WGU C724 Information Systems Management PRE-Test
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Which activity is an example of how information systems support business
functions of human resource departments?
An employee processes invoices to be paid using proprietary software.
An employee reviews daily inventory reports using an inventory management
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 processes monthly payroll checks and benefits
using an open-source software.
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?
Data
pg. 1
,Processes
Hardware
Networks
People
Software - ✓✓✓Processes
People
A police department at a large metropolitan city implemented an information
system that integrates historical crime data, including date and locations to other
external, environmental, and city-related data. The system then produces daily
predictive reports of the major locations around the city that are likely to require
additional police attention. The police department uses the reports to plan the
officers' patrol routes, targeting the areas that the system predicted to have high
likelihood of incidents.
Which two strategies does the information system at the police department aim
to accomplish?
Choose 2 answers
pg. 2
,Customer satisfaction
Operational efficiency
Product differentiation
Cost saving
Improving decision-making - ✓✓✓Operational efficiency
Improving decision-making
Which business function is primarily the responsibility of production and
operations information systems?
Recruiting and training
Product pricing
Quality control
pg. 3
, Accounts payable - ✓✓✓Quality control
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?
Chief technology officer
Computer programmer
Database administrator
Web developer - ✓✓✓Database administrator
A university is looking for ways to customize its courses to the unique needs of its
students by creating various levels of hybrid online courses, such as 80% online for
one student, whereas only 30% online for another.
Which IT management challenge is addressed in this scenario?
pg. 4
Questions and Answers | Latest Updated 2026/2027 |
100% Verified | Guaranteed A+.
Which activity is an example of how information systems support business
functions of human resource departments?
An employee processes invoices to be paid using proprietary software.
An employee reviews daily inventory reports using an inventory management
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 processes monthly payroll checks and benefits
using an open-source software.
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?
Data
pg. 1
,Processes
Hardware
Networks
People
Software - ✓✓✓Processes
People
A police department at a large metropolitan city implemented an information
system that integrates historical crime data, including date and locations to other
external, environmental, and city-related data. The system then produces daily
predictive reports of the major locations around the city that are likely to require
additional police attention. The police department uses the reports to plan the
officers' patrol routes, targeting the areas that the system predicted to have high
likelihood of incidents.
Which two strategies does the information system at the police department aim
to accomplish?
Choose 2 answers
pg. 2
,Customer satisfaction
Operational efficiency
Product differentiation
Cost saving
Improving decision-making - ✓✓✓Operational efficiency
Improving decision-making
Which business function is primarily the responsibility of production and
operations information systems?
Recruiting and training
Product pricing
Quality control
pg. 3
, Accounts payable - ✓✓✓Quality control
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?
Chief technology officer
Computer programmer
Database administrator
Web developer - ✓✓✓Database administrator
A university is looking for ways to customize its courses to the unique needs of its
students by creating various levels of hybrid online courses, such as 80% online for
one student, whereas only 30% online for another.
Which IT management challenge is addressed in this scenario?
pg. 4
