WGU C182 Objective Assessment Questions
With All Correct Answers
First users were the engineers who built and programmed computers, then employees who had
received specialized training were users, and now today, anyone and everyone can be a user.
Correct answer-Evolution of Users
Sends files over the network at the request of clients. Responds over LAN, within one location/site.
Support both application software and data files. Correct answer-FILE SERVER
Turns a user-friendly domain name, like Google.com, into an Internet Protocol (IP) address like
((( 70.42.251.42 ))) that computers use to identify each other on the network. Correct answer-
Domain Name Server (DNS)
Uses TWO KEYS a public and private key for performing encryption and decryption Correct answer-
Public Key Encryption
PROVING you are who you say you are which can be done by: what you know, what you have!
Correct answer-Authentication
TIER WHERE THE USER interface for the system is developed; SHIELDS THE USER from the underlying
logic of the systems as well as the underlying data structures Correct answer-Presentation Tier
SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT Steps 1. System Conversion 2. Final Documentation 3. End User Training
Correct answer-System Deployment
CONNECTS MULTIPLES networks together; can be used to directly connect computers to a network;
will relay messages to computers with APPROPRIATE IP ADDRESS Correct answer-ROUTER
Requires that data is KEPT secure so that they are not accidentally provided or obtained by
unauthorized users Correct answer-Confidentiality
Protecting EVERY LAYER that SURROUNDS ((( DATA ))) Correct answer-Defense in Depth
Can take on DIFFERENT FORMS depending on the complexity of the application; in certain instances,
it is AN ACTUAL OBJECT that is an ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION of the application Correct answer-
THE MODEL
Creates a subset of the data by reducing the data from multiple dimensions to one dimension
Correct answer-Slicing Data
The technology used in creating, maintaining, and making information accessible. Correct answer-
Information Technology
In charge of all aspects of the COMPUTER NETWORKS Correct answer-Network Administrator
Focuses on the design, development, and support of DATABASE MANAGEMENT systems (DBMSs).
Correct answer-Database Administrator
, Installs, configures, maintains, secures, and troubleshoots web severs Correct answer-Web
Administrator
Processed data. Correct answer-Information
INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN PUT TO USE information placed into a context. Refined information
such that the user of the knowledge is able to call forth only relevant portions of information when
needed. Correct answer-Knowledge in DIKW
Provides a social setting to knowledge; AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ((( WHY ))) Can only come by
having BOTH KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE Correct answer-WISDOM
The INPUT Processing, OUTPUT, STORAGE Cycle Correct answer-I.P.O.S.
Raw data is organized or structured for usefulness. Correct answer-PROCESSED DATA
Information is output so user can see results. Correct answer-OUTPUT DATA
Processed information is stored for permanent record. Correct answer-STORAGE
A collection of components that work together to meet the needs of the user; typically :
CATEGORIZED AS EITHER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, NETWORKS AND USERS Correct answer-
COMPUTER SYSTEM
Physical components of a computer system which include the system unit and its components and
peripheral devices; TANGIBLE ASPECTS OF THE COMPUTER Correct answer-HARDWARE
A collection of computers and resources CONNECTED by various media so that they can
COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. Correct answer-NETWORK
Systems Software and Applications Software Correct answer-SOFTWARE CATEGORIES
RULES provided by WHICH NETWORKS communicate with each other Correct answer-IP PROTOCOL
STORES the programs BEING EXECUTED and the data they are using. Correct answer-COMPUTER
MEMORY
Controls THE SPEED at which instructions are processed. Correct answer-SYSTEM CLOCK
Stands for Random Access Memory. It temporarily stores data before it is processed and sent to your
screen or printer. IT IS VOLATILE (means data or information stored disappears when the computer is
turned off or loses power). Correct answer-RAM
Transistor components, magnetic core memory, smaller size, easier to program, disk drives and
drums, called mainframe computers Correct answer-2nd Generation of Computers
Silicon chips (known as ICs - integrated circuits), reduced cost, called mini computers, networks
introduced via dumb terminals Correct answer-3rd Generation of Computers
Written for a specific machine by the engineers who built and ran the computers; no need for OS
since only one program could run at a time Correct answer-Low-level Language
With All Correct Answers
First users were the engineers who built and programmed computers, then employees who had
received specialized training were users, and now today, anyone and everyone can be a user.
Correct answer-Evolution of Users
Sends files over the network at the request of clients. Responds over LAN, within one location/site.
Support both application software and data files. Correct answer-FILE SERVER
Turns a user-friendly domain name, like Google.com, into an Internet Protocol (IP) address like
((( 70.42.251.42 ))) that computers use to identify each other on the network. Correct answer-
Domain Name Server (DNS)
Uses TWO KEYS a public and private key for performing encryption and decryption Correct answer-
Public Key Encryption
PROVING you are who you say you are which can be done by: what you know, what you have!
Correct answer-Authentication
TIER WHERE THE USER interface for the system is developed; SHIELDS THE USER from the underlying
logic of the systems as well as the underlying data structures Correct answer-Presentation Tier
SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT Steps 1. System Conversion 2. Final Documentation 3. End User Training
Correct answer-System Deployment
CONNECTS MULTIPLES networks together; can be used to directly connect computers to a network;
will relay messages to computers with APPROPRIATE IP ADDRESS Correct answer-ROUTER
Requires that data is KEPT secure so that they are not accidentally provided or obtained by
unauthorized users Correct answer-Confidentiality
Protecting EVERY LAYER that SURROUNDS ((( DATA ))) Correct answer-Defense in Depth
Can take on DIFFERENT FORMS depending on the complexity of the application; in certain instances,
it is AN ACTUAL OBJECT that is an ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION of the application Correct answer-
THE MODEL
Creates a subset of the data by reducing the data from multiple dimensions to one dimension
Correct answer-Slicing Data
The technology used in creating, maintaining, and making information accessible. Correct answer-
Information Technology
In charge of all aspects of the COMPUTER NETWORKS Correct answer-Network Administrator
Focuses on the design, development, and support of DATABASE MANAGEMENT systems (DBMSs).
Correct answer-Database Administrator
, Installs, configures, maintains, secures, and troubleshoots web severs Correct answer-Web
Administrator
Processed data. Correct answer-Information
INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN PUT TO USE information placed into a context. Refined information
such that the user of the knowledge is able to call forth only relevant portions of information when
needed. Correct answer-Knowledge in DIKW
Provides a social setting to knowledge; AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ((( WHY ))) Can only come by
having BOTH KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE Correct answer-WISDOM
The INPUT Processing, OUTPUT, STORAGE Cycle Correct answer-I.P.O.S.
Raw data is organized or structured for usefulness. Correct answer-PROCESSED DATA
Information is output so user can see results. Correct answer-OUTPUT DATA
Processed information is stored for permanent record. Correct answer-STORAGE
A collection of components that work together to meet the needs of the user; typically :
CATEGORIZED AS EITHER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, NETWORKS AND USERS Correct answer-
COMPUTER SYSTEM
Physical components of a computer system which include the system unit and its components and
peripheral devices; TANGIBLE ASPECTS OF THE COMPUTER Correct answer-HARDWARE
A collection of computers and resources CONNECTED by various media so that they can
COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. Correct answer-NETWORK
Systems Software and Applications Software Correct answer-SOFTWARE CATEGORIES
RULES provided by WHICH NETWORKS communicate with each other Correct answer-IP PROTOCOL
STORES the programs BEING EXECUTED and the data they are using. Correct answer-COMPUTER
MEMORY
Controls THE SPEED at which instructions are processed. Correct answer-SYSTEM CLOCK
Stands for Random Access Memory. It temporarily stores data before it is processed and sent to your
screen or printer. IT IS VOLATILE (means data or information stored disappears when the computer is
turned off or loses power). Correct answer-RAM
Transistor components, magnetic core memory, smaller size, easier to program, disk drives and
drums, called mainframe computers Correct answer-2nd Generation of Computers
Silicon chips (known as ICs - integrated circuits), reduced cost, called mini computers, networks
introduced via dumb terminals Correct answer-3rd Generation of Computers
Written for a specific machine by the engineers who built and ran the computers; no need for OS
since only one program could run at a time Correct answer-Low-level Language
