WGU C954 Information Systems
Terminology Section Two
Autonomic computing ANS: A self-managed computer model named after and patterned on the human
body's autonomic nervous system
Real-time adaptive security ANS: The network security model necessary to accommodate the
emergence of multiple perimeters and moving parts on the network and increasingly advance threats
targeting enterprises
Autonomous agent ANS: Software that carries out some set of operations on behalf of a user or another
program with some degree of independence or autonomy and employs some knowledge of
representation of the users goals or desires
Virtual assistant (VA) ANS: The small program stored on a PC or portable device that monitors emails
and faxes messages and phone calls
Machine learning ANS: A type of artificial intelligence that enables computers to both understand
concepts in the environment and also to learn
Information of everything (IoE) ANS: A concept that extends the Internet of Things emphasis on
machine to machine communication to describe a more complex system that encompasses people and
processes
Biological 3-D printing ANS: Includes the proteins of skin and organs and is progressing from theory to
reality
3-D printing ANS: Builds three-dimensional solid objects from a digital model layers by layer using an
additive process
,Ambient digital experience ANS: A band of the physical, virtual, and electronic environment creating a
real-time ambient environment that changes as the user moves from one place to another
Network ANS: A communication system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a
standard methodology in which they can communicate
Wireless media ANS: Wireless media carry electromagnetic signals that represent the binary digits of
data communications using radio or microwave frequencies. As a networking medium, wireless is not
restricted to conductors or pathways, as are copper and fiber media. Wireless media provides the
greatest mobility options of all media.
Coaxial cable ANS: Cable that can carry a wide range of frequencies with low signal loss
Fiber optic ANS: The technology for the transmission of data as light impulses along a glass wire or fiber
Twisted pair cable ANS: A cable composed of four (or more) copper wires twisted around each other
within a plastic sheath
Wire media ANS: Transmission material (usually copper) that carries electrical signals
Network transmission media ANS: Various types of media used to carry electrical signals between
computers
Internet protocol version 6 (iPv6) ANS: The sixth generation Internet protocol that replaced the fifth
generation Internet protocol
Transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) ANS: Provides the technical foundation for the
public internet as well as for private networks
, Ethernet ANS: Ethernet is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local
area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). Systems
communicating over Ethernet divide a stream of data into shorter pieces called frames.
Interoperability ANS: Capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources even
though they are made by different manufacturers
Network topology ANS: The topological structure of a network that may be depicted physically or
logically. It is an application of graph theory wherein communicating devices are modeled as nodes and
the connections between the devices are modeled as links or lines between the nodes.
Protocol ANS: A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during
transmission
Router ANS: An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then
decides which way to send it towards its destination
Packet switching ANS: Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of
efficiently sized units called packets each of which contains the address of the destination computer
Network operating system NOS ANS: The operating system that runs a network steering information
between computers and managing security and users
Client server network ANS: A model for applications in which the bulk of the back end processing such
as performing a physical search of a database takes place on a server while the front end processing
which involves communicating with users is handled by the clients
Peer to peer P2P network ANS: A computer network that relies on the computing power and bandwidth
of the participants in the network rather than centralized server
Terminology Section Two
Autonomic computing ANS: A self-managed computer model named after and patterned on the human
body's autonomic nervous system
Real-time adaptive security ANS: The network security model necessary to accommodate the
emergence of multiple perimeters and moving parts on the network and increasingly advance threats
targeting enterprises
Autonomous agent ANS: Software that carries out some set of operations on behalf of a user or another
program with some degree of independence or autonomy and employs some knowledge of
representation of the users goals or desires
Virtual assistant (VA) ANS: The small program stored on a PC or portable device that monitors emails
and faxes messages and phone calls
Machine learning ANS: A type of artificial intelligence that enables computers to both understand
concepts in the environment and also to learn
Information of everything (IoE) ANS: A concept that extends the Internet of Things emphasis on
machine to machine communication to describe a more complex system that encompasses people and
processes
Biological 3-D printing ANS: Includes the proteins of skin and organs and is progressing from theory to
reality
3-D printing ANS: Builds three-dimensional solid objects from a digital model layers by layer using an
additive process
,Ambient digital experience ANS: A band of the physical, virtual, and electronic environment creating a
real-time ambient environment that changes as the user moves from one place to another
Network ANS: A communication system created by linking two or more devices and establishing a
standard methodology in which they can communicate
Wireless media ANS: Wireless media carry electromagnetic signals that represent the binary digits of
data communications using radio or microwave frequencies. As a networking medium, wireless is not
restricted to conductors or pathways, as are copper and fiber media. Wireless media provides the
greatest mobility options of all media.
Coaxial cable ANS: Cable that can carry a wide range of frequencies with low signal loss
Fiber optic ANS: The technology for the transmission of data as light impulses along a glass wire or fiber
Twisted pair cable ANS: A cable composed of four (or more) copper wires twisted around each other
within a plastic sheath
Wire media ANS: Transmission material (usually copper) that carries electrical signals
Network transmission media ANS: Various types of media used to carry electrical signals between
computers
Internet protocol version 6 (iPv6) ANS: The sixth generation Internet protocol that replaced the fifth
generation Internet protocol
Transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) ANS: Provides the technical foundation for the
public internet as well as for private networks
, Ethernet ANS: Ethernet is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local
area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). Systems
communicating over Ethernet divide a stream of data into shorter pieces called frames.
Interoperability ANS: Capability of two or more computer systems to share data and resources even
though they are made by different manufacturers
Network topology ANS: The topological structure of a network that may be depicted physically or
logically. It is an application of graph theory wherein communicating devices are modeled as nodes and
the connections between the devices are modeled as links or lines between the nodes.
Protocol ANS: A standard that specifies the format of data as well as the rules to be followed during
transmission
Router ANS: An intelligent connecting device that examines each packet of data it receives and then
decides which way to send it towards its destination
Packet switching ANS: Occurs when the sending computer divides a message into a number of
efficiently sized units called packets each of which contains the address of the destination computer
Network operating system NOS ANS: The operating system that runs a network steering information
between computers and managing security and users
Client server network ANS: A model for applications in which the bulk of the back end processing such
as performing a physical search of a database takes place on a server while the front end processing
which involves communicating with users is handled by the clients
Peer to peer P2P network ANS: A computer network that relies on the computing power and bandwidth
of the participants in the network rather than centralized server
