D356 - HR TECHNOLOGY (WGU)EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
what is are examples of a traditional HR activity? *Hint: involves HR programs* -
ANSWERPlanning, Recruiting, Selection, Training, & Compensation, Performance
Management.
Implementing a HRIS will reduce training costs. Tru/False. - ANSWERTrue - thru e-
learning, an HRIS will reduce the cost of training by 40%-60%. When implementing
traditional training programs, costs remain high for project support personnel. When an
HRIS is implemented, many training tasks are automated.
What are 2 ways that an HRIS can add value to an org? - ANSWERIt automates many
activities. It helps managers make better decisions.
what is a viable HR system option for a small org? - ANSWERpaper-based systems are
viable for smaller orgs if the expense of implementing a HR syste, is beyond the
company'd financial capabilities.
Scenario: a manager of an org adopts industry-recognized standard practices. -
ANSWERBest Practice - an approach used by researchers in which orgs adopt
industry-recognized best practices and use them in their orgs.
Which act was passed in the cloud and mobile technologies era that placed more
regulations on orgs, thereby creating an increased need for data to be in compliance? -
ANSWERPatient Protection and Affordable Care Act - passed in 2010. Placed new
healthcare regs on orgs. Many new data requirements needed to be recorded to be in
compliance with this act.
Client-Server (Two-Tier) Architecture - ANSWERThe software & hardware configuration
that divides a business application into two tiers, typically with the user interface and
some business logic on the user's computer, such as a PC (the client), and the
database mainstream parts of the application stored on a server.
What is the purpose of the two-tier (client-server) architecture? - ANSWERTo spread
out low-lowered processing capability to the dozens of PCs now being used across the
enterprise.
What are 2 primary outcomes of a HRIS for managers? - ANSWERSaving a significant
amount of time on traditional activities and providing almost continuous data about the
status of the organization.
, Definition: Analyst - ANSWERAKA power user.
accesses more areas of the HRIS than almost any other user.
THREE-TIER ARCHITECTURE - ANSWERA computing architecture that distributes
processing power across a machine that requests
N-TIER ARCHITECTURE - ANSWERThe software and hardware configurations in
which databases, applications, and other resources are distributed among many
different computers around the world.
What is the main difference between 3-tier architecture & N-tier architecture? -
ANSWER-N-Tier architecture is expandable to multiple web servers and application
servers to handle load balancing. Web servers can be geographically dispersed to
provide worldwide access.
-3-Tier architecture is restricted locally to a server, a database, and an access point.
What is the purpose of client-server architecture? - ANSWERTo spread ot low-powered
processing capability.
Which new architectural model has become prevalent in the last decade? -
ANSWERCloud computing - it allows businesse to use applications without having to
undergo a complex installation process.
Benefits of Cloud based HRIS - ANSWER- minimal up-front capital outlay bc vendor
owns & maintains all the hardware and software.
- the organization will pay an ongoing fee annually to access and use the software.
Best of Breed (Bob) - ANSWERAn architecture that combines products from multiple
vendors is called Best of Breed (BoB).
BoB Synergy in HRIS - ANSWER1. Perceived need for a specialized solution.
2. A universally agreed-on set of guidelines for interoperability must exist between
applications. This exists at both the syntactical and the semantic levels.
3. Applications need to speak the same language.
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) - ANSWERThe translation of images of
handwritten or printed text into computer-editable text, usually by a scanner.
*(scans handwritten or typewritten forms into an electronic format, would not be needed
for resume scanning)
XML (eXtensible Markup Language) - ANSWERA markup language or set of rules of
encoding an electronic document.
- Similar to HTML, which is used in all Internet browsers.
- XML files can be shared or transmitted between most software applications today.
- XML presents a structured syntax - an alphabet - to describe any data elements within
an HRIS.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
what is are examples of a traditional HR activity? *Hint: involves HR programs* -
ANSWERPlanning, Recruiting, Selection, Training, & Compensation, Performance
Management.
Implementing a HRIS will reduce training costs. Tru/False. - ANSWERTrue - thru e-
learning, an HRIS will reduce the cost of training by 40%-60%. When implementing
traditional training programs, costs remain high for project support personnel. When an
HRIS is implemented, many training tasks are automated.
What are 2 ways that an HRIS can add value to an org? - ANSWERIt automates many
activities. It helps managers make better decisions.
what is a viable HR system option for a small org? - ANSWERpaper-based systems are
viable for smaller orgs if the expense of implementing a HR syste, is beyond the
company'd financial capabilities.
Scenario: a manager of an org adopts industry-recognized standard practices. -
ANSWERBest Practice - an approach used by researchers in which orgs adopt
industry-recognized best practices and use them in their orgs.
Which act was passed in the cloud and mobile technologies era that placed more
regulations on orgs, thereby creating an increased need for data to be in compliance? -
ANSWERPatient Protection and Affordable Care Act - passed in 2010. Placed new
healthcare regs on orgs. Many new data requirements needed to be recorded to be in
compliance with this act.
Client-Server (Two-Tier) Architecture - ANSWERThe software & hardware configuration
that divides a business application into two tiers, typically with the user interface and
some business logic on the user's computer, such as a PC (the client), and the
database mainstream parts of the application stored on a server.
What is the purpose of the two-tier (client-server) architecture? - ANSWERTo spread
out low-lowered processing capability to the dozens of PCs now being used across the
enterprise.
What are 2 primary outcomes of a HRIS for managers? - ANSWERSaving a significant
amount of time on traditional activities and providing almost continuous data about the
status of the organization.
, Definition: Analyst - ANSWERAKA power user.
accesses more areas of the HRIS than almost any other user.
THREE-TIER ARCHITECTURE - ANSWERA computing architecture that distributes
processing power across a machine that requests
N-TIER ARCHITECTURE - ANSWERThe software and hardware configurations in
which databases, applications, and other resources are distributed among many
different computers around the world.
What is the main difference between 3-tier architecture & N-tier architecture? -
ANSWER-N-Tier architecture is expandable to multiple web servers and application
servers to handle load balancing. Web servers can be geographically dispersed to
provide worldwide access.
-3-Tier architecture is restricted locally to a server, a database, and an access point.
What is the purpose of client-server architecture? - ANSWERTo spread ot low-powered
processing capability.
Which new architectural model has become prevalent in the last decade? -
ANSWERCloud computing - it allows businesse to use applications without having to
undergo a complex installation process.
Benefits of Cloud based HRIS - ANSWER- minimal up-front capital outlay bc vendor
owns & maintains all the hardware and software.
- the organization will pay an ongoing fee annually to access and use the software.
Best of Breed (Bob) - ANSWERAn architecture that combines products from multiple
vendors is called Best of Breed (BoB).
BoB Synergy in HRIS - ANSWER1. Perceived need for a specialized solution.
2. A universally agreed-on set of guidelines for interoperability must exist between
applications. This exists at both the syntactical and the semantic levels.
3. Applications need to speak the same language.
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) - ANSWERThe translation of images of
handwritten or printed text into computer-editable text, usually by a scanner.
*(scans handwritten or typewritten forms into an electronic format, would not be needed
for resume scanning)
XML (eXtensible Markup Language) - ANSWERA markup language or set of rules of
encoding an electronic document.
- Similar to HTML, which is used in all Internet browsers.
- XML files can be shared or transmitted between most software applications today.
- XML presents a structured syntax - an alphabet - to describe any data elements within
an HRIS.
