WGU C182 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT EXAM / WGU C182 OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT PREPARATION/WGU C182 OA 2025/2026 PRACTICE
REAL EXAM 120 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|PASSED WITH A+
Silicon chips (known as ICs - integrated circuits), reduced cost, called minicomputers,
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
Programmer is limited to high level control constructs such as while loops, for loops, and
if/else statements and not allowed to use primitive GOTO statements
- ......ANSWER........Structured Programming
A type of programming language for which most of its implementations EXECUTES
INSTRUCTIONS DIRECTLY AND FREELY, without previously compiling a program into
machine-language instructions. - ......ANSWER........Interpreted Language (Code)
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Small programs that place Linux commands or DOS batch files into a file
- ......ANSWER........Shell Scripting
The computer that the user is using; physically present with - ......ANSWER........Local
Computer
Connects computers to each other with NO REAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS BEING
TRANSFERRED Used for private networks with local computers.
- ......ANSWER........Network Hub
Like a hub, but this will only send data that is INTENDED FOR SPECIFIC COMPUTER
- ......ANSWER........Network Switch
Can be connected to hub, switch, or router; many routers now also act as a wireless
access point; sends out a wireless signal so computers on the network can connect
without a cable - ......ANSWER........Wireless Access Point
Contains one or more servers; client is a computer that will request information from
another computer; server is a computer that takes requests and responds with the
requested information; the software used facilitates communication with remote servers
- ......ANSWER........Client-server Network
Stores data files (web pages) and programs (scripts). Responds from anywhere on the
Internet. - ......ANSWER........Web Server
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Monitors print jobs - ......ANSWER........Print Server
Like web server or file server in that REQUEST ARE FILES and RESPONDED ARE THE FILES
data delivered between client and server. - ......ANSWER........FTP Server
Devices connected along a SINGLE CABLE Size of network is restricted
- ......ANSWER........Bus Network
Each device is connected to a CENTRAL DEVICE such as a hub or switch.
- ......ANSWER........Star Network
Each device is connected DIRECTLY TO ITS NEIGHBOR and messages are forwarded from
device to device until the proper destination is reached. - ......ANSWER........Ring Network
Every device is connected directly to every other device in the network.
- ......ANSWER........Mesh Network
Identifies the server on which the web page can be found - ......ANSWER........Domain
Name
Always ends with a period and a THREE or TWO LETTER EXTENSION which signifies the
TYPE of organization or country associated with the page - ......ANSWER........TLD (Top
Level Domain) Name Exam: www.yourname.com .edu .net . gov .org