D322 WGU Exam Questions and
Answers
System Administrator - Answer -A person who is responsible for providing technical
support for hardware and software issues end users encounter, such as log-in issues.
Network Administrator - Answer -A person who is responsible for designing, planning,
setting up, and maintaining an organization's network.
Database administrator - Answer -A person who is responsible for installing and
configuring databases. This position also fixes database errors and creates user
accounts.
Security Administrator - Answer -A person who is responsible for installing,
administrating, and troubleshooting network security issues.
Web Administrator - Answer -A person who is responsible for troubleshooting error
messages employees encounter when attempting to access their organization's
website. Also, responsible for tracking, compiling, and analyzing website usage data.
Cloud Architect - Answer -A person who is responsible for overseeing a company's
cloud computing systems. Strong understanding of operating systems such as LINUX,
UNIX, and Windows is required.
Network Architect - Answer -A person who is responsible for designing networks and
monitoring traffic. This position is responsible for installing routers and modems and
upgrading hardware and software that are essential for the network to function properly.
Automation Architect - Answer -A person who is responsible for modernizing business
processes and developing reasons or rationales for or against a process being
automated.
Cybersecurity Architect - Answer -A person who is responsible for designing, building,
testing, and implementing security systems within an organization's information
technology network. An individual within this position requires a thorough understanding
of an organization's IT systems to anticipate possible network security breaches.
Machine Learning Engineer - Answer -A person who is responsible for allowing an
organization to take full control of its data.
,Software Engineer - Answer -A person who is responsible for designing and developing
software that makes hardware and software systems work, including operating systems,
database systems, and embedded systems.
Network Engineer - Answer -A person who is responsible for setup, configure, maintain,
and upgrade system where data resides that support the exchange of information,
including communication systems and networks.
Cloud Engineer - Answer -These individuals design and set up automation, cloud
storage, data centers, virtual servers, and web services with an emphasis on a
particular solution's cost benefits to users, and security of data processing.
Technical Support - Answer -Supports, monitors, and maintains workplace technology
and responds to user requests for help.
Systems Analyst - Answer -Investigate business problems and create information
systems to provide solutions. It requires both business and technical knowledge and
rely on effective communication to understand client's requirements.
Data Analyst - Answer -Who uses statistical and other quantitative methods to gain
insights that support the organization's decision making.
Security Analyst - Answer -A person who is responsible for monitoring an organization's
network for security breaches.
Cybersecurity Specialist - Answer -Works with organizations to keep their information
systems secure and ensure integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data.
Technical Consultant - Answer -Provides technical expertise by developing and
implementing IT systems for external clients.
Project Managers - Answer -Organizes people, time, and other resources to make sure
projects meet requirements and are completed on time and within budget
Web Developer - Answer -Builds and maintains websites and their infrastructure. Need
to understand client-side, server-side, and database web technologies.
Software Tester - Answer -A person who is responsible for creating, documenting, and
executing manually created test plans and procedures relating to system anomalies.
Technical Sales - Answer -IT professionals in the role of sales or account managers
identify and help clients adopt IT services or techniques.
Computer Engineering (& Problem Space) - Answer -Focuses on design of hardware
systems & software that makes them work (MOUNTAIN)
, Computer Science (& Problem Space) - Answer -Addresses design & implementation of
software with emphasis on developing effective ways to solve computing problems &
created new ways to use computers (WORM)
Software Engineering - Answer -Focuses on development & maintenance of reliable &
efficient software systems (OVAL)
Information Systems - Answer -Integrate IT solutions meant to meet organizational
business goals (DRIP
Information Technology - Answer -Focuses on more technology supporting information
systems in an organization rather than information residing on the systems of being
communicated with them (THUMB ON PAPER)
Data Pyramid - Answer -It is a concept that visualizes the data-information-knowledge-
wisdom hierarchy.
Information - Answer -A collection of data from a variety of sources. Data is continually
aggregating and is not useful until it has been processed and is presented in a usable
form. Can be unstructured or structured, and the key term associated with it is meaning
Data - Answer -Includes raw facts or observations.
Knowledge - Answer -It is a dynamic combination of experience, values, and contextual
information. The key term associated with knowledge is "context"
Wisdom - Answer -it is knowing the right thing to do.
Connectedness Wisdom - Answer -is essentially "the path to connected understanding"
when interpreting data. It is that human element leveraging an intelligent technology
component when attempting to make fact-based decisions.
Smart Data/Big Data - Answer -Trusted source for business decisions, connections we
may not imagined existed
Structured Data - Answer -Coded in a way that makes it easy to convert into a form
usable for analysis. E.g. first name, last name, email, phone #
Unstructured Data - Answer -More complex & stored in a format that is not easy
decoded. E.g. data stored in video/text format
Information Systems - Answer -Collections of data and information used to support
decision-making in organizations
Data Architectire - Answer -Infrastructure used to manage data