WGU C954 Certified Exam Questions.
Information Technology Management –
Terms in this set (565)
fact The confirmation or validation of an event or object
A time when infinite quantities of facts
are widely
information age available to anyone who can use a computer
internet of things (IoT) A world where interconnected Internet-enabled
devices or "things" have the ability to collect and
share data without human intervention
machine-to-machine refers to devices that connect directly to there devices
(M2M)
data aggregation The collection of data from various sources for the purpose of
data processing
structured data data that has defined length, type and format and includes
numbers, dates, or strings such as Customer
Address
ambient digital experience a blend of the physical, virtual, and electronic environments
creating a real-time ambient environment that changes as
the user moves form one place to another
a concept that extends the Internet of Things (IoT) emphasis
Internet of Everything
on machine-to-machine communications to describe a more
(IoE)
complex system that also encompasses people and processes
autonomous agent software that carries out some set of operations on behalf
of a user or another program with some degree of
independence or autonomy, and employ some knowledge
or representation of the user's goals or desires
,autonomic computing a self-managing computing model named after, and
patterned on, the human body's autonomic nervous
system
transformation process the technical core, especially in manufacturing organizations;
the actual conversion of inputs to outputs
value-added the term used to describe the difference between the cost of
inputs and the value of price of outputs
strategic business units consists of several stand alone businesses
(SBUs)
materials requirement sales forecasts to make sure that needed parts and materials are
planning (MRP) system available at the right time and place in a specific company
tactical planning focuses on producing goods and services as efficiently as
possible within the strategic plan
operational planning and deals with the day to day procedures for performing work,
control (OP&C) including scheduling, inventory, and process management
International Organization a non-governmental organization established in 1947 to
for Standardization (ISO) promote the development of world standards to facilitate
the international exchange of goods and services
process quality main goal is to produce defect free products
the goal is to detect potential problems to prevent their
six sigma quality occurrence and achieve no more than 3.4 defects per
million opportunities
malcolm baldric national 1987 U.S. standard awarding quality awards in seven key
quality awards areas: leadership, strategic planning, customer/market focus,
information and analysis, human resources focus, process
management, and business results
,ISO 900 international organization for standardization (1947)
requiring a company to determine customer needs,
including regulatory and legal requirements including
communication arrangements. Other standards involve
process control, product testing, storage and delivery.
ISO 14000 collection of best practices for managing an organizations
impact on the environment
CMMI capability maturity integration is a framework for best
practices. Does not describe the processes themselves; it
describes the characteristics of good processes, thus
providing efficient guidelines.
inputs land, labor, capital, information
transformation conversion process
outputs goods & services
storage virtualization combines multiple network storage devices so that they
appear to be a single storage device
network virtualization combines networks by splitting the available bandwidth into
independent channels that an be assigned in real time to a
specific device
server virtualization combines the physical resources, such as servers, processors,
and operating systems, from the applications
the ability to present the resources of a single computer as if
system virtualization it is a collation of separate computers
(virtual machines)
multi-tenancy a single instance of a system serves multiple customers
cloud fabric controller an individual who monitors and provisions cloud
resources similar to a server administrator at an
individual company
, cloud fabric the software that makes the benefits of cloud computing
possible
hybrid cloud includes two or more private, public, or community
clouds, but each cloud remains separate and is only
linked by technology that enables data and application
portability
cloud bursting when a company uses its own computing infrastructure for
normal usage and accesses the cloud when it needs to sale
for high/peak load requirements, ensuring a sudden spike in
usage does not result in poor performance or system
crashes
utility computing offers a pay-per-use revenue model similar to a metered
service such as gas or electricity
Infrastructure as a Service delivers hardware networking capabilities, including use of
(IaaS) servers, networking, and storage, over the cloud using a pay-
per-use revenue model
Disaster Recovery as a Offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect
Device (DRaaS) applications and data form disruption caused by disaster
Data as a Service (DaaS) facilitates the accessibility of business-critical data in a timely,
secure, and affordable manner
Moore's Law refers to the computer chip performance per dollar doubling every
18 months
upcycle reuses or refurbishes waste and creates new product
governance method or system of government for management or control
information systems audit a set of guidelines and supporting tools for IT governance that is
and control association accepted worldwide and generally used by auditors and
companies as a way to integrate technology to implement
(USACA)
controls and meet specific business objectives
Information Technology Management –
Terms in this set (565)
fact The confirmation or validation of an event or object
A time when infinite quantities of facts
are widely
information age available to anyone who can use a computer
internet of things (IoT) A world where interconnected Internet-enabled
devices or "things" have the ability to collect and
share data without human intervention
machine-to-machine refers to devices that connect directly to there devices
(M2M)
data aggregation The collection of data from various sources for the purpose of
data processing
structured data data that has defined length, type and format and includes
numbers, dates, or strings such as Customer
Address
ambient digital experience a blend of the physical, virtual, and electronic environments
creating a real-time ambient environment that changes as
the user moves form one place to another
a concept that extends the Internet of Things (IoT) emphasis
Internet of Everything
on machine-to-machine communications to describe a more
(IoE)
complex system that also encompasses people and processes
autonomous agent software that carries out some set of operations on behalf
of a user or another program with some degree of
independence or autonomy, and employ some knowledge
or representation of the user's goals or desires
,autonomic computing a self-managing computing model named after, and
patterned on, the human body's autonomic nervous
system
transformation process the technical core, especially in manufacturing organizations;
the actual conversion of inputs to outputs
value-added the term used to describe the difference between the cost of
inputs and the value of price of outputs
strategic business units consists of several stand alone businesses
(SBUs)
materials requirement sales forecasts to make sure that needed parts and materials are
planning (MRP) system available at the right time and place in a specific company
tactical planning focuses on producing goods and services as efficiently as
possible within the strategic plan
operational planning and deals with the day to day procedures for performing work,
control (OP&C) including scheduling, inventory, and process management
International Organization a non-governmental organization established in 1947 to
for Standardization (ISO) promote the development of world standards to facilitate
the international exchange of goods and services
process quality main goal is to produce defect free products
the goal is to detect potential problems to prevent their
six sigma quality occurrence and achieve no more than 3.4 defects per
million opportunities
malcolm baldric national 1987 U.S. standard awarding quality awards in seven key
quality awards areas: leadership, strategic planning, customer/market focus,
information and analysis, human resources focus, process
management, and business results
,ISO 900 international organization for standardization (1947)
requiring a company to determine customer needs,
including regulatory and legal requirements including
communication arrangements. Other standards involve
process control, product testing, storage and delivery.
ISO 14000 collection of best practices for managing an organizations
impact on the environment
CMMI capability maturity integration is a framework for best
practices. Does not describe the processes themselves; it
describes the characteristics of good processes, thus
providing efficient guidelines.
inputs land, labor, capital, information
transformation conversion process
outputs goods & services
storage virtualization combines multiple network storage devices so that they
appear to be a single storage device
network virtualization combines networks by splitting the available bandwidth into
independent channels that an be assigned in real time to a
specific device
server virtualization combines the physical resources, such as servers, processors,
and operating systems, from the applications
the ability to present the resources of a single computer as if
system virtualization it is a collation of separate computers
(virtual machines)
multi-tenancy a single instance of a system serves multiple customers
cloud fabric controller an individual who monitors and provisions cloud
resources similar to a server administrator at an
individual company
, cloud fabric the software that makes the benefits of cloud computing
possible
hybrid cloud includes two or more private, public, or community
clouds, but each cloud remains separate and is only
linked by technology that enables data and application
portability
cloud bursting when a company uses its own computing infrastructure for
normal usage and accesses the cloud when it needs to sale
for high/peak load requirements, ensuring a sudden spike in
usage does not result in poor performance or system
crashes
utility computing offers a pay-per-use revenue model similar to a metered
service such as gas or electricity
Infrastructure as a Service delivers hardware networking capabilities, including use of
(IaaS) servers, networking, and storage, over the cloud using a pay-
per-use revenue model
Disaster Recovery as a Offers backup services that use cloud resources to protect
Device (DRaaS) applications and data form disruption caused by disaster
Data as a Service (DaaS) facilitates the accessibility of business-critical data in a timely,
secure, and affordable manner
Moore's Law refers to the computer chip performance per dollar doubling every
18 months
upcycle reuses or refurbishes waste and creates new product
governance method or system of government for management or control
information systems audit a set of guidelines and supporting tools for IT governance that is
and control association accepted worldwide and generally used by auditors and
companies as a way to integrate technology to implement
(USACA)
controls and meet specific business objectives
