WGU D490 MSCIA GRADUATE CAPSTONE
TASK 3 COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Information is output so user can see results.
Answer: OUTPUT DATA
◉ Processed information is stored for permanent record.
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
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
Answer: HARDWARE
◉ A collection of computers and resources CONNECTED by various
media so that they can COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.
,Answer: NETWORK
◉ Systems Software and Applications Software
Answer: SOFTWARE CATEGORIES
◉ RULES provided by WHICH NETWORKS communicate with each
other
Answer: IP PROTOCOL
◉ STORES the programs BEING EXECUTED and the data they are
using.
Answer: COMPUTER MEMORY
◉ Controls THE SPEED at which instructions are processed.
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).
Answer: RAM
, ◉ Transistor components, magnetic core memory, smaller size,
easier to program, disk drives and drums, called mainframe
computers
Answer: 2nd Generation of Computers
◉ Silicon chips (known as ICs - integrated circuits), reduced cost,
called mini computers, networks introduced via dumb terminals
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
Answer: Low-level Language
◉ Easier than machine but still required detailed, precise LOW
LEVEL instructions
Answer: Assembly Language
◉ Function is to TRANSLATE ONE LANGUAGE TO ANOTHER; take
source code and convert it to another form; source code by itself
cannot be read by a computer
Answer: Language Translator Programs
TASK 3 COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ Information is output so user can see results.
Answer: OUTPUT DATA
◉ Processed information is stored for permanent record.
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
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
Answer: HARDWARE
◉ A collection of computers and resources CONNECTED by various
media so that they can COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.
,Answer: NETWORK
◉ Systems Software and Applications Software
Answer: SOFTWARE CATEGORIES
◉ RULES provided by WHICH NETWORKS communicate with each
other
Answer: IP PROTOCOL
◉ STORES the programs BEING EXECUTED and the data they are
using.
Answer: COMPUTER MEMORY
◉ Controls THE SPEED at which instructions are processed.
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).
Answer: RAM
, ◉ Transistor components, magnetic core memory, smaller size,
easier to program, disk drives and drums, called mainframe
computers
Answer: 2nd Generation of Computers
◉ Silicon chips (known as ICs - integrated circuits), reduced cost,
called mini computers, networks introduced via dumb terminals
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
Answer: Low-level Language
◉ Easier than machine but still required detailed, precise LOW
LEVEL instructions
Answer: Assembly Language
◉ Function is to TRANSLATE ONE LANGUAGE TO ANOTHER; take
source code and convert it to another form; source code by itself
cannot be read by a computer
Answer: Language Translator Programs
