WGU D075 OA EXAM 2025 FINAL SCRIPT
2026 FULL SOLUTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The study, design, development, implementation, support, and
management of computer-based information systems, particularly
software and hardware. Answer: Information Technology (IT)
⩥ A management process, technique, or method that is most effective at
arriving at a desired outcome or better outcome than any other process,
technique, or method. Answer: best practice
⩥ What is the definition of the term "best practice"? Answer: The most
effective way of arriving at a desired outcome
⩥ Which observation about computing technology is expressed in
Moore's law? Answer: Computing processing power doubles every 18
months
⩥ What hardware component performs most of the calculations for a
computer? Answer: CPU
⩥ Language used to compose Web pages. Answer: Hypertext Markup
Language (HTML)
,⩥ protocol used to defines how messages are formatted and transmitted
on the internet. Answer: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
⩥ Massive, room-sized computers that process and store enormous
amounts of bulk data and information Answer: Mainframe computers
⩥ less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe computers,
but do many of the same things, simply on a smaller scale Answer:
Midrange Computers
⩥ The least Powerful computers in terms of processing and come in for
typical configurations: Desktop, laptop, tablet, and handheld. Answer:
Microcomputer
⩥ Software that runs in the background and requires very little or no
user intervention. Answer: system software
⩥ Software that is designed for the user to carry out a specific task.
Answer: Application software
⩥ the physical parts of a computer Answer: Hardware
,⩥ a collection of computer programs that accomplish a specific task.
Answer: Software
⩥ A collection of Computer programs that work together to manage
hardware and software to ensure that they are working properly. Also
Called a platform. Answer: Operating System (OS)
⩥ The visual system of a computer screen designs that a user to interact
with an electron it Answer: Graphical User Interface (GUI)
⩥ Any task a computer performs. Answer: Process
⩥ A hardware or software component that stores data so that future
requests for that data can be served faster. Answer: Cache
⩥ A type of memory that allows data to be accessed in any order without
physical movement of the silicone media. Answer: Random Access
Memory (RAM)
⩥ A location in a store of data used for a specific purpose and with quick
access time. Answer: Registers
⩥ Memory that appears to exist as main storage although most of it is
supported by data held in secondary storage, transfer between the two
being made automatically as required. Answer: Virtual Memory
, ⩥ Device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data
persistently, typically using flash memory. Answer: Solid State Drive
(SSD)
⩥ Non-volatile, secondary storage that is recorded to a physical device
like a hard drive or optical disk with a read/write apparatus. Answer:
Disk Storage
⩥ A computer desk that uses optical storage techniques and technology
to read and write data. Answer: Optical disk
⩥ A table of contacts that directs the read/write Arm of the hard drive to
the location where data exist and access is the data upon the users
request. Answer: File Allocation Table (FAT)
⩥ An application software you use to create, compose, edit, format, and
print documents. Answer: word processor
⩥ An application software that is used to create a collection of related
files that consist of records of data separated by fields can be queried to
produce populations of information. Answer: Database Management
System (DBMS)
2026 FULL SOLUTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The study, design, development, implementation, support, and
management of computer-based information systems, particularly
software and hardware. Answer: Information Technology (IT)
⩥ A management process, technique, or method that is most effective at
arriving at a desired outcome or better outcome than any other process,
technique, or method. Answer: best practice
⩥ What is the definition of the term "best practice"? Answer: The most
effective way of arriving at a desired outcome
⩥ Which observation about computing technology is expressed in
Moore's law? Answer: Computing processing power doubles every 18
months
⩥ What hardware component performs most of the calculations for a
computer? Answer: CPU
⩥ Language used to compose Web pages. Answer: Hypertext Markup
Language (HTML)
,⩥ protocol used to defines how messages are formatted and transmitted
on the internet. Answer: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
⩥ Massive, room-sized computers that process and store enormous
amounts of bulk data and information Answer: Mainframe computers
⩥ less powerful and smaller in physical size than mainframe computers,
but do many of the same things, simply on a smaller scale Answer:
Midrange Computers
⩥ The least Powerful computers in terms of processing and come in for
typical configurations: Desktop, laptop, tablet, and handheld. Answer:
Microcomputer
⩥ Software that runs in the background and requires very little or no
user intervention. Answer: system software
⩥ Software that is designed for the user to carry out a specific task.
Answer: Application software
⩥ the physical parts of a computer Answer: Hardware
,⩥ a collection of computer programs that accomplish a specific task.
Answer: Software
⩥ A collection of Computer programs that work together to manage
hardware and software to ensure that they are working properly. Also
Called a platform. Answer: Operating System (OS)
⩥ The visual system of a computer screen designs that a user to interact
with an electron it Answer: Graphical User Interface (GUI)
⩥ Any task a computer performs. Answer: Process
⩥ A hardware or software component that stores data so that future
requests for that data can be served faster. Answer: Cache
⩥ A type of memory that allows data to be accessed in any order without
physical movement of the silicone media. Answer: Random Access
Memory (RAM)
⩥ A location in a store of data used for a specific purpose and with quick
access time. Answer: Registers
⩥ Memory that appears to exist as main storage although most of it is
supported by data held in secondary storage, transfer between the two
being made automatically as required. Answer: Virtual Memory
, ⩥ Device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data
persistently, typically using flash memory. Answer: Solid State Drive
(SSD)
⩥ Non-volatile, secondary storage that is recorded to a physical device
like a hard drive or optical disk with a read/write apparatus. Answer:
Disk Storage
⩥ A computer desk that uses optical storage techniques and technology
to read and write data. Answer: Optical disk
⩥ A table of contacts that directs the read/write Arm of the hard drive to
the location where data exist and access is the data upon the users
request. Answer: File Allocation Table (FAT)
⩥ An application software you use to create, compose, edit, format, and
print documents. Answer: word processor
⩥ An application software that is used to create a collection of related
files that consist of records of data separated by fields can be queried to
produce populations of information. Answer: Database Management
System (DBMS)
