WGU D322 – Introduction to IT
Final Exam Review Questions • 250 Practice Questions •
Revised 2025
Study-use notice: These are original practice questions aligned to publicly described D322 topics. They are not claimed to be leaked, recalled, or
official WGU Objective Assessment questions, and no source can guarantee a future exam score.
Core focus areas: IT roles and governance, DIKW, hardware, operating systems, networking, software, programming, security, cloud computing,
data, SDLC, project management, ethics, globalization, and storage.
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, 1. Which IT role is primarily responsible for configuring and maintaining an organization's network
infrastructure?
• Database administrator
✓ Network administrator
• Web designer
• Business analyst
2. Which administrator focuses on designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting database management
systems?
• Help-desk technician
• Security administrator
✓ Database administrator
• Network administrator
3. Which role is most directly concerned with protecting systems using security controls such as firewalls?
• Database administrator
• UX designer
✓ Security administrator
• Web administrator
4. What is the main purpose of IT governance?
✓ To align IT resources and decisions with organizational goals
• To replace all employees with automation
• To prevent all software updates
• To eliminate all IT spending
5. In the DIKW hierarchy, raw observations without interpretation are best described as what?
• Wisdom
• Knowledge
• Information
✓ Data
Answer: Data
Rationale: This practice item tests recognition and application of a core introductory IT concept. Review the surrounding topic area rather than
memorizing wording.
6. Which DIKW level represents processed data that has meaning and context?
• Hardware
✓ Information
• Data
• Wisdom
7. Which DIKW level generally reflects the ability to apply understanding to make sound decisions?
✓ Wisdom
• Firmware
• Data
• Information
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, 8. Which component performs arithmetic and logical operations inside the CPU?
✓ Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
• Power supply
• NIC
• Control Unit
9. Which memory is volatile and normally loses its contents when power is removed?
• ROM
✓ RAM
• SSD
• Optical disc
10. Which storage technology has no moving platters and typically provides faster access than a traditional
HDD?
• Floppy disk
• Magnetic tape
✓ SSD
• DVD-ROM
Answer: SSD
Rationale: This practice item tests recognition and application of a core introductory IT concept. Review the surrounding topic area rather than
memorizing wording.
11. Which device converts a digital signal for transmission over a communications medium in traditional
networking contexts?
• Keyboard
• Scanner
• Monitor
✓ Modem
12. Which peripheral is primarily an input device?
✓ Keyboard
• Printer
• Projector
• Monitor
13. Which peripheral is primarily an output device?
• Mouse
• Keyboard
• Microphone
✓ Monitor
14. What is firmware?
• A network topology
• A type of spreadsheet
✓ Software stored in nonvolatile memory that provides low-level device control
• A temporary RAM cache
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, 15. Which computer generation is associated with the introduction of transistors replacing vacuum tubes?
• Third generation
• Fourth generation
• First generation
✓ Second generation
Answer: Second generation
Rationale: This practice item tests recognition and application of a core introductory IT concept. Review the surrounding topic area rather than
memorizing wording.
16. Which computer generation is associated with integrated circuits?
• Second generation
✓ Third generation
• Fifth generation
• First generation
17. Which computer generation is commonly associated with microprocessors?
• Second generation
• Third generation
✓ Fourth generation
• First generation
18. What is the primary role of an operating system?
• To permanently store every file
• To manufacture CPUs
✓ To manage hardware and software resources and provide services to applications
• To replace network protocols
19. What is the kernel?
• A graphics card
• A database table
• A web browser
✓ The core part of an operating system that manages system resources and provides fundamental services
20. Which OS function manages allocation and use of main memory?
✓ Memory management
• Web hosting
• Screen calibration
• File compression
Answer: Memory management
Rationale: This practice item tests recognition and application of a core introductory IT concept. Review the surrounding topic area rather than
memorizing wording.
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Final Exam Review Questions • 250 Practice Questions •
Revised 2025
Study-use notice: These are original practice questions aligned to publicly described D322 topics. They are not claimed to be leaked, recalled, or
official WGU Objective Assessment questions, and no source can guarantee a future exam score.
Core focus areas: IT roles and governance, DIKW, hardware, operating systems, networking, software, programming, security, cloud computing,
data, SDLC, project management, ethics, globalization, and storage.
WGU D322 Practice Review — Original questions; not an official WGU exam. Page 1
, 1. Which IT role is primarily responsible for configuring and maintaining an organization's network
infrastructure?
• Database administrator
✓ Network administrator
• Web designer
• Business analyst
2. Which administrator focuses on designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting database management
systems?
• Help-desk technician
• Security administrator
✓ Database administrator
• Network administrator
3. Which role is most directly concerned with protecting systems using security controls such as firewalls?
• Database administrator
• UX designer
✓ Security administrator
• Web administrator
4. What is the main purpose of IT governance?
✓ To align IT resources and decisions with organizational goals
• To replace all employees with automation
• To prevent all software updates
• To eliminate all IT spending
5. In the DIKW hierarchy, raw observations without interpretation are best described as what?
• Wisdom
• Knowledge
• Information
✓ Data
Answer: Data
Rationale: This practice item tests recognition and application of a core introductory IT concept. Review the surrounding topic area rather than
memorizing wording.
6. Which DIKW level represents processed data that has meaning and context?
• Hardware
✓ Information
• Data
• Wisdom
7. Which DIKW level generally reflects the ability to apply understanding to make sound decisions?
✓ Wisdom
• Firmware
• Data
• Information
WGU D322 Practice Review — Original questions; not an official WGU exam. Page 2
, 8. Which component performs arithmetic and logical operations inside the CPU?
✓ Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
• Power supply
• NIC
• Control Unit
9. Which memory is volatile and normally loses its contents when power is removed?
• ROM
✓ RAM
• SSD
• Optical disc
10. Which storage technology has no moving platters and typically provides faster access than a traditional
HDD?
• Floppy disk
• Magnetic tape
✓ SSD
• DVD-ROM
Answer: SSD
Rationale: This practice item tests recognition and application of a core introductory IT concept. Review the surrounding topic area rather than
memorizing wording.
11. Which device converts a digital signal for transmission over a communications medium in traditional
networking contexts?
• Keyboard
• Scanner
• Monitor
✓ Modem
12. Which peripheral is primarily an input device?
✓ Keyboard
• Printer
• Projector
• Monitor
13. Which peripheral is primarily an output device?
• Mouse
• Keyboard
• Microphone
✓ Monitor
14. What is firmware?
• A network topology
• A type of spreadsheet
✓ Software stored in nonvolatile memory that provides low-level device control
• A temporary RAM cache
WGU D322 Practice Review — Original questions; not an official WGU exam. Page 3
, 15. Which computer generation is associated with the introduction of transistors replacing vacuum tubes?
• Third generation
• Fourth generation
• First generation
✓ Second generation
Answer: Second generation
Rationale: This practice item tests recognition and application of a core introductory IT concept. Review the surrounding topic area rather than
memorizing wording.
16. Which computer generation is associated with integrated circuits?
• Second generation
✓ Third generation
• Fifth generation
• First generation
17. Which computer generation is commonly associated with microprocessors?
• Second generation
• Third generation
✓ Fourth generation
• First generation
18. What is the primary role of an operating system?
• To permanently store every file
• To manufacture CPUs
✓ To manage hardware and software resources and provide services to applications
• To replace network protocols
19. What is the kernel?
• A graphics card
• A database table
• A web browser
✓ The core part of an operating system that manages system resources and provides fundamental services
20. Which OS function manages allocation and use of main memory?
✓ Memory management
• Web hosting
• Screen calibration
• File compression
Answer: Memory management
Rationale: This practice item tests recognition and application of a core introductory IT concept. Review the surrounding topic area rather than
memorizing wording.
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