WGU C952 Vocab (All Accurate)

Server correct answers A computer used for running larger programs for multiple users, often simultaneously, and typically accessed only via a network Supercomputer correct answers 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 correct answers A computer inside another device used for running one predetermined application or collection of software Personal mobile devices correct answers 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 correct answers 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 correct answers 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 correct answers A microprocessor containing multiple processors ("cores") in a single integrated circuit Terabyte (TB) correct answers 1 trillion bytes, 10^12 tebibyte (TiB) correct answers 2^40 bytes Systems software correct answers Software that provides services that are commonly useful, including operating systems, compilers, loaders, and assemblers Operating system correct answers Supervising program that manages the resources of a computer for the benefit of the programs that run on that computer Compiler correct answers A program that translates high-level language statements into assembly language statements Binary digit (bit) correct answers One of the two numbers in base 2 (0 or 1) that are the components of information Instruction correct answers A command that computer hardware understands and obeys Assembler correct answers A program that translates a symbolic version of instructions into the binary version