WGU Intro to IT C182 Practice Test
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Definition of IT ✔✔IT is the technology used in creating, maintaining, and making information
accessible as well as the people who supply and support
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WGU Intro to IT C182 Practice Test
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Definition of IT ✔✔IT is the technology used in creating, maintaining, and making information
accessible as well as the people who supply and support the use and integration of Information
Technology in an organization.
Network Administrator ✔✔Responsible for working with routers and switches
Silicon Chips 1st in computers ✔✔3rd Generation
1-1 assembly ✔✔Machine language
SaaS ✔✔Allows users to use a software application installed on a remote server
IT's role in Globalization ✔✔It allows companies to reach a wider customer base
Desktop ✔✔External flat screen monitor, optical disk drive, and a large capacity hard drive
Productivity Software ✔✔Word processor and spreadsheet program
Computer peripherals connected through a port ✔✔External microphone and USB flashdrive
Information System ✔✔Collection of information used to support management of an organization.
Includes Networks and Databases
Timestamp Data ✔✔A website logs the timestamp, location, and browser of every visitor. Then it
aggregates this content into peak traffic times and days, minimum and maximum hits for each
country and region, and popularity of certain browsers among visitors.
Processing vs Storage ✔✔Involves temporary information. Storage involves permanent
information.
Virtual Machines ✔✔Software emulator program that permits a computer user to used multiple
computers and multiple platforms without the expense of purchasing multiple computers
Peer-to-peer ✔✔Each computer is roughly equal to every other computer
Client-Server ✔✔One computer will request information from another computer, which responds
with requested information
Operating System ✔✔Allows the user to control the actions of the software, and though the
software, to access hardware. Internet browsers displaying web pages requires support from OS.
Linux OS ✔✔Linux runs on both servers and workstations
Proxy Servers ✔✔Allows updates to the network server to improve internet access while blocking
certain social media websites
Cloud based application software ✔✔provided by third parties
Shareware ✔✔Permits free temporary use followed by long-term activation for a fee
End user license agreement ✔✔Establishes the customer's right to use the software
Proprietary vs Open-source software license ✔✔Proprietary software has a cost whereas opensource software is free
Copyright ✔✔Gives the author of a software package the ability to prevent unauthorized
duplication for at least 35 years
Central Processing Unit ✔✔Control Unit and Arithmetic Logic Unit
Peripheral Devices ✔✔Printer and Monitor
HDMI port on a laptop ✔✔3
Heat Sink ✔✔Motherboard component helps to cool the CPU
Mesh ✔✔Each network device is directly connected to every other networked device
Radio Signals ✔✔Communication medium typically used when sending data transmissions over
a very long distance
IP address ✔✔Indicates specific internet location
DNS Domain name system ✔✔Translates human-readable aliases into IP addresses
Resource Path ID ✔✔Uniform Resource Locator (URL) identifies the location of the document
on the server
Availability for Assurance and Security ✔✔Requires that information is accessible when needed
Brute Force ✔✔Technique uses all possible combinations of letters and numbers to crack a
password
Smart card ✔✔two-factor authentication
High level languages ✔✔Use object-oriented programs
Compiler ✔✔Requires the components of the software to be defined from the onset
Presentation ✔✔Tier of an N-Tier architecture model interfaces are developed
Controller ✔✔Facilitates communication between the two components in the MVC architecture
model
Compiled and interpreted computer language ✔✔A compiler translates an entire program into
executable program, which can be run at a later time, while the interpreter does this incrimentally
TCL & Python ✔✔Two languages traditionally used for automation rather than software
development
Applications ✔✔interdependent with databases.
Algorithm ✔✔Another term for a formula that outlines how to execute a task
Role of drivers in facilitating communication between applications and databases ✔✔They allow
the application to interact with the database
FROM ✔✔SQL clause used to inform the database management system (DBMS) which tables
should be interrogated by the query
String ✔✔Data type used to represent p
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