WGU-C182: Operating Systems and Applications

WGU-C182: Operating Systems and Applications

Leave the first rating Students also studied Terms in this set (30) Save EC2 Solutions Architect Associate L...Teacher 22 terms vlohan1Preview First Hop Redundancy Protocols 34 terms JabingoPreview AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification...332 terms kenny_nguyen842 Preview DHCP 52 terms Jab Practice questions for this set Learn1 / 7Study using Learn A LAN that uses the Internet Protocol What is IT?a system with hardware, software and people as the main sub-systems.Where is software used at the OS level?to control hardware and enable interactions with people using IT.Software within an organization.the software used and developed needs to support a company's goals.Choose an answer 1What is IT?2Cloud Computing 3Application software4Intranet Don't know?

Goals often supported by software.- improve communications internally and externally

• share resources among employees
• allow for better integration between functional areas of an organization
• help ensure security of a company's confidential information

Application softwareconsists of programs that end users run to accomplish tasks.Productivity softwareincludes the word processor, presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint), spreadsheet program, database management systems, calendar program, address book, and data organizer.horizontal softwarethe software can be used across all divisions within an organization.Vertical softwaresoftware used by select groups with an organization or to a specific discipline.System softwareprograms that make up the operating system.daemons or servicespieces of the operating system that run in the background all of the time.server softwareworks with hardware to provide a network service.Local ApplicationsSoftware that is stored on an individual computer IntranetA LAN that uses the Internet Protocol Cloud Computingallows an organization to access resources and applications from anywhere/anytime.operating systema program, primary task is to allow a computer user to easily access the hardware and software of a computer system, required to maintain the computer's environment.OS support controlit allows the user to control the actions of the software, and through the software, to control (or access) hardware.Serverdedicated computers within a network whose function is to respond to network requests and provide a network service.Server OSsWindows Server, Unix and Linux KernelThe core components of the operating system. sits on top of the hardware and is the interface between hardware and software.Device Driversprovide specific interfaces between the OS running a computer and hardware.Shellan interface for the user, often personalized for that given user. provides access to the kernel.

Servicesor daemons, are operating system programs that are usually started when the operating system is loaded and initialized, but they run in the background.Utility Programsprograms that allow the user to monitor and improve system performance.administrator accountsperform system-oriented operations. For instance, to create new user accounts, test for security holes, and manipulate system files. sometimes referred to as root or superuser Web ServerThe role is to respond to HTTP requests. HTTP is the hypertext transfer protocol.Proxy Serverused in an organization to act as a giant cache of web pages that anyone in the organization has recently retrieved. can also be used to block certain content from being returned.Database Serverpermits database access across a network. will perform such tasks as data analysis, data manipulation, security, and archiving.FTP Serverlike a web server in that it hosts files and allows clients to access those files.However, access is in the form of uploading files and downloading files.File Serverin essence a computer with a large hard disk storing files that any or many users of the network may wish to access.E-mail Serverprovides e-mail service. Its job is to accept e-mail requests from clients, send messages out to other e-mail servers, receive e-mails from other servers, and alert the user that e-mail has arrived.