WGU C182 Study Guide 2024 with complete solution

WGU C182 Study Guide 2024 with complete solution 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.