WGU D481 SECTION 2 OA EXAM 2026
ACTUAL PAPER QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⫸ information system development project Answer: a planned
undertaking that produces a new information system
⫸ predictive approach to the SDLC Answer: assumes that the
development project can be planned and organized and that the new
information system can be developed according to the plan
useful for building systems that are well understood and defined.
company may want to convert its old networked client/server system to a
newer Web-based system that includes a smartphone app. In this type of
project, the staff already understands the requirements very well, and no
new processes need to be added
traditional (70s-90s)
⫸ adaptive approach to the SDLC Answer: is used when the system's
requirements and/or the users' needs aren't well understood. In this
situation, the project can't be planned completely.
Some system requirements may need to be determined after preliminary
development work.
, (late 90s-today)
⫸ project initiation (predictive) Answer: In predictive approaches, there
is a group of activities that identifies the problem and secures approval
to develop a new system
⫸ Project planning (predictive) Answer: In predictive approaches, there
is a group of activities that identifies the problem and secures approval
to develop a new system
map out the project's overall structure
⫸ analysis (predictive) Answer: focuses on discovering and
understanding the details of the problem or need. The intent here is to
figure out exactly what the system must do to support the business
processes
⫸ design (predictive) Answer: focuses on configuring and structuring
the new system components. These activities use the requirements that
were defined earlier to develop the program structure and the algorithms
for the new system
⫸ implementation (predictive) Answer: includes programming and
testing the system.
ACTUAL PAPER QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⫸ information system development project Answer: a planned
undertaking that produces a new information system
⫸ predictive approach to the SDLC Answer: assumes that the
development project can be planned and organized and that the new
information system can be developed according to the plan
useful for building systems that are well understood and defined.
company may want to convert its old networked client/server system to a
newer Web-based system that includes a smartphone app. In this type of
project, the staff already understands the requirements very well, and no
new processes need to be added
traditional (70s-90s)
⫸ adaptive approach to the SDLC Answer: is used when the system's
requirements and/or the users' needs aren't well understood. In this
situation, the project can't be planned completely.
Some system requirements may need to be determined after preliminary
development work.
, (late 90s-today)
⫸ project initiation (predictive) Answer: In predictive approaches, there
is a group of activities that identifies the problem and secures approval
to develop a new system
⫸ Project planning (predictive) Answer: In predictive approaches, there
is a group of activities that identifies the problem and secures approval
to develop a new system
map out the project's overall structure
⫸ analysis (predictive) Answer: focuses on discovering and
understanding the details of the problem or need. The intent here is to
figure out exactly what the system must do to support the business
processes
⫸ design (predictive) Answer: focuses on configuring and structuring
the new system components. These activities use the requirements that
were defined earlier to develop the program structure and the algorithms
for the new system
⫸ implementation (predictive) Answer: includes programming and
testing the system.
