WGU D402 PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ change agent.
Answer: Helps companies transform as well as lead, motivate, and train
users to help them adopt to change.
◍ User Requirements Analysis.
Answer: Determines inputs, outputs, process steps, and data storage needs.
◍ Scrum software development methodology.
Answer: form of agile software development that recognizes that customer
needs and wants can change throughout the project. Unexpected changes
and challenges, which cannot be addressed with the traditional waterfall
SDLC model, can be quickly addressed
◍ Vulnerabilities.
Answer: weakness in the technology, process, and procedure, or people
involved with any given information asset
◍ Executive Support Systems (ESS).
Answer: Helps executives make unstructured and semi-structured decisions;
includes internal and external data.
◍ Text mining.
Answer: High-quality information is typically derived through the devising
of patterns and trends through means such as statistical pattern learning.
◍ Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD).
Answer: Illustrates the relationships among all of the tables in a database.
◍ chief information officer (CIO).
Answer: a business leader who analyzes internal business processes such as
payroll and billing, reshapes the physical infrastructure and network
, purchases to meet business goals, and leads the workforce to implement
critical IT internal projects; responsible for information systems strategic
thinking and planning.
◍ Data in Motion.
Answer: Data is in the RAM.
◍ Fair Information Practices (FIP).
Answer: Principles that govern the collection and use of information about
individuals.
◍ Open System Interconnection (OSI).
Answer: consists of seven layers and is an international standard that
governs or guides the development of data communication protocolsthe
seven layers are: application, presentation, session, transport, network, data
link, and physical.
◍ Network economics (network-based strategy).
Answer: the cost of adding another business participant to a business venture
is small, the potential gain is great.
◍ Mainframe Computer.
Answer: A powerful computer that can perform quick processing.
◍ Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
Answer: Used to manage and monitor emails that we receive.
◍ Executive information system.
Answer: A system that facilitates and supports senior managerial decisions.
◍ Classical Management Model.
Answer: A management practice that focuses on productivity; focuses on
more systematic and predictable issues.
◍ Data Governance.
Answer: Concerned with the management of data, including maximizing
quality through effective utilization, availability, and protection.
◍ Hot sites.
, Answer: Offsite office space with available and up-to-date systems and
service connections, requiring only adequate or prioritized staffing, allowing
recovery within minutes to hours.
◍ Government Regulations on Security.
Answer: Enact and enforce security; manage and retain documentation.
◍ Social engineering.
Answer: normally low tech attacks used to trick individuals into disclosing
information, providing access, or changing their patterns. Examples include
phishing, spear-phishing (i.e. targeted phishing), dumpster diving, baiting,
tailgating, and quid pro quo.
◍ Development methodologies that allow for the reuse of objects.
Answer: Component-based development and object-oriented development
◍ Decision Tree Analysis Tool.
Answer: Presents a visual flowchart representation of the decision and
outcomes, but it does not include roots in the model.
◍ Data normalization.
Answer: the reorganization of tables, and attributes within a database to
reduce duplication is especially important during database redesign, but also
when data is imported or merged.
◍ Virtual Credit Card.
Answer: Requires the use two-factor authentication from a bank before
permitting the transaction.
◍ Flat File Database.
Answer: Stores data in plain text, holding one record; cannot contain
multiple tables like a relational database.
◍ Conceptual Data Model.
Answer: a map of concepts and their relationships used for databases.
◍ Mintzberg's Ten Manager Roles.
Answer: Figurehead, leader, Liaison, Monitor, Disseminator, Spokesman,
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ change agent.
Answer: Helps companies transform as well as lead, motivate, and train
users to help them adopt to change.
◍ User Requirements Analysis.
Answer: Determines inputs, outputs, process steps, and data storage needs.
◍ Scrum software development methodology.
Answer: form of agile software development that recognizes that customer
needs and wants can change throughout the project. Unexpected changes
and challenges, which cannot be addressed with the traditional waterfall
SDLC model, can be quickly addressed
◍ Vulnerabilities.
Answer: weakness in the technology, process, and procedure, or people
involved with any given information asset
◍ Executive Support Systems (ESS).
Answer: Helps executives make unstructured and semi-structured decisions;
includes internal and external data.
◍ Text mining.
Answer: High-quality information is typically derived through the devising
of patterns and trends through means such as statistical pattern learning.
◍ Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD).
Answer: Illustrates the relationships among all of the tables in a database.
◍ chief information officer (CIO).
Answer: a business leader who analyzes internal business processes such as
payroll and billing, reshapes the physical infrastructure and network
, purchases to meet business goals, and leads the workforce to implement
critical IT internal projects; responsible for information systems strategic
thinking and planning.
◍ Data in Motion.
Answer: Data is in the RAM.
◍ Fair Information Practices (FIP).
Answer: Principles that govern the collection and use of information about
individuals.
◍ Open System Interconnection (OSI).
Answer: consists of seven layers and is an international standard that
governs or guides the development of data communication protocolsthe
seven layers are: application, presentation, session, transport, network, data
link, and physical.
◍ Network economics (network-based strategy).
Answer: the cost of adding another business participant to a business venture
is small, the potential gain is great.
◍ Mainframe Computer.
Answer: A powerful computer that can perform quick processing.
◍ Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP).
Answer: Used to manage and monitor emails that we receive.
◍ Executive information system.
Answer: A system that facilitates and supports senior managerial decisions.
◍ Classical Management Model.
Answer: A management practice that focuses on productivity; focuses on
more systematic and predictable issues.
◍ Data Governance.
Answer: Concerned with the management of data, including maximizing
quality through effective utilization, availability, and protection.
◍ Hot sites.
, Answer: Offsite office space with available and up-to-date systems and
service connections, requiring only adequate or prioritized staffing, allowing
recovery within minutes to hours.
◍ Government Regulations on Security.
Answer: Enact and enforce security; manage and retain documentation.
◍ Social engineering.
Answer: normally low tech attacks used to trick individuals into disclosing
information, providing access, or changing their patterns. Examples include
phishing, spear-phishing (i.e. targeted phishing), dumpster diving, baiting,
tailgating, and quid pro quo.
◍ Development methodologies that allow for the reuse of objects.
Answer: Component-based development and object-oriented development
◍ Decision Tree Analysis Tool.
Answer: Presents a visual flowchart representation of the decision and
outcomes, but it does not include roots in the model.
◍ Data normalization.
Answer: the reorganization of tables, and attributes within a database to
reduce duplication is especially important during database redesign, but also
when data is imported or merged.
◍ Virtual Credit Card.
Answer: Requires the use two-factor authentication from a bank before
permitting the transaction.
◍ Flat File Database.
Answer: Stores data in plain text, holding one record; cannot contain
multiple tables like a relational database.
◍ Conceptual Data Model.
Answer: a map of concepts and their relationships used for databases.
◍ Mintzberg's Ten Manager Roles.
Answer: Figurehead, leader, Liaison, Monitor, Disseminator, Spokesman,
