Assessment / C182 WGU
Objective Assessment EXAM
NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED
A+
,Control Unit (CU) - retrieves the instructions and the raw
data that is input and coordinates or controls the sending of
those instructions and data to the ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit
(ALU) - does the actual processing of the data; completing
mathematical calculations and logical operations to
process the data and converting the input of the keyboard
text entry to output displayed on the screen - CORRECT
ANSWER-Parts of the CPU
Dynamic RAM (DRAM) - typically called main memory Static
RAM (SRAM) - cache memory and registers - CORRECT
ANSWER-Types of RAM
BIOS stands for: Basic Input Output System; ROM stands for
Read Only Memory. Typically stored in ROM chip on the
motherboard. Is software NOT hardware, ("basic" operating
system that runs when the computer is first turned on). Runs
tests of memory and the CPU and initializes hardware
components so that the actual Operating System can be
loaded from the hard disk. Can't choose the amount or
contents. - CORRECT ANSWER-BIOS ROM
Vacuum tubes, relay switches, the need to program in
machine language - CORRECT ANSWER-1st Generation of
Computers
,Single chip processor, called microcomputer, first personal
computer, rudimentary computer graphics, home use -
CORRECT ANSWER-4th Generation of Computers 1971 -
1980.
, Doubling of transistor count roughly every 18 - 24 months
(exponential increase) - CORRECT ANSWER-Moore's Law
Punch cards, magnetic tape, hard disks, floppy disks, optical
discs, flash memory, cloud storage - CORRECT ANSWER-
Evolution of Storage
Improve language translator; requires that the components
of the software all be defined before compilation can begin;
code is more efficient - CORRECT ANSWER-Compiler
Characterized by the creation of windowed operating
systems, easier real-world object modeling in programming
code, and the application of inheritance in program code. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Object Oriented Programming
A computer being accessed over the network - CORRECT
ANSWER-Remote Computer
Requires that a full pathway, or circuit, be established before
transmission can begin and maintained during the entire
transmission; like calling someone on the phone - CORRECT
ANSWER-Circuit Switched Network