WGU C724 (Information Systems Management) –
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
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Executive information system - ANSWER A system that facilitates and supports senior
managerial decisions.
Data - ANSWER Unorganized data that lacks meaning.
Information - ANSWER Data that has been organized in a meaningful manner.
Information system - ANSWER An integrated network of components working together to
convert data into useful information; includes an input, a process, and an output; comprised of
people, processes, machines, and information technology.
Knowledge - ANSWER The practical application of information.
Data, Information, and Knowledge example - ANSWER Data: The number of people below
the poverty line in the region is 50,000.
Information: The number of people below the poverty line increases between 2010 and 2018.
Knowledge: The number of people below the poverty line has increased due to stagnating
wages and cuts to social programs.
,Decision support system - ANSWER This system uses models and statistical analysis to help
decision makers solve problems
Management information system (MIS) - ANSWER Provides timely and accurate information
that enables managers to manage their departments more efficiently; analyzes performance.
Transaction processing system - ANSWER information system used for processing patient
admissions, employee time cards, and purchase orders
Information Security - ANSWER The concept of protecting valuable information assets.
Project Manager - ANSWER They deliver quality systems on time, manage the budget, and
plan for the unexpected (they do not train new users).
Gantt chart - ANSWER A visual view of tasks scheduled over time; used for planning
projects.
Dashboard - ANSWER A system that is the culmination of information from many data
sources, allowing management to perform a thorough analysis.
Cultural Particularism - ANSWER A societal norm that emotionally ties people to local
brands or habits.
Network Engineer - ANSWER Responsible for the layout, installation, and maintenance of all
information technology network components.
,Success of strategic information systems projects - ANSWER A majority fail to meet schedule
or budget
Static Random-Access Memory (SRAM) - ANSWER Retains memory for as long as power is
being supplied; does not need to be constantly refreshed; used to access the most frequently
used data, as it is faster.
Horizontal Application - ANSWER Software that provides solutions based upon the common
needs of many businesses.
Vertical Application - ANSWER Software that designed for a specific business.
Software - ANSWER Provides instructions to computers to perform tasks.
Low-Level Programming Language - ANSWER Basic programming languages that used
machine language instruction; they are specific to the hardware and lack portability.
Dumb Terminal/Thin Client - ANSWER A terminal that depends on the host computer for its
processing power
optical character recognition (OCR) - ANSWER Reads machine printed text; used for time
cards.
Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) - ANSWER Reads handwritten text; more advanced
form of optical character recognition (OCR).
, UNIX - ANSWER An operating system designed to code computer instructions in a
mainframe environment.
Workstation - ANSWER A powerful computer system that can handle intensive
mathematical operations; often used by engineers.
Mashup - ANSWER Occurs when software is mixed and matched to develop a customized
application
Field - ANSWER An attribute of an entity, such as name, address, or student ID.
Tuple/Record - ANSWER A record of data set in a row.
Query Language - ANSWER Provides instructions and procedures to retrieve data from a
database.
Primary Key - ANSWER A field that uniquely identifies a record, such as customer ID or
student ID.
Foreign Key - ANSWER Field that is a primary key to another table.
Schema - ANSWER The complete description of the database.
Variable - ANSWER a data type or simply type is a classification of data which tells the
compiler or interpreter how the programmer intends to use the data; can become incompatible
with data warehouse design.
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
Executive information system - ANSWER A system that facilitates and supports senior
managerial decisions.
Data - ANSWER Unorganized data that lacks meaning.
Information - ANSWER Data that has been organized in a meaningful manner.
Information system - ANSWER An integrated network of components working together to
convert data into useful information; includes an input, a process, and an output; comprised of
people, processes, machines, and information technology.
Knowledge - ANSWER The practical application of information.
Data, Information, and Knowledge example - ANSWER Data: The number of people below
the poverty line in the region is 50,000.
Information: The number of people below the poverty line increases between 2010 and 2018.
Knowledge: The number of people below the poverty line has increased due to stagnating
wages and cuts to social programs.
,Decision support system - ANSWER This system uses models and statistical analysis to help
decision makers solve problems
Management information system (MIS) - ANSWER Provides timely and accurate information
that enables managers to manage their departments more efficiently; analyzes performance.
Transaction processing system - ANSWER information system used for processing patient
admissions, employee time cards, and purchase orders
Information Security - ANSWER The concept of protecting valuable information assets.
Project Manager - ANSWER They deliver quality systems on time, manage the budget, and
plan for the unexpected (they do not train new users).
Gantt chart - ANSWER A visual view of tasks scheduled over time; used for planning
projects.
Dashboard - ANSWER A system that is the culmination of information from many data
sources, allowing management to perform a thorough analysis.
Cultural Particularism - ANSWER A societal norm that emotionally ties people to local
brands or habits.
Network Engineer - ANSWER Responsible for the layout, installation, and maintenance of all
information technology network components.
,Success of strategic information systems projects - ANSWER A majority fail to meet schedule
or budget
Static Random-Access Memory (SRAM) - ANSWER Retains memory for as long as power is
being supplied; does not need to be constantly refreshed; used to access the most frequently
used data, as it is faster.
Horizontal Application - ANSWER Software that provides solutions based upon the common
needs of many businesses.
Vertical Application - ANSWER Software that designed for a specific business.
Software - ANSWER Provides instructions to computers to perform tasks.
Low-Level Programming Language - ANSWER Basic programming languages that used
machine language instruction; they are specific to the hardware and lack portability.
Dumb Terminal/Thin Client - ANSWER A terminal that depends on the host computer for its
processing power
optical character recognition (OCR) - ANSWER Reads machine printed text; used for time
cards.
Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) - ANSWER Reads handwritten text; more advanced
form of optical character recognition (OCR).
, UNIX - ANSWER An operating system designed to code computer instructions in a
mainframe environment.
Workstation - ANSWER A powerful computer system that can handle intensive
mathematical operations; often used by engineers.
Mashup - ANSWER Occurs when software is mixed and matched to develop a customized
application
Field - ANSWER An attribute of an entity, such as name, address, or student ID.
Tuple/Record - ANSWER A record of data set in a row.
Query Language - ANSWER Provides instructions and procedures to retrieve data from a
database.
Primary Key - ANSWER A field that uniquely identifies a record, such as customer ID or
student ID.
Foreign Key - ANSWER Field that is a primary key to another table.
Schema - ANSWER The complete description of the database.
Variable - ANSWER a data type or simply type is a classification of data which tells the
compiler or interpreter how the programmer intends to use the data; can become incompatible
with data warehouse design.
