WGU C182 INTRODUCTION TO IT
REVISION EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|
VERIFIED BY EXPERT| 2025| NEW
UPDATE.
What is Information Technology?
ANSWER ✔✔ The technology used in creating, maintaining, and making information
accessible.
What are IT Professional Roles?
ANSWER ✔✔ Administration and Support.
What does a System Administrator do?
ANSWER ✔✔ Maintains all aspects of the system including hardware, software, and
programming.
What is the role of a Network Administrator?
ANSWER ✔✔ In charge of all aspects of the computer network.
What is the focus of a Database Administrator?
ANSWER ✔✔ Focuses on the design, development, and support of database management
systems (DBMSs).
What tasks does a Security Administrator perform?
ANSWER ✔✔ Installs, configures, and administers firewall security to protect systems and
proactively work to stop intrusions.
,What does a Web Administrator do?
ANSWER ✔✔ Installs, configures, maintains, secures, and troubleshoots web servers.
Who are Support IT Professionals?
ANSWER ✔✔ Help desk and training.
What is Information?
ANSWER ✔✔ Processed data.
What does the DIKW Hierarchy define?
ANSWER ✔✔ Defines the transition of data to information to knowledge to wisdom. (Data
Information Knowledge Wisdom)
What is Data in the DIKW Hierarchy?
ANSWER ✔✔ The input directly received by the user (or computer). It is generally not usable
until it has been converted into a relevant form.
What is Information in the DIKW Hierarchy?
ANSWER ✔✔ Having been inferred from data; one or more processes have been applied to the
data to transform it into a more useful form.
What is Knowledge in the DIKW Hierarchy?
ANSWER ✔✔ Information that has been put to use; information placed into a context. Refined
information such that the user of the knowledge is able to call forth only relevant portions of
information when needed.
What is Wisdom in the DIKW Hierarchy?
ANSWER ✔✔ Provides a social setting to knowledge; an understanding of the "why". Can only
come by having both knowledge and experience.
, What are Information Systems?
ANSWER ✔✔ A collection of data and information used to support the management of an
organization. Also refers to the technical components and human resources that enable the
assembly, storage, and processing of data and the delivery of information. This has existed for a
lot longer than computers.
What are the Characteristics of Quality Data?
ANSWER ✔✔
Relevance - the data being used must apply directly to the decision being made
Timely - data must be efficient and must be provided in a timely manner
Thorough - the data must be complete
Accurate - data should be captured only once, where possible and should be captured as
close to the point of activity as possible
Reliable - data should reflect stable and consistent data collection processes across
collections points and over time
What does IPOS stand for?
ANSWER ✔✔ The Input-Procession-Output-Storage Cycle.
What happens during Input in IPOS?
ANSWER ✔✔ Raw data is entered by the user.
What happens during Processing in IPOS?
ANSWER ✔✔ Raw data is organized or structured for usefulness.
What happens during Output in IPOS?
ANSWER ✔✔ Information is output so user can see results.
What happens during Storage in IPOS?
ANSWER ✔✔ Processed information is stored for permanent record.
REVISION EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|
VERIFIED BY EXPERT| 2025| NEW
UPDATE.
What is Information Technology?
ANSWER ✔✔ The technology used in creating, maintaining, and making information
accessible.
What are IT Professional Roles?
ANSWER ✔✔ Administration and Support.
What does a System Administrator do?
ANSWER ✔✔ Maintains all aspects of the system including hardware, software, and
programming.
What is the role of a Network Administrator?
ANSWER ✔✔ In charge of all aspects of the computer network.
What is the focus of a Database Administrator?
ANSWER ✔✔ Focuses on the design, development, and support of database management
systems (DBMSs).
What tasks does a Security Administrator perform?
ANSWER ✔✔ Installs, configures, and administers firewall security to protect systems and
proactively work to stop intrusions.
,What does a Web Administrator do?
ANSWER ✔✔ Installs, configures, maintains, secures, and troubleshoots web servers.
Who are Support IT Professionals?
ANSWER ✔✔ Help desk and training.
What is Information?
ANSWER ✔✔ Processed data.
What does the DIKW Hierarchy define?
ANSWER ✔✔ Defines the transition of data to information to knowledge to wisdom. (Data
Information Knowledge Wisdom)
What is Data in the DIKW Hierarchy?
ANSWER ✔✔ The input directly received by the user (or computer). It is generally not usable
until it has been converted into a relevant form.
What is Information in the DIKW Hierarchy?
ANSWER ✔✔ Having been inferred from data; one or more processes have been applied to the
data to transform it into a more useful form.
What is Knowledge in the DIKW Hierarchy?
ANSWER ✔✔ Information that has been put to use; information placed into a context. Refined
information such that the user of the knowledge is able to call forth only relevant portions of
information when needed.
What is Wisdom in the DIKW Hierarchy?
ANSWER ✔✔ Provides a social setting to knowledge; an understanding of the "why". Can only
come by having both knowledge and experience.
, What are Information Systems?
ANSWER ✔✔ A collection of data and information used to support the management of an
organization. Also refers to the technical components and human resources that enable the
assembly, storage, and processing of data and the delivery of information. This has existed for a
lot longer than computers.
What are the Characteristics of Quality Data?
ANSWER ✔✔
Relevance - the data being used must apply directly to the decision being made
Timely - data must be efficient and must be provided in a timely manner
Thorough - the data must be complete
Accurate - data should be captured only once, where possible and should be captured as
close to the point of activity as possible
Reliable - data should reflect stable and consistent data collection processes across
collections points and over time
What does IPOS stand for?
ANSWER ✔✔ The Input-Procession-Output-Storage Cycle.
What happens during Input in IPOS?
ANSWER ✔✔ Raw data is entered by the user.
What happens during Processing in IPOS?
ANSWER ✔✔ Raw data is organized or structured for usefulness.
What happens during Output in IPOS?
ANSWER ✔✔ Information is output so user can see results.
What happens during Storage in IPOS?
ANSWER ✔✔ Processed information is stored for permanent record.
