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ent / C182 WGU Objective Asse
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LED ANSWERS VERIFIED ANS
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WERS ALREADY GRADED A+
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,Control Unit (CU) - g g g
retrieves the instructions and the raw data that is input and c
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oordinates or controls the sending of those instructions and d
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ata to the ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) -
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does the actual processing of the data; completing mathem
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atical calculations and logical operations to process the dat
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a and converting the input of the keyboard text entry to outp
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ut displayed on the screen - CORRECT ANSWER-
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Dynamic RAM (DRAM) - g g g
typically called main memory Static RAM (SRAM) -
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cache memory and registers - CORRECT ANSWER-
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BIOS stands for: Basic Input Output System; ROM stands for R
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ead Only Memory. Typically stored in ROM chip on the mother
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board. Is software NOT hardware, ("basic" operating system t
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hat runs when the computer is first turned on). Runs tests of m
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emory and the CPU and initializes hardware components so t
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hat the actual Operating System can be loaded from the hard
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disk. Can't choose the amount or contents. -
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CORRECT ANSWER-BIOS ROM
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Vacuum tubes, relay switches, the need to program in machi
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ne language - CORRECT ANSWER-
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1st Generation of Computers
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,Single chip processor, called microcomputer, first personal c
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omputer, rudimentary computer graphics, home use -
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CORRECT ANSWER-4th Generation of Computers 1971 -
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, Doubling of transistor count roughly every 18 - g g g g g g g
24 months (exponential increase) - CORRECT ANSWER-
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Punch cards, magnetic tape, hard disks, floppy disks, optical di
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scs, flash memory, cloud storage - CORRECT ANSWER-
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Evolution of Storage
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Improve language translator; requires that the components o
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f the software all be defined before compilation can begin; co
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de is more efficient - CORRECT ANSWER-Compiler
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Characterized by the creation of windowed operating system g g g g g g g
s, easier real-
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world object modeling in programming code, and the applicat
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ion of inheritance in program code. - CORRECT ANSWER-
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A computer being accessed over the network -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Remote Computer
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Requires that a full pathway, or circuit, be established before tr
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mission; like calling someone on the phone -g g g g g g g
CORRECT ANSWER-Circuit Switched Network
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