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WGU C182 Modified Exam Questions
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Application Software - answers✔✔Programs end users run to accomplish tasks.
Productivity Software - answers✔✔Application software used to aid in productivity. I.E.
Presentation software, word processor, spreadsheets.
Internet Usage Software - answers✔✔Email, FTP client, web browser
System Software - answers✔✔Consists of programs that make up the OS and directly support
system itself.
**Includes services or DAEMONS
Server Software - answers✔✔Works with hardware to provide network service.
Local Application - answers✔✔Software stored on an individual computer.
Intranet - answers✔✔A LAN that uses IP. Used to communicate within organization.
Cloud Computing - answers✔✔Allows organization to access resources/app anywhere,
anytime. Beneficial because an org. may access resources it may not normally have.
Operating Systems - answers✔✔Allows a user to easily access hardware/software, required
to maintain computer environment.
Kernel - answers✔✔Core component of OS.
Loads when computer first boots
Sits on top of hardware, is interface b/w hardware and software.
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Device Drivers - answers✔✔Interface b/w OS and hardware.
Shell - answers✔✔Interface for user, often personalized. The shell provides access to the
kernel.
I.E. The GUI will translate mouse motions into calls to kernel/routines. Desktop elements
include shortcuts, windows theme, menus, background.
Services (Daemons) - answers✔✔OS programs that start when OS is loaded. They run in the
background and wait for an event to initiate.
Utility Programs - answers✔✔Allow user to monitor system performance.
Web Server - answers✔✔Role is to respond to HTTP requests.
*Most HTTP requests are for HTML docs, but could include any web accessible resource.
It's all combined into the URL.
**APACHE is most popular web server-can execute scripts for dynamic pages, use security
mechanisms, log request for trend tracking.
Proxy Server - answers✔✔Acts as a giant cache and allows pages accessed frequently in an
organization to be accessed locally.
*Also provides degree of anonymity, since IP address recorded is for proxy server and not
individual client.
*Can also be used to block requests to certain servers (i.e Facebook)
*Can reject responses that contain certain content (i.e "porn")
**SQUID is most common, but APACHE can also be used as proxy server.
Database Server - answers✔✔Permits dB access across a network.
Performs tasks such as data analysis, data manipulation, security,and archiving.
May/may not store database itself.
**MySQL is popular.
19/11/2024 4:10pm
WGU C182 Modified Exam Questions
And Improved Responses
Application Software - answers✔✔Programs end users run to accomplish tasks.
Productivity Software - answers✔✔Application software used to aid in productivity. I.E.
Presentation software, word processor, spreadsheets.
Internet Usage Software - answers✔✔Email, FTP client, web browser
System Software - answers✔✔Consists of programs that make up the OS and directly support
system itself.
**Includes services or DAEMONS
Server Software - answers✔✔Works with hardware to provide network service.
Local Application - answers✔✔Software stored on an individual computer.
Intranet - answers✔✔A LAN that uses IP. Used to communicate within organization.
Cloud Computing - answers✔✔Allows organization to access resources/app anywhere,
anytime. Beneficial because an org. may access resources it may not normally have.
Operating Systems - answers✔✔Allows a user to easily access hardware/software, required
to maintain computer environment.
Kernel - answers✔✔Core component of OS.
Loads when computer first boots
Sits on top of hardware, is interface b/w hardware and software.
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Device Drivers - answers✔✔Interface b/w OS and hardware.
Shell - answers✔✔Interface for user, often personalized. The shell provides access to the
kernel.
I.E. The GUI will translate mouse motions into calls to kernel/routines. Desktop elements
include shortcuts, windows theme, menus, background.
Services (Daemons) - answers✔✔OS programs that start when OS is loaded. They run in the
background and wait for an event to initiate.
Utility Programs - answers✔✔Allow user to monitor system performance.
Web Server - answers✔✔Role is to respond to HTTP requests.
*Most HTTP requests are for HTML docs, but could include any web accessible resource.
It's all combined into the URL.
**APACHE is most popular web server-can execute scripts for dynamic pages, use security
mechanisms, log request for trend tracking.
Proxy Server - answers✔✔Acts as a giant cache and allows pages accessed frequently in an
organization to be accessed locally.
*Also provides degree of anonymity, since IP address recorded is for proxy server and not
individual client.
*Can also be used to block requests to certain servers (i.e Facebook)
*Can reject responses that contain certain content (i.e "porn")
**SQUID is most common, but APACHE can also be used as proxy server.
Database Server - answers✔✔Permits dB access across a network.
Performs tasks such as data analysis, data manipulation, security,and archiving.
May/may not store database itself.
**MySQL is popular.
