WGU C952 Final Exam Review (Latest 2024/ 2025
Update) Computer Architecture | Questions and
Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A
Personal Computer (PC) - ANSWERA computer designed for use by an individual,
usually incorporating a graphics display, a keyboard, and a mouse.
Server - ANSWERA computer user for running larger programs for multiple users,
often simultaneously, and typically accessed only via a network
Supercomputer - ANSWERA 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 - ANSWERA computer inside another device used for running
one predetermined application or collection of software.
Personal mobile devices (PMDs) - ANSWERare 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 - ANSWERRefers to 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 (SaaS) - ANSWERdelivers 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 - ANSWERA microprocessor containing multiple processors
("cores") in a single integrated circuit.
Kilobyte (KB) - ANSWER1000 bytes (10^3)
Kibibyte (KiB) - ANSWER1024 bytes (2^10)
Megabyte (MB) - ANSWER1 million bytes (10^6)
Mebibyte (MiB) - ANSWER2^20 bytes
Gigabyte (GB) - ANSWER10^9
Gibibyte (GiB) - ANSWER2^30 bytes
Terabyte (TB) - ANSWER10^12
, Tebibyte (TiB) - ANSWER2^40 bytes
Petabyte (PB) - ANSWER10^15
Pebibyte (PiB) - ANSWER2^50 bytes
Exabyte (EB) - ANSWERquintillion bytes (10^18)
Exbibyte - ANSWER2^60 bytes
Zettabyte (ZB) - ANSWER10^21 bytes
Zebibyte (ZiB) - ANSWER2^70 bytes
Yottabyte - ANSWER10^24 bytes
Yobibyte - ANSWER2^80 bytes
System software - ANSWERSoftware that provides services that are commonly
useful, including operating systems, compilers, loaders, and assemblers
Operating system - ANSWERSupervising program that manages the resources of a
computer for the benefit of the programs that run on that computer.
Compiler - ANSWERA program that translates high-level language statements into
assembly language statements
binary digit (bit) - ANSWEROne of the two numbers in base 2 (0 or 1) that are the
components of information
Instruction - ANSWERA command that computer hardware understands and obeys.
Assembler - ANSWERA program that translates a symbolic version of instructions
into the binary version.
Assembly language - ANSWERA symbolic representation of machine instructions.
machine language - ANSWERA binary representation of machine instructions.
High level programming language - ANSWERA portable language such as C, C++, Java,
or Visual Basic that is composed of words and algebraic notation that can be
translated by a compiler into assembly language.
input device - ANSWERA mechanism through which the computer is fed information,
such as a keyboard.
Update) Computer Architecture | Questions and
Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A
Personal Computer (PC) - ANSWERA computer designed for use by an individual,
usually incorporating a graphics display, a keyboard, and a mouse.
Server - ANSWERA computer user for running larger programs for multiple users,
often simultaneously, and typically accessed only via a network
Supercomputer - ANSWERA 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 - ANSWERA computer inside another device used for running
one predetermined application or collection of software.
Personal mobile devices (PMDs) - ANSWERare 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 - ANSWERRefers to 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 (SaaS) - ANSWERdelivers 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 - ANSWERA microprocessor containing multiple processors
("cores") in a single integrated circuit.
Kilobyte (KB) - ANSWER1000 bytes (10^3)
Kibibyte (KiB) - ANSWER1024 bytes (2^10)
Megabyte (MB) - ANSWER1 million bytes (10^6)
Mebibyte (MiB) - ANSWER2^20 bytes
Gigabyte (GB) - ANSWER10^9
Gibibyte (GiB) - ANSWER2^30 bytes
Terabyte (TB) - ANSWER10^12
, Tebibyte (TiB) - ANSWER2^40 bytes
Petabyte (PB) - ANSWER10^15
Pebibyte (PiB) - ANSWER2^50 bytes
Exabyte (EB) - ANSWERquintillion bytes (10^18)
Exbibyte - ANSWER2^60 bytes
Zettabyte (ZB) - ANSWER10^21 bytes
Zebibyte (ZiB) - ANSWER2^70 bytes
Yottabyte - ANSWER10^24 bytes
Yobibyte - ANSWER2^80 bytes
System software - ANSWERSoftware that provides services that are commonly
useful, including operating systems, compilers, loaders, and assemblers
Operating system - ANSWERSupervising program that manages the resources of a
computer for the benefit of the programs that run on that computer.
Compiler - ANSWERA program that translates high-level language statements into
assembly language statements
binary digit (bit) - ANSWEROne of the two numbers in base 2 (0 or 1) that are the
components of information
Instruction - ANSWERA command that computer hardware understands and obeys.
Assembler - ANSWERA program that translates a symbolic version of instructions
into the binary version.
Assembly language - ANSWERA symbolic representation of machine instructions.
machine language - ANSWERA binary representation of machine instructions.
High level programming language - ANSWERA portable language such as C, C++, Java,
or Visual Basic that is composed of words and algebraic notation that can be
translated by a compiler into assembly language.
input device - ANSWERA mechanism through which the computer is fed information,
such as a keyboard.
