WGU C182 Detailed Exam
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1. Application Software - ANSWER Programs end users run to accomplish
tasks.
2. Productivity Software - ANSWER Application software used to aid in
productivity. I.E. Presentation software, word processor, spreadsheets.
3. Internet Usage Software - ANSWER Email, FTP client, web browser
4. System Software - ANSWER Consists of programs that make up the OS
and directly support system itself.
5. **Includes services or DAEMONS
6. Server Software - ANSWER Works with hardware to provide network
service.
7. Local Application - ANSWER Software stored on an individual computer.
8. First users were the engineers who built and programmed computers, then
employees who had received specialized training were users, and now today,
anyone and everyone can be a user. - ANSWER Evolution of Users
,9. Sends files over the network at the request of clients. Responds over LAN,
within one location/site. Support both application software and data files. -
ANSWER FILE SERVER
10.Turns a user-friendly domain name, like Google.com, into an Internet
Protocol (IP) address like ((( 70.42.251.42 ))) that computers use to identify
each other on the network. - ANSWER Domain Name Server (DNS)
11.Doubling of transistor count roughly every 18 - 24 months (exponential
increase) - ANSWER Moore's Law
12.Punch cards, magnetic tape, hard disks, floppy disks, optical discs, flash
memory, cloud storage - ANSWER Evolution of Storage
13.Improve language translator; requires that the components of the software all
be defined before compilation can begin; code is more efficient - ANSWER
Compiler
14.SQL Injection - ANSWER Hacker issues a SQL command to web server as
part of URL. B/c web server is not expecting SQL command, may pass SQL
command to database. Malicious SQL command may then do damage.
15.Buffer Overflow - ANSWER Most well known type of software injection
attack.
Because buffer is limited in size, if software doesn't ensure insertions in buffer
are limited in size, sufficient amounts of malicious code could overflow buffer.
Malicious overflow code could then be stored in memory and run to perform
operations inserted by hacker.
16.White Hat - ANSWER Ethical Hacker
,17.Black Hat - ANSWER Unethical Hacker
18.Grey Hat - ANSWER Both ethical and unethical at times. A fence sitter.
19.Packet Sniffing - ANSWER Means of obtaining a password or anything
sent over network without encryption.
20.One computer will request information from another computer, which
responds with requested information. - ANSWER Client-server
21.Increased speed of development of projects - ANSWER
22.The ability to quickly and easily scale operations. - ANSWER
23.Less reliance on internal IT expertise. - ANSWER Benefits of cloud
computing
24.What are the risks of cloud computing? - ANSWER Org becomes
dependent on the reliability and performance of a third party vendor.
25.Adverse effects on internal IT employees. - ANSWER
26.What is true about the Linux operating system? - ANSWER Linux runs on
both servers and workstations
, 27.Which characteristic identifies application sotware that is cloud based? -
ANSWER provided by third party providers
28.Uses TWO KEYS a public and private key for performing encryption and
decryption - ANSWER Public Key Encryption
29.PROVING you are who you say you are which can be done by: what you
know, what you have! - ANSWER Authentication
30.TIER WHERE THE USER interface for the system is developed; SHIELDS
THE USER from the underlying logic of the systems as well as the
underlying data structures - ANSWER Presentation Tier
31.SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT Steps 1. System Conversion 2. Final
Documentation 3. End User Training - ANSWER System Deployment
32.CONNECTS MULTIPLES networks together; can be used to directly
connect computers to a network; will relay messages to computers with
APPROPRIATE IP ADDRESS - ANSWER ROUTER
33.Requires that data is KEPT secure so that they are not accidentally provided
or obtained by unauthorized users - ANSWER Confidentiality
34.Protecting EVERY LAYER that SURROUNDS ((( DATA ))) - ANSWER
Defense in Depth
35.Can take on DIFFERENT FORMS depending on the complexity of the
application; in certain instances, it is AN ACTUAL OBJECT that is an
ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION of the application - ANSWER THE
MODEL
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Already Graded A+
1. Application Software - ANSWER Programs end users run to accomplish
tasks.
2. Productivity Software - ANSWER Application software used to aid in
productivity. I.E. Presentation software, word processor, spreadsheets.
3. Internet Usage Software - ANSWER Email, FTP client, web browser
4. System Software - ANSWER Consists of programs that make up the OS
and directly support system itself.
5. **Includes services or DAEMONS
6. Server Software - ANSWER Works with hardware to provide network
service.
7. Local Application - ANSWER Software stored on an individual computer.
8. First users were the engineers who built and programmed computers, then
employees who had received specialized training were users, and now today,
anyone and everyone can be a user. - ANSWER Evolution of Users
,9. Sends files over the network at the request of clients. Responds over LAN,
within one location/site. Support both application software and data files. -
ANSWER FILE SERVER
10.Turns a user-friendly domain name, like Google.com, into an Internet
Protocol (IP) address like ((( 70.42.251.42 ))) that computers use to identify
each other on the network. - ANSWER Domain Name Server (DNS)
11.Doubling of transistor count roughly every 18 - 24 months (exponential
increase) - ANSWER Moore's Law
12.Punch cards, magnetic tape, hard disks, floppy disks, optical discs, flash
memory, cloud storage - ANSWER Evolution of Storage
13.Improve language translator; requires that the components of the software all
be defined before compilation can begin; code is more efficient - ANSWER
Compiler
14.SQL Injection - ANSWER Hacker issues a SQL command to web server as
part of URL. B/c web server is not expecting SQL command, may pass SQL
command to database. Malicious SQL command may then do damage.
15.Buffer Overflow - ANSWER Most well known type of software injection
attack.
Because buffer is limited in size, if software doesn't ensure insertions in buffer
are limited in size, sufficient amounts of malicious code could overflow buffer.
Malicious overflow code could then be stored in memory and run to perform
operations inserted by hacker.
16.White Hat - ANSWER Ethical Hacker
,17.Black Hat - ANSWER Unethical Hacker
18.Grey Hat - ANSWER Both ethical and unethical at times. A fence sitter.
19.Packet Sniffing - ANSWER Means of obtaining a password or anything
sent over network without encryption.
20.One computer will request information from another computer, which
responds with requested information. - ANSWER Client-server
21.Increased speed of development of projects - ANSWER
22.The ability to quickly and easily scale operations. - ANSWER
23.Less reliance on internal IT expertise. - ANSWER Benefits of cloud
computing
24.What are the risks of cloud computing? - ANSWER Org becomes
dependent on the reliability and performance of a third party vendor.
25.Adverse effects on internal IT employees. - ANSWER
26.What is true about the Linux operating system? - ANSWER Linux runs on
both servers and workstations
, 27.Which characteristic identifies application sotware that is cloud based? -
ANSWER provided by third party providers
28.Uses TWO KEYS a public and private key for performing encryption and
decryption - ANSWER Public Key Encryption
29.PROVING you are who you say you are which can be done by: what you
know, what you have! - ANSWER Authentication
30.TIER WHERE THE USER interface for the system is developed; SHIELDS
THE USER from the underlying logic of the systems as well as the
underlying data structures - ANSWER Presentation Tier
31.SYSTEMS DEPLOYMENT Steps 1. System Conversion 2. Final
Documentation 3. End User Training - ANSWER System Deployment
32.CONNECTS MULTIPLES networks together; can be used to directly
connect computers to a network; will relay messages to computers with
APPROPRIATE IP ADDRESS - ANSWER ROUTER
33.Requires that data is KEPT secure so that they are not accidentally provided
or obtained by unauthorized users - ANSWER Confidentiality
34.Protecting EVERY LAYER that SURROUNDS ((( DATA ))) - ANSWER
Defense in Depth
35.Can take on DIFFERENT FORMS depending on the complexity of the
application; in certain instances, it is AN ACTUAL OBJECT that is an
ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION of the application - ANSWER THE
MODEL
