WGU D435 Pre-Assessment HR Technology And
People Analytics Questions And Answers
Which human resources (HR) practice category involves HR software applications addressing payroll, tax
administration, and benefits administration? ANS Core HR administration
Which component of the human resources technology system is a group of programs designed for end
users? ANS Software application
How many years on average do organizations keep a core human resources administrative application?
ANS 6 to 10 years
Which applications are used to track current employee numbers and the number of work hours required to
produce the goals desired by the organization? ANS Time and attendance applications
What does an applicant tracking system (ATS) automate? ANS An ATS automates the opening of a
job requisition, defines a job role, and allows job seekers to apply online.
What is a distributed structure that partitions programs and workloads between back-office servers and
desktop clients? ANS Client-server application model
Which application typically runs employee reviews? ANS Performance management applications
A company's human resources (HR) department is preparing a list of specific benefits for its employees to
be included in nonpayroll benefits administration applications. The employees suggest including health
insurance in nonpayroll benefits.
How should the HR department treat health insurance to comply with nonpayroll benefits? ANS The
HR department should include 100% of health insurance in the benefits administration application.
A manufacturing facility is planning to develop a setting that helps in establishing company-wide payroll
norms. It needs information on new hires, their legal status, supporting documents, tax withholdings, and
benefits.
Which component of the payroll application will help the company maintain this data on employees?
ANS Payroll recordkeeping
, The human resources (HR) manager of a company wants to streamline the process for content creation
and management. They want software that will help in creating, receiving, tracking, managing, and
storing HR documentation for legal and policy purposes.
Which application will help the HR manager to achieve this? ANS HR content management
applications
An employee in an administrative department of a company gives birth to a child. The baby is reliant on
the employee as its mother. The employee changes the number of dependents they have using the
employee self-service application.
Which functionality of the employee self-service application did the employee access? ANS Payroll
service
A manufacturing plant wants to create and maintain a work schedule for its employees. These schedules
will have adjustments made based on absence and leave inputs.
Which time management application should be used in completing this? ANS Workforce scheduling
applications
A payroll application is used by a multinational organization to manage payroll data. Multiple factors,
including workforce types, work environments, hours worked, type of work, and regulations and
agreements, are used to determine the application's complexity. However, due to an error in the
application, the company was not able to meet the expectations of its employees at the end of the month.
What is the need for the company to have a clear disaster recovery plan in this scenario? ANS Pay
employees on time
Based on a revenue target that was attained, the human resources (HR) department of an advertising
company needs to decide how much each employee will be paid in raises for the year. The HR department
also intends to produce a record of the managers' assessment of the events that resulted in meeting the
revenue goal.
Which talent management tool will be most beneficial in this situation for the human resources
department? ANS Performance management application
An organization is seeking to modernize its human resources (HR) operations. The organization
recognizes the importance of having a digital HR strategy and is hopeful that working toward this will
improve HR functions.
People Analytics Questions And Answers
Which human resources (HR) practice category involves HR software applications addressing payroll, tax
administration, and benefits administration? ANS Core HR administration
Which component of the human resources technology system is a group of programs designed for end
users? ANS Software application
How many years on average do organizations keep a core human resources administrative application?
ANS 6 to 10 years
Which applications are used to track current employee numbers and the number of work hours required to
produce the goals desired by the organization? ANS Time and attendance applications
What does an applicant tracking system (ATS) automate? ANS An ATS automates the opening of a
job requisition, defines a job role, and allows job seekers to apply online.
What is a distributed structure that partitions programs and workloads between back-office servers and
desktop clients? ANS Client-server application model
Which application typically runs employee reviews? ANS Performance management applications
A company's human resources (HR) department is preparing a list of specific benefits for its employees to
be included in nonpayroll benefits administration applications. The employees suggest including health
insurance in nonpayroll benefits.
How should the HR department treat health insurance to comply with nonpayroll benefits? ANS The
HR department should include 100% of health insurance in the benefits administration application.
A manufacturing facility is planning to develop a setting that helps in establishing company-wide payroll
norms. It needs information on new hires, their legal status, supporting documents, tax withholdings, and
benefits.
Which component of the payroll application will help the company maintain this data on employees?
ANS Payroll recordkeeping
, The human resources (HR) manager of a company wants to streamline the process for content creation
and management. They want software that will help in creating, receiving, tracking, managing, and
storing HR documentation for legal and policy purposes.
Which application will help the HR manager to achieve this? ANS HR content management
applications
An employee in an administrative department of a company gives birth to a child. The baby is reliant on
the employee as its mother. The employee changes the number of dependents they have using the
employee self-service application.
Which functionality of the employee self-service application did the employee access? ANS Payroll
service
A manufacturing plant wants to create and maintain a work schedule for its employees. These schedules
will have adjustments made based on absence and leave inputs.
Which time management application should be used in completing this? ANS Workforce scheduling
applications
A payroll application is used by a multinational organization to manage payroll data. Multiple factors,
including workforce types, work environments, hours worked, type of work, and regulations and
agreements, are used to determine the application's complexity. However, due to an error in the
application, the company was not able to meet the expectations of its employees at the end of the month.
What is the need for the company to have a clear disaster recovery plan in this scenario? ANS Pay
employees on time
Based on a revenue target that was attained, the human resources (HR) department of an advertising
company needs to decide how much each employee will be paid in raises for the year. The HR department
also intends to produce a record of the managers' assessment of the events that resulted in meeting the
revenue goal.
Which talent management tool will be most beneficial in this situation for the human resources
department? ANS Performance management application
An organization is seeking to modernize its human resources (HR) operations. The organization
recognizes the importance of having a digital HR strategy and is hopeful that working toward this will
improve HR functions.
