WGU D322 Introduction to IT Exam with Questions and Correct Answers 2025.

WGU D322 Introduction to IT Exam with
Questions and Correct Answers 2025




Information ,Technology ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-The ,technology ,used ,in ,creating,
,maintaining, ,and ,making ,information ,accessible.


IT ,Professional ,Roles ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Administration ,and ,Support

System ,Administrator ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Maintains ,all ,aspects ,of ,the ,system
,including ,hardware, ,software, ,and ,programming.


Network ,Administrator ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-In ,charge ,of ,all ,aspects ,of ,the
,computer ,network


Database ,Administrator ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Focuses ,on ,the ,design,
,development, ,and ,support ,of ,database ,management ,systems ,(DBMSs).


Security ,Administrator ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Installs, ,configures, ,and
,administers ,firewall ,security ,to ,protect ,systems ,and ,proactively ,work ,to ,stop
,intrusions.


Web ,Administrator ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Installs, ,configures, ,maintains,
,secures, ,and ,troubleshoots ,web ,severs.


Support ,IT ,Professionals ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Help ,desk ,and ,training.

Information ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Processed ,data.

DIKW ,Hierarchy ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Defines ,the ,transition ,of ,data ,to
,information ,from ,knowledge ,to ,wisdom. ,(Data ,Information ,Knowledge ,Wisdom)


Data ,in ,DIKW ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-The ,input ,directly ,received ,by ,the ,user ,(or
,computer). ,It ,is ,generally ,not ,usable ,until ,it ,has ,been ,converted ,into ,a ,relevant
,form.

,Information ,in ,DIKW ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Having ,been ,inferred ,from ,data; ,one
,or ,more ,processes ,have ,been ,applied ,to ,the ,data ,to ,transform ,it ,into ,a ,more
,useful ,form.


Knowledge ,in ,DIKW ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Information ,that ,has ,been ,put ,to ,use;
,information ,placed ,into ,a ,context. ,Refined ,information ,such ,that ,the ,user ,of ,the
,knowledge ,is ,able ,to ,call ,forth ,only ,relevant ,portions ,of ,information ,when
,needed.


Wisdom ,in ,DIKW ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Provides ,a ,social ,setting ,to ,knowledge;
,an ,understanding ,of ,the ,"why". ,Can ,only ,come ,by ,having ,both ,knowledge ,and
,experience.


Information ,Systems ,- ,CORRECT ,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.


Characteristics ,of ,Quality ,Data ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Relevance ,- ,the ,data ,being
,used ,must ,apply ,directly ,to ,the ,decision ,being ,made


Timely ,- ,data ,must ,be ,efficient ,and ,must ,be ,provided ,in ,a ,timely ,manner ,

Thorough ,- ,the ,data ,must ,be ,complete

Accurate ,- ,data ,should ,be ,captured ,only ,once, ,where ,possible ,and ,should ,be
,captured ,as ,close ,to ,the ,point ,of ,activity ,as ,possible.


Reliable ,- ,data ,should ,reflect ,stable ,and ,consistent ,data ,collection ,processes
,across ,collections ,points ,and ,over ,time


IPOS ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-The ,Input-Procession-Output-Storage ,Cycle

Input ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Raw ,data ,is ,entered ,by ,the ,user.

Processing ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Raw ,data ,is ,organized ,or ,structured ,for
,usefulness.


Output ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Information ,is ,output ,so ,user ,can ,see ,results.

Storage ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Processed ,information ,is ,stored ,for ,permanent
,record.

, Computer ,System ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-A ,collection ,of ,components ,that ,work
,together ,to ,meet ,the ,needs ,of ,the ,user; ,typically ,categorized ,as ,either
,hardware, ,software, ,networks, ,or ,users.


Hardware ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Physical ,components ,of ,a ,computer ,system
,which ,include ,the ,system ,unit ,and ,its ,components ,and ,peripheral ,devices;
,tangible ,aspects ,of ,the ,computer.


Software ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Computer ,programs ,that ,tell ,the ,computer ,what
,to ,do--how ,to ,execute ,commands ,and ,process ,information


Network ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-A ,collection ,of ,computers ,and ,resources
,connected ,by ,various ,media ,so ,that ,they ,can ,communicate ,with ,each ,other.


User ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Those ,who ,use ,a ,computer.

Software ,Categories ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Systems ,Software ,and ,Applications
,Software


Evolution ,of ,Users ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-First ,users ,were ,the ,engineers ,who
,built ,and ,programmed ,computers, ,then ,employees ,who ,had ,received
,specialized ,training ,were ,users, ,and ,now ,today, ,anyone ,and ,everyone ,can ,be ,a
,user.


Protocol ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Rules ,provided ,by ,which ,networks ,communicate
,with ,each ,other.


TCP/IP ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Transmission ,Control ,Protocol/Internet ,Protocol.
,Most ,commonly ,used ,protocol; ,is ,required ,of ,all ,computers ,that ,communicate
,over ,the ,Internet.


Protocol ,Stack ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-A ,collection ,of ,protocols. ,TCP/IP ,is ,an
,example.


Components ,of ,a ,Computer ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-CPU, ,Memory ,and ,Storage,
,Peripheral ,Devices


CPU ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Executes ,programs' ,instructions ,and ,commands
,various ,components ,in ,the ,computer. ,Referred ,to ,as ,the ,"chip".


Memory ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Stores ,the ,programs ,being ,executed ,and ,the
,data ,they ,are ,using.


I/O ,Subsystem ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-All ,peripheral ,devices ,where ,long ,term
,storage ,devices ,are ,used.