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WGU C182 Questions and Correct
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What is technology used in creating, maintaining, and making
information accessible?
Ans: Information Technology
What are the 4 steps in information processing?
Ans: Input, processing, output, storage
What is the collection of data and information used to support
management of an organization called?
Ans: Information System
What 5 attributes describe quality data?
Ans: relevant, timely, thorough, accurate, and reliable
What are the 4 layers of the DIKW Hierarchy?
Ans: Data, Information, Wisdom, Knowledge
What is the definition of data in the DIKW hierarchy?
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Ans: Input directly received by a human or computer
What is the definition of information in the DIKW hierarchy?
Ans: One or more processes have been applied to data to
transform if into a more useful form.
What is the definition of knowledge in the DIKW hierarchy?
Ans: Information that has been put to use or a synthesis of
multiple sources of information
What is the definition of wisdom in the DIKW hierarchy?
Ans: An understanding of "why". This come with both
knowledge and experience
Which component of a computer executes program instruction and
command other various components?
Ans: CPU
What stores the program being executed and the data that each
program is using?
Ans: Memory
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What is a device that permits information to move between each
component?
Ans: Bus
What about a bus determines how much data can be transmitted at
one time?
Ans: The size or width
What does OLAP stand for?
Ans: Online Analytical Processing
What does OLTP stand for?
Ans: Online Transaction Processing
What does OLDP stand for?
Ans: Online Data Processing
What is slicing?
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WGU C182 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
What is technology used in creating, maintaining, and making
information accessible?
Ans: Information Technology
What are the 4 steps in information processing?
Ans: Input, processing, output, storage
What is the collection of data and information used to support
management of an organization called?
Ans: Information System
What 5 attributes describe quality data?
Ans: relevant, timely, thorough, accurate, and reliable
What are the 4 layers of the DIKW Hierarchy?
Ans: Data, Information, Wisdom, Knowledge
What is the definition of data in the DIKW hierarchy?
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Ans: Input directly received by a human or computer
What is the definition of information in the DIKW hierarchy?
Ans: One or more processes have been applied to data to
transform if into a more useful form.
What is the definition of knowledge in the DIKW hierarchy?
Ans: Information that has been put to use or a synthesis of
multiple sources of information
What is the definition of wisdom in the DIKW hierarchy?
Ans: An understanding of "why". This come with both
knowledge and experience
Which component of a computer executes program instruction and
command other various components?
Ans: CPU
What stores the program being executed and the data that each
program is using?
Ans: Memory
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What is a device that permits information to move between each
component?
Ans: Bus
What about a bus determines how much data can be transmitted at
one time?
Ans: The size or width
What does OLAP stand for?
Ans: Online Analytical Processing
What does OLTP stand for?
Ans: Online Transaction Processing
What does OLDP stand for?
Ans: Online Data Processing
What is slicing?
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