key
component of IT research and development activities.
Business decisions often rely on? - correct Answers -sensitive data that should only be handled
by specific parties
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WITH ANSWERS |GRADED A+ .
What is used to create, maintain, and make information accessible using systems for information
storage, retrieval, and exchange. - correct Answers -Information Technology (IT)
And focuses on the technologies needed to develop, maintain, and use computer systems,
software, and networks supporting the storage processing, and distribution of information.
What provides the information backbone of virtually of any organization? - correct Answers -
Information Technology (IT)
IT manages and supports? - correct Answers -technologies needed to develop, maintain, and use
computer hardware and software, along with network connectivity and performance.
Who is responsible for the storage, processing, and distribution of information. - correct Answers
-Information Technology (IT)
What collection of elements interacts to achieve a common goal? - correct Answers -Systems
IT as a system includes: - correct Answers -hardware, the software, the networking elements
(maintained by IT professionals), and the people who use them.
What is a critical function for an organization, as it supports diverse types of business functions,
from production to human resource management? - correct Answers -Information Technology
Who may need to access different organizational resources, have new hardware systems
installed, or print a document on a printer that has stopped working. - correct Answers -User
Support
1
,Who provides support to users by first analyzing the needs and issues, then identifying and
implementing solutions so users can stay productive with minimal technical interruption? -
correct Answers -Information Technology Professionals (IT)
What IT function focuses on efficiently storing and disseminating organization data and
information to support its effective use? - correct Answers -Data and Information Management
Who builds systems to enable storage, retrieval, analysis, and use of organization data and
information with an eye on disaster recovery and business continuity to mitigate the high costs of
losing data? - correct Answers -IT professionals
Who supports communication between the elements of an IT system? - correct Answers -
Networks
Networks - correct Answers -Are put in place to enable the exchange of data between
organizational servers and to give employees access to resources.
Networking technologies rely on? - correct Answers -Hardware and software to connect
computer systems and data repositories, whether they are a few feet apart from each other in a
single room or thousands of miles apart on separate continents.
An organization may use (System Integration) how many systems? - correct Answers -one
system to support the managing of its human resources and another to track the progress of
ongoing projects.
When a system is introduced or updated, it needs to seamlessly work with the other elements of
the infrastructure. - correct Answers -System Integration
sub-systems (components) into a single larger system that functions as one.
Who engages in complex activities to ensure the new product integrates with the organization's
infrastructure ecosystem. - correct Answers -IT professionals
2
,A disk on which information is saved and stored in the computer even when it is not connected
to a power supply - correct Answers -Hard Disk
Hardware
input/output
Monitor - correct Answers -An output device that displays information in pictorial form,
allowing the user to interact with the computer interface and open programs typically using a
keyboard and mouse.
One of the most essential parts of a computer system that holds many of the crucial components
of a computer, including connectors for input and output devices - correct Answers -
Motherboard
communication to and between the CPU, RAM, and all other computer hardware components. It
is not an input, or an output device it is the central printed circuit board that connects every
computer (the electronic parts)
CPU (Central Processing Unit) - correct Answers -A control center that converts data input to
information output. This is a highly complex, extensive set of electronic circuitry that executes
stored program instructions.
The memory within the computer that holds the running programs and data when the computer is
in use. Data can be read and written quickly in any order. - correct Answers -RAM (Random
Access Memory)
The information stored in this type of memory is lost when the power supply to the PC or laptop
is switched off.
Network Cables - correct Answers -These cables connect and transfer data and information
between computers.
3
, twisted pair, coaxial, Ethernet, and fiberoptic
What receives and decodes information sent using radio waves. - correct Answers -Wi-Fi
Routers
An electronic device that sends data received from an Internet cable to other devices
These printers use a laser to form a pattern of electrostatically charged dots on a light-sensitive
drum, which attracts toner (or dry ink powder). The toner is transferred to a paper and is fixed by
a heating process - correct Answers -Laser Printer
(Business Analysis) Organizations benefit from - correct Answers -improving and optimizing
their operations. With the rapid changes in the IT field, organizations must constantly
investigate, assess, and plan for new or replacement systems provided by vendors or developed
internally.
work across all levels of an organization and may be involved in everything from defining
strategy, to creating the enterprise architecture, to taking a leadership role by defining the goals
and requirements for programs and projects or supporting continuous improvement in its
technology and processes.
Who analyze their processes, then assess current and anticipated needs for gaps that technology
can fill? - correct Answers -Organizations Business Analysis
Who brings companies from outside IT experts as consultants to help find solutions to business
problems? - correct Answers -Business Analysis
Identifying systems that advance the organization's business strategy is - correct Answers -A key
component of IT research and development activities.
Business decisions often rely on? - correct Answers -sensitive data that should only be handled
by specific parties
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