WGU D468 DISCOVERING DATA
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE SOLVED
QUESTIONS
◉ Database
Answer: A collection of data stored in a computer system
◉ six stages to the data life cycle
Answer: plan, capture, manage, analyze, archive, destroy
◉ plan (data life cycle)
Answer: Decide what kind of data is needed, how it will be
managed, and who will be responsible for it.
◉ Capture (data life cycle)
Answer: Collect or bring in data from a variety of different
sources.
◉ Manage (data life cycle)
Answer: Care for and maintain the data. This includes
determining how and where it is stored and the tools used to do
so.
◉ Analyze (data life cycle)
,Answer: Use the data to solve problems, make decisions, and
support business goals.
◉ Archive (data life cycle)
Answer: Keep relevant data stored for long-term and future
reference.
◉ Destroy (data life cycle)
Answer: Remove data from storage and delete any shared copies
of the data.
◉ Stakeholders
Answer: People who have invested time and resources into a
project and are interested in the outcome
◉ Business analyst
Answer: The person who tells the data story to leadership
◉ Formula
Answer: A set of instructions used to perform a calculation using
the data in a spreadsheet
◉ Function
Answer: A preset command that automatically performs a specific
process or task using the data in a spreadsheet
, ◉ Query
Answer: A request for data or information from a database
◉ SQL (Structured Query Language)
Answer: A programming language used to create, interact with,
and request information from a database
◉ Spreadsheets
Answer: Used to Collect, store, organize, and sort information
◉ Spreadsheets
Answer: Used to identify patterns and piece the data together in a
way that works for each specific data project
◉ Spreadsheets
Answer: Used to create excellent data, visualizations like graphs
and charts
◉ Query Languages
Answer: Used to allow analyst to isolate specific information from
a database
◉ Query languages
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE SOLVED
QUESTIONS
◉ Database
Answer: A collection of data stored in a computer system
◉ six stages to the data life cycle
Answer: plan, capture, manage, analyze, archive, destroy
◉ plan (data life cycle)
Answer: Decide what kind of data is needed, how it will be
managed, and who will be responsible for it.
◉ Capture (data life cycle)
Answer: Collect or bring in data from a variety of different
sources.
◉ Manage (data life cycle)
Answer: Care for and maintain the data. This includes
determining how and where it is stored and the tools used to do
so.
◉ Analyze (data life cycle)
,Answer: Use the data to solve problems, make decisions, and
support business goals.
◉ Archive (data life cycle)
Answer: Keep relevant data stored for long-term and future
reference.
◉ Destroy (data life cycle)
Answer: Remove data from storage and delete any shared copies
of the data.
◉ Stakeholders
Answer: People who have invested time and resources into a
project and are interested in the outcome
◉ Business analyst
Answer: The person who tells the data story to leadership
◉ Formula
Answer: A set of instructions used to perform a calculation using
the data in a spreadsheet
◉ Function
Answer: A preset command that automatically performs a specific
process or task using the data in a spreadsheet
, ◉ Query
Answer: A request for data or information from a database
◉ SQL (Structured Query Language)
Answer: A programming language used to create, interact with,
and request information from a database
◉ Spreadsheets
Answer: Used to Collect, store, organize, and sort information
◉ Spreadsheets
Answer: Used to identify patterns and piece the data together in a
way that works for each specific data project
◉ Spreadsheets
Answer: Used to create excellent data, visualizations like graphs
and charts
◉ Query Languages
Answer: Used to allow analyst to isolate specific information from
a database
◉ Query languages
