WGU C724 Study Sets Latest Updated
2022 Graded A
The evolution of software has produced the ability to manage large databases of information,
known as ✔✔database management systems (DBMS)
was the first computer software language for business applications ✔✔Common Business
Oriented Language (COBOL)
is a programming environment that provides tools to developers to write code. ✔✔Integrated
Development Environment (IDE)
components include devices that provide input into the processing unit. These include peripherals,
such as the keyboard, mouse, microphone (audio input), sensors, and document or visual scanners.
✔✔Input
which is the brain of the computer. Historically, this unit included several components, such as a
control unit, a processor, an arithmetic or logic unit, and memory components. ✔✔Central
Processing Unit (CPU)
components include primary temporary storage and secondary long-term storage devices.
✔✔Storage
is temporary or short-term storage used by the processor. ✔✔Random Access Memory (RAM)
components include internal storage devices or processes, as well as external peripherals such as
monitor screens (visual output), speakers (audio output), and printers (physical output). ✔✔Output
,which is the medium through which communications between the input, processor, storage, and
output occur. ✔✔System Bus
or similarly the backplane, of a system is the device that contains the system bus and connects the
various input and output devices that compose any given computer system. ✔✔Motherboard
tracking barcodes and wireless sensor networks, some used in supply chain operations. ✔✔radio
frequency identification (RFID)
A person interacts with digital data through a physical environment. ✔✔Tangible User Interface
(TUI)
is the most advanced integrated circuit and holds millions of integrated circuits in a semiconductor
chip. They are programmable devices that process instructions and incorporate the four functions
of a computer central processing unit (CPU), which includes fetch, decode, execute and store.
✔✔Microprocessor
A chip with multiple CPUs is called a ........ This typically provides more computing power for
they can run multiple instructions in parallel. ✔✔Multicore processor
coined by the co-founder of Intel, described that components in integrated circuits or microchips
will double every two years. ✔✔Moore's Law
otherwise known as CPU cache and random access memory (RAM), are typically referred to as
volatile flash memory, meaning that information storage is temporary and can only be stored until
power is removed. ✔✔Primary Storage
is accessed only through a system's input/output bus and is generally several orders of magnitude
slower than primary storage technologies. On the other hand, costs per byte for ........... have
historically been quite a bit less than primary storage technologies. Examples of ............. include
,magnetic hard disk drives, which are spinning magnetic disks with moving read and write heads,
as well as newer, more modern solid state nonvolatile flash storage. ............. also includes
removable media, such as magnetic floppy disks, optical discs (CDs & DVDs), and USB flash
drives. ✔✔Secondary Storage
Small systems are used on an individual basis (i.e., one-person use) and include traditional
multicomponent desktop systems (monitor, computer, keyboard, mouse) and integrated systems,
such as laptops and tablet computers. ✔✔Personal Computer (PC)
A more powerful system used by individuals in order to run more resource-intensive applications.
✔✔Workstation
A system used to provide services to other systems. Servers need not be powerful computers.
Server operating systems may be used on personal computers, including desktops or laptops,
though usually servers are built on more resilient and reliable components. ✔✔Server
A high-capacity, high-performance system built for large organizations and used to quickly
process large volumes of data. ✔✔Mainframe
This term merely implies the fastest category of computer available. Supercomputers are purpose
built to handle vast amounts of information very quickly. Examples of supercomputer applications
include simulating global weather patterns, decoding genome structures, or simulating the human
mind. ✔✔Supercomputer
A form of supercomputer constructed from many smaller systems that have been connected
together. ✔✔Grid computing
A software-based platform that allows multiple virtual servers, isolated from host computer, to
operate on a single or, potentially, a fabric of many systems. Initially intended to more efficiently
, use expensive and underutilized hardware, virtualization has allowed for better fault tolerance and
flexible, dynamic, and automated server operation and maintenance. ✔✔Virtual computing
is software whose source-code is freely available to developers and users. .............. is developed
not by single users or companies, but by communities of connected users and groups. ✔✔Open
Source Software
is a system used to convert plain-text document into one optimized for viewing as a Web page,
integrating colors, graphics, fonts, and links. ✔✔Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
A computer language similar to HTML, XML makes it easier to exchange, validate, store, and
interpret data between a variety of applications and systems. ✔✔Extensible markup language
(XML)
Many graphical and traditional text based HTML editors exist and range from the unsophisticated
text editors to feature rich graphical WYSIWIG (What You See Is What You Get) interfaces.
Modern popular examples include Adobe's Dreamweaver and Microsoft's Visual Studio. ✔✔Web
design tools
Graphics, video, animations, and interactive multimedia are popular elements in Web pages.
Popular tools used to create these elements include Adobe's Photoshop, Flash, and Premier
products. ✔✔Graphics tools
Tools that allow webmasters and developers to achieve better rankings from search engines,
implying that traffic would better route to a site as a result. ✔✔Search engine optimization
Services are provided in-house on servers or in a datacenter owned, managed, and administered
by the organization. ✔✔On Premises (private cloud)
2022 Graded A
The evolution of software has produced the ability to manage large databases of information,
known as ✔✔database management systems (DBMS)
was the first computer software language for business applications ✔✔Common Business
Oriented Language (COBOL)
is a programming environment that provides tools to developers to write code. ✔✔Integrated
Development Environment (IDE)
components include devices that provide input into the processing unit. These include peripherals,
such as the keyboard, mouse, microphone (audio input), sensors, and document or visual scanners.
✔✔Input
which is the brain of the computer. Historically, this unit included several components, such as a
control unit, a processor, an arithmetic or logic unit, and memory components. ✔✔Central
Processing Unit (CPU)
components include primary temporary storage and secondary long-term storage devices.
✔✔Storage
is temporary or short-term storage used by the processor. ✔✔Random Access Memory (RAM)
components include internal storage devices or processes, as well as external peripherals such as
monitor screens (visual output), speakers (audio output), and printers (physical output). ✔✔Output
,which is the medium through which communications between the input, processor, storage, and
output occur. ✔✔System Bus
or similarly the backplane, of a system is the device that contains the system bus and connects the
various input and output devices that compose any given computer system. ✔✔Motherboard
tracking barcodes and wireless sensor networks, some used in supply chain operations. ✔✔radio
frequency identification (RFID)
A person interacts with digital data through a physical environment. ✔✔Tangible User Interface
(TUI)
is the most advanced integrated circuit and holds millions of integrated circuits in a semiconductor
chip. They are programmable devices that process instructions and incorporate the four functions
of a computer central processing unit (CPU), which includes fetch, decode, execute and store.
✔✔Microprocessor
A chip with multiple CPUs is called a ........ This typically provides more computing power for
they can run multiple instructions in parallel. ✔✔Multicore processor
coined by the co-founder of Intel, described that components in integrated circuits or microchips
will double every two years. ✔✔Moore's Law
otherwise known as CPU cache and random access memory (RAM), are typically referred to as
volatile flash memory, meaning that information storage is temporary and can only be stored until
power is removed. ✔✔Primary Storage
is accessed only through a system's input/output bus and is generally several orders of magnitude
slower than primary storage technologies. On the other hand, costs per byte for ........... have
historically been quite a bit less than primary storage technologies. Examples of ............. include
,magnetic hard disk drives, which are spinning magnetic disks with moving read and write heads,
as well as newer, more modern solid state nonvolatile flash storage. ............. also includes
removable media, such as magnetic floppy disks, optical discs (CDs & DVDs), and USB flash
drives. ✔✔Secondary Storage
Small systems are used on an individual basis (i.e., one-person use) and include traditional
multicomponent desktop systems (monitor, computer, keyboard, mouse) and integrated systems,
such as laptops and tablet computers. ✔✔Personal Computer (PC)
A more powerful system used by individuals in order to run more resource-intensive applications.
✔✔Workstation
A system used to provide services to other systems. Servers need not be powerful computers.
Server operating systems may be used on personal computers, including desktops or laptops,
though usually servers are built on more resilient and reliable components. ✔✔Server
A high-capacity, high-performance system built for large organizations and used to quickly
process large volumes of data. ✔✔Mainframe
This term merely implies the fastest category of computer available. Supercomputers are purpose
built to handle vast amounts of information very quickly. Examples of supercomputer applications
include simulating global weather patterns, decoding genome structures, or simulating the human
mind. ✔✔Supercomputer
A form of supercomputer constructed from many smaller systems that have been connected
together. ✔✔Grid computing
A software-based platform that allows multiple virtual servers, isolated from host computer, to
operate on a single or, potentially, a fabric of many systems. Initially intended to more efficiently
, use expensive and underutilized hardware, virtualization has allowed for better fault tolerance and
flexible, dynamic, and automated server operation and maintenance. ✔✔Virtual computing
is software whose source-code is freely available to developers and users. .............. is developed
not by single users or companies, but by communities of connected users and groups. ✔✔Open
Source Software
is a system used to convert plain-text document into one optimized for viewing as a Web page,
integrating colors, graphics, fonts, and links. ✔✔Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
A computer language similar to HTML, XML makes it easier to exchange, validate, store, and
interpret data between a variety of applications and systems. ✔✔Extensible markup language
(XML)
Many graphical and traditional text based HTML editors exist and range from the unsophisticated
text editors to feature rich graphical WYSIWIG (What You See Is What You Get) interfaces.
Modern popular examples include Adobe's Dreamweaver and Microsoft's Visual Studio. ✔✔Web
design tools
Graphics, video, animations, and interactive multimedia are popular elements in Web pages.
Popular tools used to create these elements include Adobe's Photoshop, Flash, and Premier
products. ✔✔Graphics tools
Tools that allow webmasters and developers to achieve better rankings from search engines,
implying that traffic would better route to a site as a result. ✔✔Search engine optimization
Services are provided in-house on servers or in a datacenter owned, managed, and administered
by the organization. ✔✔On Premises (private cloud)
