WGU C182 Objective Assessment / C182 WGU Objective Assessment EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ Control Unit (CU) - retrieves the instructions and the raw data that is input and coordinates or controls the sending of those instructions and data to the ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) - does the actual processing of the data; completing mathematical calculations and logical operations to process the data and converting the input of the keyboard text entry to output displayed on the screen - CORRECT ANSWER -Parts of the CPU Dynamic RAM (DRAM) - typically called main memory Static RAM (SRAM) - cache memory and registers - CORRECT ANSWER -Types of RAM BIOS stands for: Basic Input Output System; ROM stands for Read Only Memory. Typically stored in ROM chip on the motherboard. Is software NOT hardware, ("basic" operating system that runs when the computer is first turned on). Runs tests of memory and the CPU and initializes hardware components so that the actual Operating System can be loaded from the hard disk. Can't choose the amount or contents. - CORRECT ANSWER -BIOS ROM Vacuum tubes, relay switches, the need to program in machine language - CORRECT ANSWER -1st Generation of Computers Single chip processor, called microcomputer, first personal computer, rudimentary computer graphics, home use - CORRECT ANSWER -4th Generation of Computers 1971 - 1980. Doubling of transistor count roughly every 18 - 24 months (exponential increase) - CORRECT ANSWER -Moore's Law Punch cards, magnetic tape, hard disks, floppy disks, optical discs, flash memory, cloud storage - CORRECT ANSWER -
Evolution of Storage Improve language translator; requires that the components of the software all be defined before compilation can begin; code is more efficient - CORRECT ANSWER -Compiler Characterized by the creation of windowed operating systems, easier real -world object modeling in programming code, and the application of inheritance in program code. - CORRECT ANSWER -Object Oriented Programming A computer being accessed over the network - CORRECT ANSWER -Remote Computer Requires that a full pathway, or circuit, be established before transmission can begin and maintained during the entire transmission; like calling someone on the phone - CORRECT ANSWER -Circuit Switched Network
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