WGU C952, Exam review Questions and answers. VERIFIED.

WGU C952, Exam review Questions and answers. VERIFIED. Server - -A computer used for running larger programs for multiple users, often simultaneously, and typically accessed only via a network Supercomputer - -A class of computers with the highest performance and cost; they are configured as servers and typically cost tens to hundreds of millions of dollars Embedded computer - -A computer inside another device used for running one predetermined application or collection of software Personal mobile devices - -small wireless devices to connect to the Internet; they rely on batteries for power, and software is installed by downloading apps. Conventional examples are smart phones and tablets Cloud computing - -large collections of servers that provide services over the Internet; some providers rent dynamically varying numbers of servers as a utility Software as a Service - -delivers software and data as a service over the Internet, usually via a thin program such as a browser that runs on local client devices, instead of binary code that must be installed, and runs wholly on that device. Examples include web search and social networking Multicore microprocessor - -A microprocessor containing multiple processors ("cores") in a single integrated circuit Terabyte (TB) - -1 trillion bytes, 10^12 tebibyte (TiB) - -2^40 bytes Systems software - -Software that provides services that are commonly useful, including operating systems, compilers, loaders, and assemblers Operating system - -Supervising program that manages the resources of a computer for the benefit of the programs that run on that computer Compiler - -A program that translates high-level language statements into assembly language statements Binary digit (bit) - -One of the two numbers in base 2 (0 or 1) that are the components of information Instruction - -A command that computer hardware understands and obeys