WGU C182 2026 Question and Answer
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• Application Software-✓✓Programs end users run to accomplish tasks.
• Productivity Software-✓✓Application software used to aid in
productivity. I.E. Presentation software, word processor, spreadsheets.
• System Software-✓✓Consists of programs that make up the OS and
directly support system itself.
**Includes services or DAEMONS
• Server Software-✓✓Works with hardware to provide network service.
• Local Application-✓✓Software stored on an individual computer.
• Intranet-✓✓A LAN that uses IP. Used to communicate within
organization.
• Cloud Computing-✓✓Allows organization to access resources/app
anywhere, anytime. Beneficial because an org. may access resources it
may not normally have.
,• Operating Systems-✓✓Allows a user to easily access
hardware/software, required to maintain computer environment.
• Kernel-✓✓Core component of OS.
Loads when computer first boots
Sits on top of hardware, is interface b/w hardware and software.
• Device Drivers-✓✓Interface b/w OS and hardware.
• Shell-✓✓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)-✓✓OS programs that start when OS is loaded.
They run in the background and wait for an event to initiate.
• Utility Programs-✓✓Allow user to monitor system performance.
• Web Server-✓✓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-✓✓A software that acts as an intermediary between a
client and a server to shield the client from adverse actions of the server.
*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-✓✓Permits database access across a network.
Performs tasks such as data analysis, data manipulation, security, and
archiving.
May/may not store database itself.
**MySQL is popular.
• File Server-✓✓Computer with large hard disk storing files, but can
also store software to be run over network.
• Email Server-✓✓Provides email service.
Accepts email request from clients.
IMAP,POPS,HTTP,MAPI,MIME
| Latest Verified Questions from Prior
Exam Scripts
• Application Software-✓✓Programs end users run to accomplish tasks.
• Productivity Software-✓✓Application software used to aid in
productivity. I.E. Presentation software, word processor, spreadsheets.
• System Software-✓✓Consists of programs that make up the OS and
directly support system itself.
**Includes services or DAEMONS
• Server Software-✓✓Works with hardware to provide network service.
• Local Application-✓✓Software stored on an individual computer.
• Intranet-✓✓A LAN that uses IP. Used to communicate within
organization.
• Cloud Computing-✓✓Allows organization to access resources/app
anywhere, anytime. Beneficial because an org. may access resources it
may not normally have.
,• Operating Systems-✓✓Allows a user to easily access
hardware/software, required to maintain computer environment.
• Kernel-✓✓Core component of OS.
Loads when computer first boots
Sits on top of hardware, is interface b/w hardware and software.
• Device Drivers-✓✓Interface b/w OS and hardware.
• Shell-✓✓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)-✓✓OS programs that start when OS is loaded.
They run in the background and wait for an event to initiate.
• Utility Programs-✓✓Allow user to monitor system performance.
• Web Server-✓✓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-✓✓A software that acts as an intermediary between a
client and a server to shield the client from adverse actions of the server.
*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-✓✓Permits database access across a network.
Performs tasks such as data analysis, data manipulation, security, and
archiving.
May/may not store database itself.
**MySQL is popular.
• File Server-✓✓Computer with large hard disk storing files, but can
also store software to be run over network.
• Email Server-✓✓Provides email service.
Accepts email request from clients.
IMAP,POPS,HTTP,MAPI,MIME
