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WGU D075 Test Questions and Answers
2023 – 2024 (Verified Answers)
- What is the purpose of a universal serial bus (USB) on a laptop or
desktop computer?
It provides a wired ethernet connection to the network.
It serves as an internal transmission bus between components within the
computer.
It allows for universal data transmission to various types of wireless networks.
It allows the computer to connect peripheral devices. ANS It allows the
computer to connect peripheral devices.
2.What is the name of the law that states a doctor cannot share a patients
results/records? ANS Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act A federal law that provides data privacy and implements security
provisions to safeguard an individual’s medical information. A HIPAA
form is signed each time you visit a new doctor so they can
understand who they can share that information with.
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3.FERPA—Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ANS FERPA—
Family Edu- cational Rights and Privacy Act A federal law that
protects the rights of students’ educational records. Information about
grades, attendance, disciplinary records, report cards, transcripts, and
so forth cannot be given to anyone not specifically listed on a FERPA
form that is signed when a student enters a school.
- Which part of a computer executes the computations required by
the software?
The central processing
unit The operating system
The motherboard
The random-access memory ANS The central processing unit - Which category of software includes programs such as word
processors and PDF document readers?
Utility software
Application software
Project software
System software ANS Application software - What is the major function of a computer operating
system? Data management
Application program
management Network
management
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Computer resource management ANS Computer resource management