HRCI SPHR® Certification Preparation
Overview 2025/2026 Exam Questions
and Answers | A+ Score Assured
ADA - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Americans with Disabilities Act: a U.S. law that
prevents an organization or person from discriminating against an
employee because of physical or mental disabilities.
bell curve - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a graph showing a normal distribution of data; it
is shaped like a bell, with a large rounded peak in the middle which
decreases at each end.
best practices - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔techniques or activities that give the best
results; the methods, processes, or activities that have proven to produce
outstanding results for organizations.
biodata - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔information about a person; a shortened term for
'biographical data': information about a person's education, background,
and work history.
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,breakdown (analysis) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔listing things according to
categories; analyzing and classifying, such as an analysis of revenue
sources or a report on attrition numbers.
breakdown (failure) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a failure; a collapse, such as a
communication or equipment failure.
business continuity plan - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the creation of a strategy to
protect an organization from certain risks; a plan which identifies threats
and risks facing a company in order to protect its employees and assets.
cause-and-effect diagram - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a tool used to examine quality
factors; a visual tool to organize factors that contribute to certain outcomes;
also called a 'fishbone' diagram.
central tendency - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔average value of a data set; a measure
of the middle of a statistical distribution of data.
civil law - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔regulations set by countries or legislative groups
about the rights of people (different from common laws, which are set by
judges).
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,clause - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔section or small part of a document; a part of a
document, agreement, proposal, or contract that gives more detail.
cloud computing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a type of computing that uses groups of
servers and resources, made available on the Internet; using a network of
remote servers hosted on the Internet to access, manage, and process
data.
common law - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔case law based on court decisions; laws
established by court decisions and legal precedence (different from civil
laws, which are regulations set by nations or legislative groups).
compliance - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔obedience, conforming; following established
laws, guidelines, or rules.
comply - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔follow rules or agreements; to obey requests,
laws, or guidelines.
demographics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔data, information about people; statistics
about groups of people that give information such as age, gender, income,
and ethnic background.
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, disability - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔impairment, handicap; a physical or mental
condition that limits, but does not prevent, the performance of certain tasks.
document retention - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔maintaining important employee
records; managing employee data and records as required by the
organization or rule or law.
dot chart - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a chart that shows relationships between
variables; a graph with a vertical and horizontal axis with dots at each data
point.
scatter plot - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Also called a 'scatter plot' or 'scatter diagram.'
due process - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the way a government enforces laws to
protect its citizens (for example, guaranteeing a person a fair trial)
employee self-service - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a trend in human resources
management that allows employees to handle many job-related tasks (such
as updates to their personnel data) using technology
employment at will - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an employment agreement in which an
employee can quit, or can be fired, at any time and for any reason
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Overview 2025/2026 Exam Questions
and Answers | A+ Score Assured
ADA - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Americans with Disabilities Act: a U.S. law that
prevents an organization or person from discriminating against an
employee because of physical or mental disabilities.
bell curve - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a graph showing a normal distribution of data; it
is shaped like a bell, with a large rounded peak in the middle which
decreases at each end.
best practices - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔techniques or activities that give the best
results; the methods, processes, or activities that have proven to produce
outstanding results for organizations.
biodata - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔information about a person; a shortened term for
'biographical data': information about a person's education, background,
and work history.
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COPYRIGHT@SARAHROSAPERAL 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,breakdown (analysis) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔listing things according to
categories; analyzing and classifying, such as an analysis of revenue
sources or a report on attrition numbers.
breakdown (failure) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a failure; a collapse, such as a
communication or equipment failure.
business continuity plan - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the creation of a strategy to
protect an organization from certain risks; a plan which identifies threats
and risks facing a company in order to protect its employees and assets.
cause-and-effect diagram - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a tool used to examine quality
factors; a visual tool to organize factors that contribute to certain outcomes;
also called a 'fishbone' diagram.
central tendency - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔average value of a data set; a measure
of the middle of a statistical distribution of data.
civil law - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔regulations set by countries or legislative groups
about the rights of people (different from common laws, which are set by
judges).
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COPYRIGHT@SARAHROSAPERAL 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,clause - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔section or small part of a document; a part of a
document, agreement, proposal, or contract that gives more detail.
cloud computing - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a type of computing that uses groups of
servers and resources, made available on the Internet; using a network of
remote servers hosted on the Internet to access, manage, and process
data.
common law - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔case law based on court decisions; laws
established by court decisions and legal precedence (different from civil
laws, which are regulations set by nations or legislative groups).
compliance - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔obedience, conforming; following established
laws, guidelines, or rules.
comply - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔follow rules or agreements; to obey requests,
laws, or guidelines.
demographics - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔data, information about people; statistics
about groups of people that give information such as age, gender, income,
and ethnic background.
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COPYRIGHT@SARAHROSAPERAL 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, disability - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔impairment, handicap; a physical or mental
condition that limits, but does not prevent, the performance of certain tasks.
document retention - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔maintaining important employee
records; managing employee data and records as required by the
organization or rule or law.
dot chart - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a chart that shows relationships between
variables; a graph with a vertical and horizontal axis with dots at each data
point.
scatter plot - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Also called a 'scatter plot' or 'scatter diagram.'
due process - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the way a government enforces laws to
protect its citizens (for example, guaranteeing a person a fair trial)
employee self-service - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a trend in human resources
management that allows employees to handle many job-related tasks (such
as updates to their personnel data) using technology
employment at will - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔an employment agreement in which an
employee can quit, or can be fired, at any time and for any reason
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