WGU C724 (INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT) 2025/2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
100% PASS
Executive information system
A system that facilitates and supports senior managerial decisions.
Data
Unorganized data that lacks meaning.
Information
Data that has been organized in a meaningful manner.
Information system
An integrated network of components working together to convert data into useful information;
includes an input, a process, and an output; comprised of people, processes, machines, and
information technology.
Knowledge
The practical application of information.
,Data, Information, and Knowledge example
Data: The number of people below the poverty line in the region is 50,000.
Information: The number of people below the poverty line increases between 2010 and 2018.
Knowledge: The number of people below the poverty line has increased due to stagnating wages
and cuts to social programs.
Decision support system
This system uses models and statistical analysis to help decision makers solve problems
Management information system (MIS)
Provides timely and accurate information that enables managers to manage their departments
more efficiently; analyzes performance.
Transaction processing system
information system used for processing patient admissions, employee time cards, and purchase
orders
Information management
The management of organizational processes and systems; helps the organization reduce costs
and adds value to products; helps the organization make better managerial decisions; stores and
processes data.
Information technology
, The use of computer and telecommunications systems for storing, retrieving, and sending
information; comprised of hardware, software, data, and networks.
information technology management
the management of hardware, software, data, networks, and people that facilitate access to
information and allow the organization to achieve business objectives.
Strategic information system
provide tools used by an organization to accomplish specific tasks to gain competitive advantage.
Social Networking and interpersonal skills.
Enhances interpersonal and relationship-forming skills.
Porters 5 competitive forces
Intensity competitive rivalry
bargaining power of customers
bargaining power of suppliers
threat of new entrants
threat of substitutes
Network economics (network-based strategy)
the cost of adding another business participant to a business venture is small, the potential gain is
great.
MANAGEMENT) 2025/2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
100% PASS
Executive information system
A system that facilitates and supports senior managerial decisions.
Data
Unorganized data that lacks meaning.
Information
Data that has been organized in a meaningful manner.
Information system
An integrated network of components working together to convert data into useful information;
includes an input, a process, and an output; comprised of people, processes, machines, and
information technology.
Knowledge
The practical application of information.
,Data, Information, and Knowledge example
Data: The number of people below the poverty line in the region is 50,000.
Information: The number of people below the poverty line increases between 2010 and 2018.
Knowledge: The number of people below the poverty line has increased due to stagnating wages
and cuts to social programs.
Decision support system
This system uses models and statistical analysis to help decision makers solve problems
Management information system (MIS)
Provides timely and accurate information that enables managers to manage their departments
more efficiently; analyzes performance.
Transaction processing system
information system used for processing patient admissions, employee time cards, and purchase
orders
Information management
The management of organizational processes and systems; helps the organization reduce costs
and adds value to products; helps the organization make better managerial decisions; stores and
processes data.
Information technology
, The use of computer and telecommunications systems for storing, retrieving, and sending
information; comprised of hardware, software, data, and networks.
information technology management
the management of hardware, software, data, networks, and people that facilitate access to
information and allow the organization to achieve business objectives.
Strategic information system
provide tools used by an organization to accomplish specific tasks to gain competitive advantage.
Social Networking and interpersonal skills.
Enhances interpersonal and relationship-forming skills.
Porters 5 competitive forces
Intensity competitive rivalry
bargaining power of customers
bargaining power of suppliers
threat of new entrants
threat of substitutes
Network economics (network-based strategy)
the cost of adding another business participant to a business venture is small, the potential gain is
great.
