Term 271
Fuser assembly
The fuser assembly is the part of a laser printer that uses heat and pressure to permanently bond toner particles to paper.
Acronym study
Terms 271–300 of 826 220-1201 acronyms and key terms. Each entry includes a plain-English definition and a link to the full 800-word glossary page with exam context and practice questions.
Term 271
The fuser assembly is the part of a laser printer that uses heat and pressure to permanently bond toner particles to paper.
Term 272
A gateway endpoint is a networking component that acts as an entry and exit point for traffic between two different networks, typically translating between incompatible protocols or addressing schemes.
Term 273
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union law that sets strict rules for how organizations collect, store, process, and protect the personal data of individuals within the EU.
Term 274
Geo-redundant storage is a data storage strategy that automatically copies and maintains data in at least two geographically separated locations to protect against regional disasters and ensure high availability.
Term 275
Ghosting is a printing defect where faint, unintended images or text appear on printed pages, often due to residual toner or ink left on a component from a previous print cycle.
Term 276
A global load balancer distributes incoming network traffic across multiple servers located in different geographic regions to improve performance, reliability, and availability.
Term 277
A satellite-based navigation system that provides location and time information to a receiver anywhere on Earth, as long as it has a clear line of sight to the sky.
Term 278
A Global Secondary Index (GSI) is a schema on a database table that lets you query data using an alternate key, with its own provisioned throughput, and it spans all partitions in a distributed system.
Term 279
A global table is a single database table that is automatically replicated across multiple geographic regions, allowing applications to read and write data with low latency from anywhere in the world.
Term 280
Global VNet peering is a networking feature that connects two virtual networks located in different Azure regions, allowing resources in each network to communicate directly through the Microsoft backbone.
Term 281
Google Drive is a cloud-based file storage and synchronization service that lets you store, share, and access files from any device with an internet connection.
Term 282
A GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a specialized processor that handles the rendering of images, video, and animations for display output and can also be used for general-purpose parallel computing tasks.
Term 283
A tape backup rotation scheme where three sets of backup media are used: daily (son), weekly (father), and monthly (grandfather) to balance storage cost and data recovery capability.
Term 284
A visual way for users to interact with a computer using icons, menus, and windows instead of typing text commands.
Term 285
A specialized electronic circuit designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display.
Term 286
Group Policy is a Windows-based feature that allows administrators to centrally manage and enforce settings for users and computers across an organization.
Term 287
GRS (Georedundant Storage) is a data replication method that copies your stored data to a secondary region hundreds of miles away to protect against regional disasters.
Term 288
A GUID Partition Table (GPT) is a modern standard for organizing and managing partitions on a storage drive, replacing the older Master Boot Record (MBR) system.
Term 289
Half duplex is a data transmission mode that allows communication in both directions, but only one direction at a time, like a walkie-talkie.
Term 290
A hard disk drive (HDD) is a data storage device that uses spinning magnetic platters and a moving read/write head to store and retrieve digital information.
Term 291
A hard link is a directory entry that associates a name with a file's data on a storage device, allowing multiple filenames to point to the same underlying inode and data blocks.
Term 292
A Hard Disk Drive (HDD) is a data storage device that uses spinning magnetic disks to read and write digital information.
Term 293
A heat sink is a piece of metal attached to a computer component that pulls heat away from it and spreads it into the air so the part does not overheat.
Term 294
A network device condition where processor utilisation reaches levels that degrade performance or cause service interruptions.
Term 295
High Definition (HD) refers to a display resolution or video quality that is significantly higher than standard definition, typically starting at 1280x720 pixels (720p).
Term 296
High disk usage is a condition where a computer's storage drive is working near or at its maximum capacity, causing slow performance, lag, or unresponsiveness.
Term 297
A standard cable and connector used to send high-quality video and audio from one device to another, like from a laptop to a monitor or TV.
Term 298
A host firewall is a software-based security tool that runs directly on an individual device, such as a laptop, server, or desktop, to monitor and control incoming and outgoing network traffic based on a set of security rules.
Term 299
A hosted zone is a container for DNS records that holds the information needed to route internet traffic for a domain name.
Term 300
A command-line tool in Linux that allows users to view and change the system hostname and related network identification settings without editing configuration files manually.