WGU C724 Information Systems Management Pre assessment
Questions and Answers | Latest Updated 2026/2027 (100%
Verified Answers) Assured Success | Graded A+.
Match the description of business functions supported by information systems to its corresponding
department name.
Answer options may be used more than once or not at all. Select your answers from the pull-down list.
An employee processes accounts payable using proprietary software.
An employee verifies a customer's credit status using a credit check software.
An employee processes monthly payroll checks and benefits using an open-source software.
An employee reviews daily inventory reports using an inventory management software. -
✅✅✅Accounting department
Sales and marketing department
Human resources department
Production and operations department
There are six major components of a computer-based information system, four of which are also in the
information technology component. Which two components are only parts of the information system?
Choose 2 answers - ✅✅✅People
Processes
,An organization has recently implemented an enterprise resource planning system. What competitive
advantage will this system provide to the business? - ✅✅✅Providing real-time assessment of
organizational choices
What are three primary components of information technology? Choose 3 answers - ✅✅✅A
network router
A host computer operating system
An Android-based smartphone
A small company that is growing quickly into a medium-sized company is facing the challenge of
consolidating and storing information received from multiple sources from the ground up in order to
ensure that operations run efficiently. The company needs to hire an expert who will, in addition to the
above, maintain security and apply upgrades as needed. Which IT professional does the company need
to hire in order to address this challenge? - ✅✅✅Database administrator
The manufacturer of a popular mouthwash liquid brand is losing sales to a competitor who has been
able to use bulk purchasing of its main ingredients from its wholesalers to receive a substantial price
break in materials. Which IT management challenge is addressed in this scenario? - ✅✅✅Develop
strong relationships with suppliers
A medium-sized legal services firm is facing an uncertain future as its larger competitors have managed
to outsource their legal transcriptions services to virtual companies, thereby substantially reducing their
, internal secretarial pool. Which IT management challenge is does the medium-sized legal services firm
face in this scenario? - ✅✅✅Ensure long-term survival
A retail organization has implemented a data warehouse. The organization has also recently
implemented a customer relationship management system. What benefit will the functional integration
of these two systems provide for this business? - ✅✅✅Provide a competitive advantage based on
business intelligence
An automobile manufacturer is considering equipping the engines of its new models with the capability
of detecting early symptoms of an imminent mechanical or electric failure, automatically transmitting
that warning to the dealership from which the customer purchased the car, and the dealership
automatically contacting the customer to schedule a repair appointment. It is facing the challenge of
whether all this is technically feasible and operationally viable. Who needs to address this challenge of
value creation through technology use? - ✅✅✅Chief technology officer
A car dealership has been receiving complaints from its customers about its inflexible repair system in
which customers who drop off their cars the previous evening are not properly placed in the queue and
tend to be placed behind those who drop off their cars the morning of the scheduled repair. It needs
technical staff members who understand the scheduling/drop-off operation so it can determine and
articulate precise customer needs to the programmers who would then build the code behind the
system. What type of challenge is this? - ✅✅✅User requirements
An international company is facing the challenge of its software development team working on a specific
application spread across the globe in 16 countries in 12 different time zones. Flying them to the same
location once a week or even once a month for coordination purposes would be prohibitively expensive.
Questions and Answers | Latest Updated 2026/2027 (100%
Verified Answers) Assured Success | Graded A+.
Match the description of business functions supported by information systems to its corresponding
department name.
Answer options may be used more than once or not at all. Select your answers from the pull-down list.
An employee processes accounts payable using proprietary software.
An employee verifies a customer's credit status using a credit check software.
An employee processes monthly payroll checks and benefits using an open-source software.
An employee reviews daily inventory reports using an inventory management software. -
✅✅✅Accounting department
Sales and marketing department
Human resources department
Production and operations department
There are six major components of a computer-based information system, four of which are also in the
information technology component. Which two components are only parts of the information system?
Choose 2 answers - ✅✅✅People
Processes
,An organization has recently implemented an enterprise resource planning system. What competitive
advantage will this system provide to the business? - ✅✅✅Providing real-time assessment of
organizational choices
What are three primary components of information technology? Choose 3 answers - ✅✅✅A
network router
A host computer operating system
An Android-based smartphone
A small company that is growing quickly into a medium-sized company is facing the challenge of
consolidating and storing information received from multiple sources from the ground up in order to
ensure that operations run efficiently. The company needs to hire an expert who will, in addition to the
above, maintain security and apply upgrades as needed. Which IT professional does the company need
to hire in order to address this challenge? - ✅✅✅Database administrator
The manufacturer of a popular mouthwash liquid brand is losing sales to a competitor who has been
able to use bulk purchasing of its main ingredients from its wholesalers to receive a substantial price
break in materials. Which IT management challenge is addressed in this scenario? - ✅✅✅Develop
strong relationships with suppliers
A medium-sized legal services firm is facing an uncertain future as its larger competitors have managed
to outsource their legal transcriptions services to virtual companies, thereby substantially reducing their
, internal secretarial pool. Which IT management challenge is does the medium-sized legal services firm
face in this scenario? - ✅✅✅Ensure long-term survival
A retail organization has implemented a data warehouse. The organization has also recently
implemented a customer relationship management system. What benefit will the functional integration
of these two systems provide for this business? - ✅✅✅Provide a competitive advantage based on
business intelligence
An automobile manufacturer is considering equipping the engines of its new models with the capability
of detecting early symptoms of an imminent mechanical or electric failure, automatically transmitting
that warning to the dealership from which the customer purchased the car, and the dealership
automatically contacting the customer to schedule a repair appointment. It is facing the challenge of
whether all this is technically feasible and operationally viable. Who needs to address this challenge of
value creation through technology use? - ✅✅✅Chief technology officer
A car dealership has been receiving complaints from its customers about its inflexible repair system in
which customers who drop off their cars the previous evening are not properly placed in the queue and
tend to be placed behind those who drop off their cars the morning of the scheduled repair. It needs
technical staff members who understand the scheduling/drop-off operation so it can determine and
articulate precise customer needs to the programmers who would then build the code behind the
system. What type of challenge is this? - ✅✅✅User requirements
An international company is facing the challenge of its software development team working on a specific
application spread across the globe in 16 countries in 12 different time zones. Flying them to the same
location once a week or even once a month for coordination purposes would be prohibitively expensive.
