WGU D075 Information Technology Management
Essentials 2026 – Questions and Answers Updated
1. Adware: Pr0grams that aut0matically display 0r d0wnl0ad advertising t0 a
c0m-puter.
2. Applicati0n S0ftware: S0ftware that is designed f0r the user t0 carry 0ut
a specific task.
3. Best Practice: A management pr0cess, technique, 0r meth0d that is
m0st effective at arriving at a desired 0utc0me 0r a better 0utc0me than any
0ther pr0cess, technique, 0r meth0d.
4. Big Data: Data that is c0llected fr0m all 0ver the internet, including
smartph0ne metadata, internet usage rec0rds, s0cial media activity, c0mputer
usage rec0rds, and c0untless 0ther data s0urces.
5. Bus T0p0l0gy: A netw0rk t0p0l0gy s0metimes called a linear bus, where
each 0f a netw0rk's n0des is c0nnected t0 a c0mm0n linear backb0ne that has
,tw0 endp0ints.
,6. Business Analytics: Attempts t0 make c0nnecti0ns between data s0 0rganiza-
ti0ns can try t0 predict future trends that may give them a c0mpetitive advantage.
7. Business Intelligence (BI): Strategies and techn0l0gies used by
enterprises f0r the data analysis 0f business inf0rmati0n.
8. Cache: A hardware 0r s0ftware c0mp0nent that st0res data s0 that
future requests f0r that data can be served faster.
9. Campus Area Netw0rk (CAN): A c0mputer netw0rk that c0nnects tw0 0r
m0re LANs that are l0cated 0n a campus.
10. Chief Inf0rmati0n 0fficer (CI0): A j0b title f0r the b0ard-level head 0f an
inf0rmati0n techn0l0gy department within a business 0rganizati0n. The CI0's
j0b is t0 make sure IT assets are in place t0 ensure a sm00th transiti0n.
11. Chief Inf0rmati0n Security 0fficer (CIS0): The CIS0 is generally f0cused
0n the security 0f an 0rganizati0n's data and inf0rmati0n, making sure it is
backed up, deciding wh0 gets t0 see it and wh0 d0es n0t, and s0 0n.
, 12. Chief Security 0fficer (CS0): A CS0 is in charge 0f such things as the
physical security and safety 0f empl0yees, facilities, and c0rp0rate assets and
may have a law enf0rcement backgr0und.
13. Chief Techn0l0gy 0fficers (CT0): The CT0 runs the 0rganizati0n's IT
engi-neering gr0up and serves as the c0mpany's t0p techn0l0gy architect.
14. Click Fraud: An internet fraud scheme that aut0matically passes a user t0
an advertiser, whether they had any intenti0n 0f visiting 0r n0t, in 0rder t0 c0llect
a per-click fee.
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Essentials 2026 – Questions and Answers Updated
1. Adware: Pr0grams that aut0matically display 0r d0wnl0ad advertising t0 a
c0m-puter.
2. Applicati0n S0ftware: S0ftware that is designed f0r the user t0 carry 0ut
a specific task.
3. Best Practice: A management pr0cess, technique, 0r meth0d that is
m0st effective at arriving at a desired 0utc0me 0r a better 0utc0me than any
0ther pr0cess, technique, 0r meth0d.
4. Big Data: Data that is c0llected fr0m all 0ver the internet, including
smartph0ne metadata, internet usage rec0rds, s0cial media activity, c0mputer
usage rec0rds, and c0untless 0ther data s0urces.
5. Bus T0p0l0gy: A netw0rk t0p0l0gy s0metimes called a linear bus, where
each 0f a netw0rk's n0des is c0nnected t0 a c0mm0n linear backb0ne that has
,tw0 endp0ints.
,6. Business Analytics: Attempts t0 make c0nnecti0ns between data s0 0rganiza-
ti0ns can try t0 predict future trends that may give them a c0mpetitive advantage.
7. Business Intelligence (BI): Strategies and techn0l0gies used by
enterprises f0r the data analysis 0f business inf0rmati0n.
8. Cache: A hardware 0r s0ftware c0mp0nent that st0res data s0 that
future requests f0r that data can be served faster.
9. Campus Area Netw0rk (CAN): A c0mputer netw0rk that c0nnects tw0 0r
m0re LANs that are l0cated 0n a campus.
10. Chief Inf0rmati0n 0fficer (CI0): A j0b title f0r the b0ard-level head 0f an
inf0rmati0n techn0l0gy department within a business 0rganizati0n. The CI0's
j0b is t0 make sure IT assets are in place t0 ensure a sm00th transiti0n.
11. Chief Inf0rmati0n Security 0fficer (CIS0): The CIS0 is generally f0cused
0n the security 0f an 0rganizati0n's data and inf0rmati0n, making sure it is
backed up, deciding wh0 gets t0 see it and wh0 d0es n0t, and s0 0n.
, 12. Chief Security 0fficer (CS0): A CS0 is in charge 0f such things as the
physical security and safety 0f empl0yees, facilities, and c0rp0rate assets and
may have a law enf0rcement backgr0und.
13. Chief Techn0l0gy 0fficers (CT0): The CT0 runs the 0rganizati0n's IT
engi-neering gr0up and serves as the c0mpany's t0p techn0l0gy architect.
14. Click Fraud: An internet fraud scheme that aut0matically passes a user t0
an advertiser, whether they had any intenti0n 0f visiting 0r n0t, in 0rder t0 c0llect
a per-click fee.
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