WGU C182 2026 Question and Answer |
Complete Exam Prep Using Previously
Tested Content
• 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.
• Internet Usage Software-✓✓Email, FTP client, web browser
• 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-✓✓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-✓✓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.
• FTP Server-✓✓Hosts files and allows clients access to files.
Access is in form of uploading/downloading files.
Requires either user has an account or logs in as anonymous user.
• 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
• String Data-✓✓Alphanumeric or text
Ex: James (Last name)
623 Hill Street
• Number Integer-✓✓Numeric data, whole numbers.
Ex: 4
• Floating Point-✓✓Decimal.
Ex: 4.2
• Date/Time-✓✓Type of Data
• Boolean/Logical-✓✓Type of Data.
Complete Exam Prep Using Previously
Tested Content
• 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.
• Internet Usage Software-✓✓Email, FTP client, web browser
• 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-✓✓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-✓✓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.
• FTP Server-✓✓Hosts files and allows clients access to files.
Access is in form of uploading/downloading files.
Requires either user has an account or logs in as anonymous user.
• 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
• String Data-✓✓Alphanumeric or text
Ex: James (Last name)
623 Hill Street
• Number Integer-✓✓Numeric data, whole numbers.
Ex: 4
• Floating Point-✓✓Decimal.
Ex: 4.2
• Date/Time-✓✓Type of Data
• Boolean/Logical-✓✓Type of Data.
