WGUgD075gInformationgTechnologygManagementgEssentialsgQuestionsgand
Answersg|gAlreadygGradedgA+|gUpdated|g2023|2024
1. Adware:gProgramsgthatgautomaticallygdisplaygorgdownloadgadvertisinggtoga
com-puter.
2. ApplicationgSoftware:gSoftwaregthatgisgdesignedgforgthegusergtogcarrygout
agspecificgtask.
3. Bestg Practice:g Ag managementg process,g technique,g org methodg thatg is
mostgeffectivegatgarrivinggatgagdesiredgoutcomegorgagbettergoutcomegthangany
othergprocess,gtechnique,gorgmethod.
4. Big Data: Data that is collected from all over the internet, including
smartphoneg metadata,g internetg usageg records,g socialg mediag activity,g computer
usagegrecords,gandgcountlessgothergdatagsources.
5. BusgTopology:gAgnetworkgtopologygsometimesgcalledgaglineargbus,gwhere
eachgofgagnetwork'sgnodesgisgconnectedgtogagcommonglineargbackbonegthatghas
twogendpoints.
,6. BusinessgAnalytics:gAttemptsgtogmakegconnectionsgbetweengdatagsogorganiza-
tionsgcangtrygtogpredictgfuturegtrendsgthatgmayggivegthemgagcompetitivegadvantage.
7. BusinessgIntelligenceg(BI):gStrategiesgandgtechnologiesgusedgby
enterprisesgforgthegdataganalysisgofgbusinessginformation.
8. Cache:gAghardwaregorgsoftwaregcomponentgthatgstoresgdatagsogthat
futuregrequestsgforgthatgdatagcangbegservedgfaster.
9. CampusgAreagNetworkg(CAN):gAgcomputergnetworkgthatgconnectsgtwogor
moregLANsgthatgareglocatedgongagcampus.
10. ChiefgInformationgOfficerg(CIO):gAgjobgtitlegforgthegboard-levelgheadgofgan
informationgtechnologygdepartmentgwithingagbusinessgorganization.gThegCIO's
jobgisgtogmakegsuregITgassetsgaregingplacegtogensuregagsmoothgtransition.
11. ChiefgInformationgSecuritygOfficerg(CISO):gThegCISOgisggenerallygfocused
ongthegsecuritygofgangorganization'sgdatagandginformation,gmakinggsuregitgis
backedgup,gdecidinggwhoggetsgtogseegitgandgwhogdoesgnot,gandgsogon.
,12. ChiefgSecuritygOfficerg(CSO):gAgCSOgisgingchargegofgsuchgthingsgasgthe
physicalgsecuritygandgsafetygofgemployees,gfacilities,gandgcorporategassetsgand
mayghavegaglawgenforcementgbackground.
13. ChiefgTechnologygOfficersg(CTO):gThegCTOgrunsgthegorganization'sgIT
engi-neeringggroupgandgservesgasgthegcompany'sgtopgtechnologygarchitect.
14. ClickgFraud:gAnginternetgfraudgschemegthatgautomaticallygpassesgagusergto
angadvertiser,gwhethergtheyghadganygintentiongofgvisitinggorgnot,gingordergtogcollect
agper-clickgfee.
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, 15. Clients:gAngendguser'sgcomputergingagcomputergnetwork.
16. ComputergNetwork:gTwogorgmoregcomputersgconnectedgtogethergtog
commu-nicategandgsharegresources.
17. Cybersecurity:gThegconvergencegofgtechnologies,gsoundgpractice,gandg
processesgdesignedgtogprotectgnetworksgandgtheirgdevices,gprograms,gandg
datagfromgattackgorgunauthorizedgaccess.
18. DatagAnalysis:gThegapplicationgofgstatisticsgandglogicgtechniquesgtog
define,gillustrate,gandgevaluategdata.
19. DatagManagementg(DM):gThegpractices,garchitecturalgtechniques,gandgtoolsg
forgachievinggconsistentgaccessgtogandgdeliverygofgdatagacrossgthegspectrumgofgd
atagsubjectgareasgandgdatagstructuregtypesgingthegenterprise.
20. DatagManagementgProcesses:gThegprocessgofgacquiringgdata,gmakinggsure
thegdatagaregvalid,gandgthengstoringgandgprocessinggthegdatagintogusableginformatio
ngforgagbusiness.
Answersg|gAlreadygGradedgA+|gUpdated|g2023|2024
1. Adware:gProgramsgthatgautomaticallygdisplaygorgdownloadgadvertisinggtoga
com-puter.
2. ApplicationgSoftware:gSoftwaregthatgisgdesignedgforgthegusergtogcarrygout
agspecificgtask.
3. Bestg Practice:g Ag managementg process,g technique,g org methodg thatg is
mostgeffectivegatgarrivinggatgagdesiredgoutcomegorgagbettergoutcomegthangany
othergprocess,gtechnique,gorgmethod.
4. Big Data: Data that is collected from all over the internet, including
smartphoneg metadata,g internetg usageg records,g socialg mediag activity,g computer
usagegrecords,gandgcountlessgothergdatagsources.
5. BusgTopology:gAgnetworkgtopologygsometimesgcalledgaglineargbus,gwhere
eachgofgagnetwork'sgnodesgisgconnectedgtogagcommonglineargbackbonegthatghas
twogendpoints.
,6. BusinessgAnalytics:gAttemptsgtogmakegconnectionsgbetweengdatagsogorganiza-
tionsgcangtrygtogpredictgfuturegtrendsgthatgmayggivegthemgagcompetitivegadvantage.
7. BusinessgIntelligenceg(BI):gStrategiesgandgtechnologiesgusedgby
enterprisesgforgthegdataganalysisgofgbusinessginformation.
8. Cache:gAghardwaregorgsoftwaregcomponentgthatgstoresgdatagsogthat
futuregrequestsgforgthatgdatagcangbegservedgfaster.
9. CampusgAreagNetworkg(CAN):gAgcomputergnetworkgthatgconnectsgtwogor
moregLANsgthatgareglocatedgongagcampus.
10. ChiefgInformationgOfficerg(CIO):gAgjobgtitlegforgthegboard-levelgheadgofgan
informationgtechnologygdepartmentgwithingagbusinessgorganization.gThegCIO's
jobgisgtogmakegsuregITgassetsgaregingplacegtogensuregagsmoothgtransition.
11. ChiefgInformationgSecuritygOfficerg(CISO):gThegCISOgisggenerallygfocused
ongthegsecuritygofgangorganization'sgdatagandginformation,gmakinggsuregitgis
backedgup,gdecidinggwhoggetsgtogseegitgandgwhogdoesgnot,gandgsogon.
,12. ChiefgSecuritygOfficerg(CSO):gAgCSOgisgingchargegofgsuchgthingsgasgthe
physicalgsecuritygandgsafetygofgemployees,gfacilities,gandgcorporategassetsgand
mayghavegaglawgenforcementgbackground.
13. ChiefgTechnologygOfficersg(CTO):gThegCTOgrunsgthegorganization'sgIT
engi-neeringggroupgandgservesgasgthegcompany'sgtopgtechnologygarchitect.
14. ClickgFraud:gAnginternetgfraudgschemegthatgautomaticallygpassesgagusergto
angadvertiser,gwhethergtheyghadganygintentiongofgvisitinggorgnot,gingordergtogcollect
agper-clickgfee.
1/17
, 15. Clients:gAngendguser'sgcomputergingagcomputergnetwork.
16. ComputergNetwork:gTwogorgmoregcomputersgconnectedgtogethergtog
commu-nicategandgsharegresources.
17. Cybersecurity:gThegconvergencegofgtechnologies,gsoundgpractice,gandg
processesgdesignedgtogprotectgnetworksgandgtheirgdevices,gprograms,gandg
datagfromgattackgorgunauthorizedgaccess.
18. DatagAnalysis:gThegapplicationgofgstatisticsgandglogicgtechniquesgtog
define,gillustrate,gandgevaluategdata.
19. DatagManagementg(DM):gThegpractices,garchitecturalgtechniques,gandgtoolsg
forgachievinggconsistentgaccessgtogandgdeliverygofgdatagacrossgthegspectrumgofgd
atagsubjectgareasgandgdatagstructuregtypesgingthegenterprise.
20. DatagManagementgProcesses:gThegprocessgofgacquiringgdata,gmakinggsure
thegdatagaregvalid,gandgthengstoringgandgprocessinggthegdatagintogusableginformatio
ngforgagbusiness.
