WGU D075 IT EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Phishing - ✔✔the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from
reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such
as passwords and credit card numbers.
✔✔Pharming - ✔✔Reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites
✔✔Denial of service - ✔✔cyber attack to make machine or network disrupt service
✔✔tailgaiting "piggy backing" - ✔✔attacker seeing entry to a restricted area that lacks
proper authentiiaction
✔✔Cpu worm - ✔✔virus that is self replicating but doesn't attach itself to an existing
program to spread
✔✔Trojan horse - ✔✔seems harmless, when executed may release a virus or worm
✔✔Spywear - ✔✔installed covertly on a computer or take control of system without user
knowledge
✔✔Adwear - ✔✔adertising typically irritating but not malicious, ads automatically display
on a computer
✔✔internet fraud - ✔✔used for fraudent activity in an online setting such as an email,
media board, chat room
✔✔cookies - ✔✔TXT files stays on a computer so next time the client visits the website
it fills in the info such as a user id and password, can be tracked and compromised for
your privacy
,✔✔Business intelligence BI - ✔✔data are more valuable then ever because they
provide historical, current, and predictive analyses for organizations
✔✔Structured data (normalized data) - ✔✔well labeled and often with traditional fields
and records common to data tables
✔✔Unstructed data - ✔✔Most common - disorganized cannot be easily read or
processed by a cpu because it isn't store in rows or columns
✔✔Semi structured data - ✔✔mix of structured and unstructured data
✔✔Data center - ✔✔large centralized locations where many cpu are housed for
managing data gathered by organization. Location to house processing of data but store
farm of storage devices to hold data collected and a network mgt center to allow from
remote sites
✔✔Security - ✔✔paramount, in back up systems and security is made to protect these
valuable assets.
✔✔Local Area Network (LAN) - ✔✔a computer network that covers a small area
✔✔Campus Area Network (CAN) - ✔✔type of network spanning multiple buildings, such
as a university or business campus
✔✔metropolitian area network (MAN) - ✔✔Computer that connects two or more LANS
or CANS together within boundary of town or city
✔✔Wide Area Network (WAN) - ✔✔A network that connects devices in geographically
separated areas. Connects MANs, LANs, CANs together. Rely on telephone company
transmission to connect
✔✔peer-to-peer network - ✔✔A direct connection between users. Connects directly to
one another without the use of a server
✔✔Firewall - ✔✔a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block
unauthorized access while permitting outward communication.
✔✔Intranet - ✔✔a network designed for the exclusive use of computer users within an
organization that cannot be accessed by users outside the organization
✔✔Computer Security - ✔✔Concerned with risk management, confidentiality, integrity
and the availability of the electronic information that is processed and stored within a
computing system.
, ✔✔Client/Server Relationship - ✔✔a means of describing the organization of computing
resources in which one resource provides a service to one or more clients
✔✔Knowledge Management Systems - ✔✔software that stores and organizes expertise
possessed by individual employees so that the knowledge can be shared and used by
others. EX CS rep
✔✔cloud based infrastructure - ✔✔demand cloud computing is platforms for storage
software and data back up that resides in the cloud
✔✔Cloud Service Provider (CSP) - ✔✔public/private provider that delivers cloud
infrastructure services over Internet EX amazon, apple, google
✔✔Chief Information Officer (CIO) - ✔✔board-level head of an information technology
department within a business organization. Reports to : CEO or COO
✔✔Chief Information Officer (CIO) - ✔✔Runs business internal IT operations, makes
tactical business decisions on IT for the organization
✔✔Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - ✔✔responsible for running the IT engineering
group and serves as the companies top technology architect. IT to enhance and
develop strategies to increase business revenue
✔✔Cheif Security Officer (CSO) - ✔✔responsible for over all corporate and IT security.
Oversees physical security, safety of employees, facilities, corporate assets & IT
security
✔✔IT managers - ✔✔those who are responsible for implementing, maintaining, and
controlling technology applications in business, such as computer networks
✔✔IT project manager - ✔✔SDLC & UML develop requirements, budgets, and
schedules for their firm's information technology projects". they work through the
development and implementation while working with employees and clients. IT project
managers are very involved in information security
✔✔IT Portfolio Management - ✔✔Change of project & activities of IT EX: budget
oversite, risk management, standardize software rules and plans
✔✔network administrator - ✔✔Smooth operations and maintenance of a business
network, hardware, softwear and networking technology
✔✔Information Security Analysts - ✔✔Responsible for protecting all sensitive info within
an org
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Phishing - ✔✔the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from
reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such
as passwords and credit card numbers.
✔✔Pharming - ✔✔Reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites
✔✔Denial of service - ✔✔cyber attack to make machine or network disrupt service
✔✔tailgaiting "piggy backing" - ✔✔attacker seeing entry to a restricted area that lacks
proper authentiiaction
✔✔Cpu worm - ✔✔virus that is self replicating but doesn't attach itself to an existing
program to spread
✔✔Trojan horse - ✔✔seems harmless, when executed may release a virus or worm
✔✔Spywear - ✔✔installed covertly on a computer or take control of system without user
knowledge
✔✔Adwear - ✔✔adertising typically irritating but not malicious, ads automatically display
on a computer
✔✔internet fraud - ✔✔used for fraudent activity in an online setting such as an email,
media board, chat room
✔✔cookies - ✔✔TXT files stays on a computer so next time the client visits the website
it fills in the info such as a user id and password, can be tracked and compromised for
your privacy
,✔✔Business intelligence BI - ✔✔data are more valuable then ever because they
provide historical, current, and predictive analyses for organizations
✔✔Structured data (normalized data) - ✔✔well labeled and often with traditional fields
and records common to data tables
✔✔Unstructed data - ✔✔Most common - disorganized cannot be easily read or
processed by a cpu because it isn't store in rows or columns
✔✔Semi structured data - ✔✔mix of structured and unstructured data
✔✔Data center - ✔✔large centralized locations where many cpu are housed for
managing data gathered by organization. Location to house processing of data but store
farm of storage devices to hold data collected and a network mgt center to allow from
remote sites
✔✔Security - ✔✔paramount, in back up systems and security is made to protect these
valuable assets.
✔✔Local Area Network (LAN) - ✔✔a computer network that covers a small area
✔✔Campus Area Network (CAN) - ✔✔type of network spanning multiple buildings, such
as a university or business campus
✔✔metropolitian area network (MAN) - ✔✔Computer that connects two or more LANS
or CANS together within boundary of town or city
✔✔Wide Area Network (WAN) - ✔✔A network that connects devices in geographically
separated areas. Connects MANs, LANs, CANs together. Rely on telephone company
transmission to connect
✔✔peer-to-peer network - ✔✔A direct connection between users. Connects directly to
one another without the use of a server
✔✔Firewall - ✔✔a part of a computer system or network that is designed to block
unauthorized access while permitting outward communication.
✔✔Intranet - ✔✔a network designed for the exclusive use of computer users within an
organization that cannot be accessed by users outside the organization
✔✔Computer Security - ✔✔Concerned with risk management, confidentiality, integrity
and the availability of the electronic information that is processed and stored within a
computing system.
, ✔✔Client/Server Relationship - ✔✔a means of describing the organization of computing
resources in which one resource provides a service to one or more clients
✔✔Knowledge Management Systems - ✔✔software that stores and organizes expertise
possessed by individual employees so that the knowledge can be shared and used by
others. EX CS rep
✔✔cloud based infrastructure - ✔✔demand cloud computing is platforms for storage
software and data back up that resides in the cloud
✔✔Cloud Service Provider (CSP) - ✔✔public/private provider that delivers cloud
infrastructure services over Internet EX amazon, apple, google
✔✔Chief Information Officer (CIO) - ✔✔board-level head of an information technology
department within a business organization. Reports to : CEO or COO
✔✔Chief Information Officer (CIO) - ✔✔Runs business internal IT operations, makes
tactical business decisions on IT for the organization
✔✔Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - ✔✔responsible for running the IT engineering
group and serves as the companies top technology architect. IT to enhance and
develop strategies to increase business revenue
✔✔Cheif Security Officer (CSO) - ✔✔responsible for over all corporate and IT security.
Oversees physical security, safety of employees, facilities, corporate assets & IT
security
✔✔IT managers - ✔✔those who are responsible for implementing, maintaining, and
controlling technology applications in business, such as computer networks
✔✔IT project manager - ✔✔SDLC & UML develop requirements, budgets, and
schedules for their firm's information technology projects". they work through the
development and implementation while working with employees and clients. IT project
managers are very involved in information security
✔✔IT Portfolio Management - ✔✔Change of project & activities of IT EX: budget
oversite, risk management, standardize software rules and plans
✔✔network administrator - ✔✔Smooth operations and maintenance of a business
network, hardware, softwear and networking technology
✔✔Information Security Analysts - ✔✔Responsible for protecting all sensitive info within
an org
