WGU C182 FINAL EXAM STUDY SET UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is the definition of information technology?
Answer:
It is the technology used to create, maintain, and make information accessible.
Question:
2. Which IT position has the responsibillity of working with routers and switches?
Answer:
Network Administrator
Question:
3. In which generation were silicon chips first used in computers?
Answer:
Third generation
Question:
4. Which low-level language corresponds one to one with assembly?
Answer:
machine language
Question:
5. What allows an organization to use software through the internet?
Answer:
Saas or Software as a Service
Question:
6. What is one of IT's role in golobalization?
Answer:
It allows companies to reach a wider customer base.
Question:
7. Which category of computer has an external flat screen monitor, optical disk drive, and a large capacity
hard drive?
Answer:
Desktop
Question:
8. Which two software application packages would be classified as productivity software?
Answer:
Spreadsheet program and word processor
,Question:
9. Which two computer peripherals are connected to the computer through a port?
Answer:
External microphone and USB flash drive
Question:
10. Which term is defined as a collection of information used to support management of an organization?
Answer:
Information system
Question:
11. A website logs the timestamp, location, and browser of every visitor. It then aggregates this content
into peak traffic times and days,minimum and maximum hits for each country and region, and popularity
of certain browsers among visitors. What is the timestamp considered in this scenerio?
Answer:
Data
Question:
12. a dept manager is creating a budget estimate for the upcoming year. The manager would like to
determine whether the data will be available when the decision for the next year have to be made. Which
characteristic of valuable data is the manager considering?
Answer:
Reliable
Question:
13. Which two are parts of an information system?
Answer:
Databases and Networks.
Question:
14. What is the difference between processing and storage?
Answer:
Processing involves temporary information, while storage involves permenant information.
Question:
15. What type of information processing allows input data to be accepted as a set of records and processed
as a unit?
Answer:
Batch processing
Question:
16. What is the role of the systems administrator?
Answer:
To install and maintain network resources.
, Question:
17. Which action would be important for the IT department to take in order to help their business meet the
goal of increased expansion?
Answer:
Expanding the infrasturcture to support additional locations.
Question:
18. What step should be taken by a business when a third-party solution is found that will benefit a project?
Answer:
Contact the group to arrange a demo of their product.
Question:
19. Which risk assessment question is part of the initiation phase?
Answer:
Could the end users reject the outcome of the project?
Question:
20. In what phase of a project does time estimation occur?
Answer:
Planning
Question:
21. What effect does scope creep have on a project?
Answer:
It increases unplanned costs for the project.
Question:
22. Which system requirement is an example of considering user needs in the design of an information
system?
Answer:
Allowing easy access to customer account information.
Question:
23. Which type of systems testing includes having the customer test the system in an operational setting to
see if it is useful?
Answer:
User Acceptance
Question:
24. Which type of systems conversion involves starting the conversion with a portion of end users?
Answer:
Pilot
Question:
25. What are two necessary elements of business continutiy planning?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is the definition of information technology?
Answer:
It is the technology used to create, maintain, and make information accessible.
Question:
2. Which IT position has the responsibillity of working with routers and switches?
Answer:
Network Administrator
Question:
3. In which generation were silicon chips first used in computers?
Answer:
Third generation
Question:
4. Which low-level language corresponds one to one with assembly?
Answer:
machine language
Question:
5. What allows an organization to use software through the internet?
Answer:
Saas or Software as a Service
Question:
6. What is one of IT's role in golobalization?
Answer:
It allows companies to reach a wider customer base.
Question:
7. Which category of computer has an external flat screen monitor, optical disk drive, and a large capacity
hard drive?
Answer:
Desktop
Question:
8. Which two software application packages would be classified as productivity software?
Answer:
Spreadsheet program and word processor
,Question:
9. Which two computer peripherals are connected to the computer through a port?
Answer:
External microphone and USB flash drive
Question:
10. Which term is defined as a collection of information used to support management of an organization?
Answer:
Information system
Question:
11. A website logs the timestamp, location, and browser of every visitor. It then aggregates this content
into peak traffic times and days,minimum and maximum hits for each country and region, and popularity
of certain browsers among visitors. What is the timestamp considered in this scenerio?
Answer:
Data
Question:
12. a dept manager is creating a budget estimate for the upcoming year. The manager would like to
determine whether the data will be available when the decision for the next year have to be made. Which
characteristic of valuable data is the manager considering?
Answer:
Reliable
Question:
13. Which two are parts of an information system?
Answer:
Databases and Networks.
Question:
14. What is the difference between processing and storage?
Answer:
Processing involves temporary information, while storage involves permenant information.
Question:
15. What type of information processing allows input data to be accepted as a set of records and processed
as a unit?
Answer:
Batch processing
Question:
16. What is the role of the systems administrator?
Answer:
To install and maintain network resources.
, Question:
17. Which action would be important for the IT department to take in order to help their business meet the
goal of increased expansion?
Answer:
Expanding the infrasturcture to support additional locations.
Question:
18. What step should be taken by a business when a third-party solution is found that will benefit a project?
Answer:
Contact the group to arrange a demo of their product.
Question:
19. Which risk assessment question is part of the initiation phase?
Answer:
Could the end users reject the outcome of the project?
Question:
20. In what phase of a project does time estimation occur?
Answer:
Planning
Question:
21. What effect does scope creep have on a project?
Answer:
It increases unplanned costs for the project.
Question:
22. Which system requirement is an example of considering user needs in the design of an information
system?
Answer:
Allowing easy access to customer account information.
Question:
23. Which type of systems testing includes having the customer test the system in an operational setting to
see if it is useful?
Answer:
User Acceptance
Question:
24. Which type of systems conversion involves starting the conversion with a portion of end users?
Answer:
Pilot
Question:
25. What are two necessary elements of business continutiy planning?