WGU D075 Unit & Module & Lesson (All Questions and
Answers)
Which type of computer runs a network operating system (NOS)?
a server
Which type of software is designed to easily generate Gantt charts?
Project management software
What term refers specifically to the physical aspects of a computer such as
circuit boards, processor chips, memory, and keyboards?
hardware
Which application software features tables, records, and fields that can be
queried, updated, and managed by users, programmers, and business analysts?
Database software
Which term refers to any person in a business who uses a computer to complete
their day to day tasks of the business?
End User
What is the main purpose of a firewall?
To prevent unauthorized users from accessing the network.
A large company has decided to invest in new IT systems, including a new server.
Which IT professional should be tasked with setting up and maintaining the
server?
Computer System Administrator
A small business has a single network that allows every employee to connect
through a central server when they are in the company's main office. What type of
network is the business using?
Local area network (LAN)
What term refers to the study, design, development, implementation, support, and
management of computer-based information systems?
Information Technology
An employee receives an email that appears to be from the IT department. The
email asks the recipient to click a link to verify their username and password.
Upon closer inspection, the employee realizes that the email is a fraudulent
attempt to obtain their password. What type of fraud does this email represent?
Phishing
Which type of data are referred to as "decayed"?
Data that have become outdated
An analyst uses software to analyze data in the company's data warehouse and
produce information to guide the organization. The information is presented in
clearly understandable charts and graphs on a dashboard and is used to inform
decisions in the organization. Which type of software is this analyst using?
Business intelligence software
A database manager is setting up a relational database. The manager creates a
field in a table that links to the primary key in a different table in the database.
What is this field called?
Foreign Key
, Which level of security is required to protect the hardware and communications
equipment that support a database?
System-level security
A data analyst is using the ETL process to enter data into the company's
relational database. The data contain many redundancies. Which process will the
data analyst need to use before loading the extracted data into the database?
Normalization
A large company uses a system that provides information to its suppliers to
maintain the supply chain process.
Which type of system is this company using?
Extranet
A company's IT department is currently a subunit of the accounting department,
reporting to the accounting manager. The reason for this is that accounting is the
single largest consumer of the company's IT services. The company's president
decides that due to widespread disorganization and poor communication, she
wants to reorganize all business units.
What is the best recommendation for placement of IT within the company?
Make the IT department independent
Which function of a customer relationship management system helps a company
identify opportunities to increase its business?
Strategy
A company makes personal computers and sells them directly to the public. At
present, all business processes are completed manually by employees,
lengthening the time from customer order to shipment.
Which business process would deliver the most immediate customer satisfaction
and reduced costs if automated?
Transaction processing
Which function or feature has allowed mobile phones to replace PCs for many
small-business functions?
Mobile Apps
Jack meets with the university dean to discuss his 18-year-old son's progress.
Jack's son is a freshman at the university. Jack wants to know if his son is
performing well in his classes. The dean has access to the computer systems
containing the academic records for Jack's son but is also aware of constraints
set by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
What should the dean do?
Share the records only after receiving authorization from Jack's son.
Which advantage does a business gain by using cloud web hosting (CWH) rather
than local hosting?
Cost Savings
Businesses are expected to comply with ethical business practices in every
department.
What is an example of an information technology (IT) business practice that
promotes ethical behavior?
Auditing to remove unlicensed software
Answers)
Which type of computer runs a network operating system (NOS)?
a server
Which type of software is designed to easily generate Gantt charts?
Project management software
What term refers specifically to the physical aspects of a computer such as
circuit boards, processor chips, memory, and keyboards?
hardware
Which application software features tables, records, and fields that can be
queried, updated, and managed by users, programmers, and business analysts?
Database software
Which term refers to any person in a business who uses a computer to complete
their day to day tasks of the business?
End User
What is the main purpose of a firewall?
To prevent unauthorized users from accessing the network.
A large company has decided to invest in new IT systems, including a new server.
Which IT professional should be tasked with setting up and maintaining the
server?
Computer System Administrator
A small business has a single network that allows every employee to connect
through a central server when they are in the company's main office. What type of
network is the business using?
Local area network (LAN)
What term refers to the study, design, development, implementation, support, and
management of computer-based information systems?
Information Technology
An employee receives an email that appears to be from the IT department. The
email asks the recipient to click a link to verify their username and password.
Upon closer inspection, the employee realizes that the email is a fraudulent
attempt to obtain their password. What type of fraud does this email represent?
Phishing
Which type of data are referred to as "decayed"?
Data that have become outdated
An analyst uses software to analyze data in the company's data warehouse and
produce information to guide the organization. The information is presented in
clearly understandable charts and graphs on a dashboard and is used to inform
decisions in the organization. Which type of software is this analyst using?
Business intelligence software
A database manager is setting up a relational database. The manager creates a
field in a table that links to the primary key in a different table in the database.
What is this field called?
Foreign Key
, Which level of security is required to protect the hardware and communications
equipment that support a database?
System-level security
A data analyst is using the ETL process to enter data into the company's
relational database. The data contain many redundancies. Which process will the
data analyst need to use before loading the extracted data into the database?
Normalization
A large company uses a system that provides information to its suppliers to
maintain the supply chain process.
Which type of system is this company using?
Extranet
A company's IT department is currently a subunit of the accounting department,
reporting to the accounting manager. The reason for this is that accounting is the
single largest consumer of the company's IT services. The company's president
decides that due to widespread disorganization and poor communication, she
wants to reorganize all business units.
What is the best recommendation for placement of IT within the company?
Make the IT department independent
Which function of a customer relationship management system helps a company
identify opportunities to increase its business?
Strategy
A company makes personal computers and sells them directly to the public. At
present, all business processes are completed manually by employees,
lengthening the time from customer order to shipment.
Which business process would deliver the most immediate customer satisfaction
and reduced costs if automated?
Transaction processing
Which function or feature has allowed mobile phones to replace PCs for many
small-business functions?
Mobile Apps
Jack meets with the university dean to discuss his 18-year-old son's progress.
Jack's son is a freshman at the university. Jack wants to know if his son is
performing well in his classes. The dean has access to the computer systems
containing the academic records for Jack's son but is also aware of constraints
set by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
What should the dean do?
Share the records only after receiving authorization from Jack's son.
Which advantage does a business gain by using cloud web hosting (CWH) rather
than local hosting?
Cost Savings
Businesses are expected to comply with ethical business practices in every
department.
What is an example of an information technology (IT) business practice that
promotes ethical behavior?
Auditing to remove unlicensed software
