WGU D426 Objective Assessments (Latest 2024/ 2025
Updates STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE) Data Management
Foundations | Questions and Verified Answers|100%
Correct| Grade A
Data - ANSWERRaw facts or facts that have not yet been processed to reveal their
meaning to the end user
Information - ANSWERThe result of processing raw data to reveal its meaning.
Knowledge - ANSWERThe body of information and facts about a specific subject
Data Management - ANSWERA process that focuses on data collection, storage, and
retrieval. (addition, deletion, modification, listing)
Database - ANSWERA shared, integrated computer structure that houses a collection
of related data.
End-user data - ANSWERraw facts
metadata - ANSWERData about data characteristics and relationships
Database Management System (DBMS) - ANSWERThe collection of progams that
manages the database structure and controls access to the data stored in the
database
Data inconsistency - ANSWERa condition in which different versions of the same data
yield different results
Query - ANSWERA question or task asked by an end user of a database in the form of
SQL code
Ad hoc query - ANSWERa "spur of the moment" question
Query result set - ANSWERThe collection of data rows returned by a query
Data quality - ANSWERA comprehensive approach to ensuring the accuracy, validity,
and timeliness of data
Singe-user database - ANSWERA database that supports only one user at a time
desktop database - ANSWERa single-useer database that runs on a personal
computer
multiuser database - ANSWERA database that supporest multiple concurrent users
, Workgroup database - ANSWERA multiuser database that usually supports fewer
than 50 users or is used for a specific department in an organization
Enterprise Database - ANSWERthe overall company data representation which
provides support for present and expected future needs
Centralized Database - ANSWERA databse located at a single site
Distributed Database - ANSWERA logically related database that is stored in two or
more physically independent sites
Cloud Database - ANSWERA database that is created and maintained using cloud
services
General Purpose Database - ANSWERA database that contains a wide variety of data
used in multiple disciplines
Discipline-Specific Database - ANSWERA database that contains data focused on
specific subject areas
Operational Database - ANSWERA database designed primarily to support a
company's day to day operations
Analytical Database - ANSWERA database focused primarily on storing historical data
and business metrics used for tactical or strategic decision making
Data Warehouse - ANSWERA specialized database that stores historical and
aggregated data in a format optimized for decision support
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) - ANSWERA set of tools that provide advanced
data analysis for retrieving, processing, and modeling data from the data warehouse
Business Intelligence - ANSWERA set of tools and processes used to capture, collect,
integrate, store, and analyze data to support business decision making
Unstructured Data - ANSWERData that exists in its original, raw state.
Structured Data - ANSWERData that has been formatted to facilitate storage, use
and information generation.
Semistructed Data - ANSWERData that has already been processed to some extent
Extensible Markup Language (XML) - ANSWERA metalanguage used to represent and
manipulate data elements. Allows for the manipulation of document's data
elements.
Updates STUDY BUNDLE PACKAGE) Data Management
Foundations | Questions and Verified Answers|100%
Correct| Grade A
Data - ANSWERRaw facts or facts that have not yet been processed to reveal their
meaning to the end user
Information - ANSWERThe result of processing raw data to reveal its meaning.
Knowledge - ANSWERThe body of information and facts about a specific subject
Data Management - ANSWERA process that focuses on data collection, storage, and
retrieval. (addition, deletion, modification, listing)
Database - ANSWERA shared, integrated computer structure that houses a collection
of related data.
End-user data - ANSWERraw facts
metadata - ANSWERData about data characteristics and relationships
Database Management System (DBMS) - ANSWERThe collection of progams that
manages the database structure and controls access to the data stored in the
database
Data inconsistency - ANSWERa condition in which different versions of the same data
yield different results
Query - ANSWERA question or task asked by an end user of a database in the form of
SQL code
Ad hoc query - ANSWERa "spur of the moment" question
Query result set - ANSWERThe collection of data rows returned by a query
Data quality - ANSWERA comprehensive approach to ensuring the accuracy, validity,
and timeliness of data
Singe-user database - ANSWERA database that supports only one user at a time
desktop database - ANSWERa single-useer database that runs on a personal
computer
multiuser database - ANSWERA database that supporest multiple concurrent users
, Workgroup database - ANSWERA multiuser database that usually supports fewer
than 50 users or is used for a specific department in an organization
Enterprise Database - ANSWERthe overall company data representation which
provides support for present and expected future needs
Centralized Database - ANSWERA databse located at a single site
Distributed Database - ANSWERA logically related database that is stored in two or
more physically independent sites
Cloud Database - ANSWERA database that is created and maintained using cloud
services
General Purpose Database - ANSWERA database that contains a wide variety of data
used in multiple disciplines
Discipline-Specific Database - ANSWERA database that contains data focused on
specific subject areas
Operational Database - ANSWERA database designed primarily to support a
company's day to day operations
Analytical Database - ANSWERA database focused primarily on storing historical data
and business metrics used for tactical or strategic decision making
Data Warehouse - ANSWERA specialized database that stores historical and
aggregated data in a format optimized for decision support
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) - ANSWERA set of tools that provide advanced
data analysis for retrieving, processing, and modeling data from the data warehouse
Business Intelligence - ANSWERA set of tools and processes used to capture, collect,
integrate, store, and analyze data to support business decision making
Unstructured Data - ANSWERData that exists in its original, raw state.
Structured Data - ANSWERData that has been formatted to facilitate storage, use
and information generation.
Semistructed Data - ANSWERData that has already been processed to some extent
Extensible Markup Language (XML) - ANSWERA metalanguage used to represent and
manipulate data elements. Allows for the manipulation of document's data
elements.
