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WGU C182 Introduction to IT V3 Exam 873 Questions with
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Hardware, software, and users. - CORRECT ANSWER Information Technology has
three main components:

the task of gathering data and processing it into information, the ability to
disseminate information using technology, the technology itself that permits
these tasks, and the collection of people who are in charge of maintaining the IT
infrastructure (the computers, the networks, and the operating systems).
Generically, we will consider IT to be the technology used in creating, maintaining,
and making information accessible. In other words, IT combines people with
computing resources, software, data, and computer networks. - CORRECT
ANSWER IT is a term used to describe several aspects:

someone who is in charge of some portion of the IT infrastructure. - CORRECT
ANSWER administrator

Administer the computers in an organization; install software; modify/update
operating system; create accounts; train users; secure system; troubleshoot
system; add hardware. - CORRECT ANSWER system administrator

system administrator. - CORRECT ANSWER The most common role in IT is the

a program designed to be run by a Unix command-line interpreter, (used by an
administrator to automate a process) to accomplish both simple and complex
tasks. - CORRECT ANSWER shell scripts

- account management
- password management
- file protection management
- installing and configuring new hardware and troubleshooting hardware including
the network

,- installing and configuring new software including updating new operating
system (OS) patches, and troubleshooting software
- providing documentation, support, and training for computer users
- performing system-level programming as necessary (usually through scripting
languages rather than writing large-scale applications or systems software)
- security - CORRECT ANSWER Common tasks of a system administrator include

is in charge of all aspects of the computer network. The network administrator's
duties include physically laying down cable, making connections, and working
with the network hardware (for instance, routers and switches). The network
administrator also has to configure the individual machines to be able to
communicate via the network. - CORRECT ANSWER network administrator

Install, configure, and maintain database and database management system; back
up database, create accounts; train users. - CORRECT ANSWER database
administrator

must stay informed of the many different types of attacks, such as denial of
service attacks on web servers, IP spoofing to intercept messages, and buffer
overflow that allows a hacker to invade computer memory with their own code. -
CORRECT ANSWER security administrator

also known as a webmaster, but more precisely referred to as a web server
administrator. This role is responsible for maintaining websites, which differs
from the development of websites. Specifically, the web administrator must
install, configure, maintain, secure, and troubleshoot the web server. - CORRECT
ANSWER web administrator

training and help desk support.
The IT person is responsible for teaching new and current users how to use the IT
infrastructure (i.e., training). - CORRECT ANSWER Support usually comes in two
forms:

data that can be organized, manipulated, filtered, sorted, and used for
computation.

,often defined as processed data. That is, raw data are the input and information is
the output of some process. In fact, more generically, we should think of
information as any form of interpreted data. - CORRECT ANSWER Information

the input directly received by the human (or computer). Data typically are
thought of as signals. - CORRECT ANSWER Data are

information that has been put to use.
a synthesis of several different sources of information.
information placed into a context, perhaps the result of experience gained from
using information.
refined information such that the user is able to call forth only relevant portions
of information when needed. - CORRECT ANSWER Knowledge is sometimes
defined as

provides a social setting to knowledge.
an understanding of "why"—whether this is "why things happened the way they
did" or "why people do what they do."
can only come by having both knowledge and experience. - CORRECT ANSWER
wisdom

Typically if added to the hierarchy will be placed between knowledge and
wisdom. Others believe that it is a part of wisdom (or is required for both the
knowledge and wisdom levels). - CORRECT ANSWER understanding

a collection of data and information used to support management of an
organization.
the technical components and human resources that enable the assembly,
storage, and processing of data, and the delivery of information. - CORRECT
ANSWER information system

the technology infrastructure that may support information systems
could also support many other types of systems (e.g., telecommunications
systems).
includes hardware, software, networks, and databases that work together to
allow an organization to manage data and information. - CORRECT ANSWER
Information Technology

, the data being used must apply directly to the decision being made. - CORRECT
ANSWER Relevance

efficient and must be provided in a timely manner so that companies can utilize it
in their business. - CORRECT ANSWER Timeliness

the data must be complete. - CORRECT ANSWER Thoroughness

Data should be sufficiently accurate for its intended purposes. Where possible,
data should be captured once only, although it may have multiple uses.
captured as close to the point of activity as possible. - CORRECT ANSWER
Accuracy

Data should reflect stable and consistent data collection processes across
collection points and over time, whether using manual or computer-based
systems, or a combination. - CORRECT ANSWER Reliability

Input
Processing
Output
Storage - CORRECT ANSWER A computer performs four operations:

Input-Processing-Output-Storage cycle
how people use a computer
input data (e.g., words, numbers, images, sounds);
the computer converts the data into information, or processes it.
the computer may output the information for the user (e.g., words are displayed
via the monitor or printed on paper, audio is transmitted over speakers) or store
the information for later use.
Whether the information is stored first or output is dependent on the users
needs. - CORRECT ANSWER IPOS

a collection of components that work together to meet the needs of the user.
These components are typically categorized as either hardware or software. In
addition, networks and users are often considered to be part of a computer
system. - CORRECT ANSWER computer system

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