WGU DATA MANAGEMENT FOUNDATIONS
D426 FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Analog Data. Answer: Most common before computers. Audio was
recorded as vibrations impressed on vinyl disks.
◉ Digital Data. Answer: Most common today. Encoded as 0s and 1s on
electronic magnetic data.
◉ Database. Answer: A collection of data in structured format. In
principle, can be stored on paper or even clay tablets.
◉ Database System (DBMS). Answer: Software that reads and writes in
a database.
◉ Query. Answer: A request to retrieve or change data in a database.
Typically inserts new data, retrieves data, updates, data, or deletes data
from a database.
◉ Query Language. Answer: Specialized programming language
designed specifically for database systems. Reads and writes data
efficiently.
,◉ Database Application. Answer: Software that HELPS business users
interact with database systems.
◉ Database Administrator. Answer: What role am I?
Responsible for securing the database system against unauthorized users.
They enforce procedures for user access and database system
availability.
◉ Database Designer. Answer: What role am I?
Determines the format of each data element AND the overall database
STRUCTURE. Must balance priorities like including storage, response
time, and support for rules that govern the data.
◉ Database Programmer. Answer: What role am I?
Develop programs that utilize a database and write applications that
combine query languages and general purpose programming language.
◉ Database User. Answer: What role am I?
, A consumer of data in a database. They request, update, or use stored
data to generate reports or information.
◉ Transaction. Answer: A group of queries that MUST be completed or
rejected as a whole.
◉ Architecture. Answer: Describes the internal components AND the
relationships between components.
◉ Query Processor. Answer: Interprets queries, creates a plan to modify
the database or retrieve the data, and returns query results to the
application. Performs query optimization.
◉ Query Optimization. Answer: Ensures efficient instructions are
executed on the data from the Query Processor.
◉ Storage Manager. Answer: Translates the query processor instructions
into low-level file-system commands that modify OR retrieve data. Uses
indexes to quickly locate data.
◉ Transaction Manager. Answer: Ensures transactions are properly
executed. Prevents conflicts between concurrent transactions. Also
restores the database to a consistent state in the event of a failure.
D426 FINAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Analog Data. Answer: Most common before computers. Audio was
recorded as vibrations impressed on vinyl disks.
◉ Digital Data. Answer: Most common today. Encoded as 0s and 1s on
electronic magnetic data.
◉ Database. Answer: A collection of data in structured format. In
principle, can be stored on paper or even clay tablets.
◉ Database System (DBMS). Answer: Software that reads and writes in
a database.
◉ Query. Answer: A request to retrieve or change data in a database.
Typically inserts new data, retrieves data, updates, data, or deletes data
from a database.
◉ Query Language. Answer: Specialized programming language
designed specifically for database systems. Reads and writes data
efficiently.
,◉ Database Application. Answer: Software that HELPS business users
interact with database systems.
◉ Database Administrator. Answer: What role am I?
Responsible for securing the database system against unauthorized users.
They enforce procedures for user access and database system
availability.
◉ Database Designer. Answer: What role am I?
Determines the format of each data element AND the overall database
STRUCTURE. Must balance priorities like including storage, response
time, and support for rules that govern the data.
◉ Database Programmer. Answer: What role am I?
Develop programs that utilize a database and write applications that
combine query languages and general purpose programming language.
◉ Database User. Answer: What role am I?
, A consumer of data in a database. They request, update, or use stored
data to generate reports or information.
◉ Transaction. Answer: A group of queries that MUST be completed or
rejected as a whole.
◉ Architecture. Answer: Describes the internal components AND the
relationships between components.
◉ Query Processor. Answer: Interprets queries, creates a plan to modify
the database or retrieve the data, and returns query results to the
application. Performs query optimization.
◉ Query Optimization. Answer: Ensures efficient instructions are
executed on the data from the Query Processor.
◉ Storage Manager. Answer: Translates the query processor instructions
into low-level file-system commands that modify OR retrieve data. Uses
indexes to quickly locate data.
◉ Transaction Manager. Answer: Ensures transactions are properly
executed. Prevents conflicts between concurrent transactions. Also
restores the database to a consistent state in the event of a failure.
