WGU D253 TASK 1 AND TASK 2 COMBINED
FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS
VERIFIED HIGH SCORE CONTENT GRADED
A+
⩥ Which IT position has the responsibillity of working with routers and
switches? Answer: Network Administrator
⩥ In which generation were silicon chips first used in computers?
Answer: Third generation
⩥ Which low-level language corresponds one to one with assembly?
Answer: machine language
⩥ What allows an organization to use software through the internet?
Answer: Saas or Software as a Service
⩥ What is one of IT's role in golobalization? Answer: It allows
companies to reach a wider customer base.
⩥ Which category of computer has an external flat screen monitor,
optical disk drive, and a large capacity hard drive? Answer: Desktop
,⩥ Which two software application packages would be classified as
productivity software? Answer: Spreadsheet program and word
processor
⩥ Which two computer peripherals are connected to the computer
through a port? Answer: External microphone and USB flash drive
⩥ Which term is defined as a collection of information used to support
management of an organization? Answer: Information system
⩥ A website logs the timestamp, location, and browser of every visitor.
It then aggregates this content into peak traffic times and days,minimum
and maximum hits for each country and region, and popularity of certain
browsers among visitors. What is the timestamp considered in this
scenerio? Answer: Data
⩥ a dept manager is creating a budget estimate for the upcoming year.
The manager would like to determine whether the data will be available
when the decision for the next year have to be made. Which
characteristic of valuable data is the manager considering? Answer:
Reliable
⩥ Which two are parts of an information system? Answer: Databases
and Networks.
, ⩥ What is the difference between processing and storage? Answer:
Processing involves temporary information, while storage involves
permenant information.
⩥ What type of information processing allows input data to be accepted
as a set of records and processed as a unit? Answer: Batch processing
⩥ What is the role of the systems administrator? Answer: To install and
maintain network resources.
⩥ Which action would be important for the IT department to take in
order to help their business meet the goal of increased expansion?
Answer: Expanding the infrasturcture to support additional locations.
⩥ What step should be taken by a business when a third-party solution is
found that will benefit a project? Answer: Contact the group to arrange a
demo of their product.
⩥ Which risk assessment question is part of the initiation phase?
Answer: Could the end users reject the outcome of the project?
⩥ In what phase of a project does time estimation occur? Answer:
Planning
FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS
VERIFIED HIGH SCORE CONTENT GRADED
A+
⩥ Which IT position has the responsibillity of working with routers and
switches? Answer: Network Administrator
⩥ In which generation were silicon chips first used in computers?
Answer: Third generation
⩥ Which low-level language corresponds one to one with assembly?
Answer: machine language
⩥ What allows an organization to use software through the internet?
Answer: Saas or Software as a Service
⩥ What is one of IT's role in golobalization? Answer: It allows
companies to reach a wider customer base.
⩥ Which category of computer has an external flat screen monitor,
optical disk drive, and a large capacity hard drive? Answer: Desktop
,⩥ Which two software application packages would be classified as
productivity software? Answer: Spreadsheet program and word
processor
⩥ Which two computer peripherals are connected to the computer
through a port? Answer: External microphone and USB flash drive
⩥ Which term is defined as a collection of information used to support
management of an organization? Answer: Information system
⩥ A website logs the timestamp, location, and browser of every visitor.
It then aggregates this content into peak traffic times and days,minimum
and maximum hits for each country and region, and popularity of certain
browsers among visitors. What is the timestamp considered in this
scenerio? Answer: Data
⩥ a dept manager is creating a budget estimate for the upcoming year.
The manager would like to determine whether the data will be available
when the decision for the next year have to be made. Which
characteristic of valuable data is the manager considering? Answer:
Reliable
⩥ Which two are parts of an information system? Answer: Databases
and Networks.
, ⩥ What is the difference between processing and storage? Answer:
Processing involves temporary information, while storage involves
permenant information.
⩥ What type of information processing allows input data to be accepted
as a set of records and processed as a unit? Answer: Batch processing
⩥ What is the role of the systems administrator? Answer: To install and
maintain network resources.
⩥ Which action would be important for the IT department to take in
order to help their business meet the goal of increased expansion?
Answer: Expanding the infrasturcture to support additional locations.
⩥ What step should be taken by a business when a third-party solution is
found that will benefit a project? Answer: Contact the group to arrange a
demo of their product.
⩥ Which risk assessment question is part of the initiation phase?
Answer: Could the end users reject the outcome of the project?
⩥ In what phase of a project does time estimation occur? Answer:
Planning
