WGU C182 OA Study guide (GSC1) Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
A Cold Site - CORRECT ANSWER: A separate facility that does not have any computer equipment, but is a place where employees can move after a disaster.
A computer performs 4 operations - CORRECT ANSWER: IPOS (Input, Processing,
Output, Storage cycle
A Hot Site - CORRECT ANSWER: Physical location where an organization can move
its operations that includes everything for normal business operations; quickest return to business but very expensive.
Application Software - CORRECT ANSWER: Consists of programs designed to perform
specific tasks for users
Assembly Language - CORRECT ANSWER: Programming language that has the same
structure and set of commands as machine languages but allows programmers to use symbolic representations of numeric machine code. (Move.1 #$2000030c, d0 ; Initialize
DACR0)
Atanasoff-Berry - CORRECT ANSWER: 1942, US, Binary, Electronic,
Nonprogrammable
Bandwidth - CORRECT ANSWER: Transfer rate permissible over the media, described
as some number of bits per second (bps)
Business Continuity - CORRECT ANSWER: Relates to information technology systems, as well as all other business processes, including marketing, manufacturing, finance, accounting, human resources, management, etc. Key components of the process are developing a plan and testing the plan.
Circuit Switched Network - CORRECT ANSWER: Requires that a full pathway, or
circuit, be est. before transmission can begin and maintained during the entire transmission.
Cloud Computing - CORRECT ANSWER: Combines several different technologies: distributed computing, computer networks, and Storage Area Networks. Idea is to offer, as a service, the ability to offload computation storage from local computer to the cloud.
Colossus Mark 1 - CORRECT ANSWER: 1944, UK, Binary, Electronic, Programmable
Colossus Mark 2 - CORRECT ANSWER: 1944, UK, Binary, Electronic, Programmable 1 / 2
Compiler - CORRECT ANSWER: Requires that the components of the software all be
defined before compilation can begin
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER: Requires that data be kept secure so that they are not accidentally privy to unauth'd individuals and cannot be obtained by unauth'd users.
Denial of Service(DOS) Attack - CORRECT ANSWER: One or more attackers attempts
to flood a server with so many incoming messages that the server is unable to handle legitimate business.
DIKW Hierarchy - CORRECT ANSWER: Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom
Dynamic RAM - CORRECT ANSWER: Typically called main memory
Encryption - CORRECT ANSWER: Idea of obfuscating the information that resides on a computer or is sent over a network so that if it is intercepted the hacker will be unable to use the information. Encryption uses a mathematical algorithm for converting the plain- text information to the encrypted form.
Examples of the Accurate characteristic of Quality Data - CORRECT ANSWER: Data
should be sufficiently accurate for its intended purposes. Data should only be captured once.
Examples of the Relevance characteristic of Quality Data - CORRECT ANSWER: The
data being used must apply directly to the decision being made. For instance, if info is needed about a customer's purchase history, in order to better serve the customer's needs, data on prior business transactions are relevant.
Examples of the Reliable characteristic of Quality Data - CORRECT ANSWER: Data
should reflect stable and consistent data collection processes across collection points. It is the integrity and quality of data that make it useful.
Examples of the Thorough characteristic of Quality Data - CORRECT ANSWER: Data
must be complete. Data that is not thorough might contain errors or lapses of data.
Examples of the Timely characteristic of Quality Data - CORRECT ANSWER: When
there is a delay in data, it may no longer be of use or properly serve its purpose. I.E. If a company only had access to financial information from ~2-3 years, then that data may no longer be relevant.
Firewalls - CORRECT ANSWER: Prevent certain types of message from coming in or
out of the network.
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