Term 241
Faded print
Faded print is a printer output defect where text or images appear lighter or less distinct than intended, often due to low toner or ink, worn components, or incorrect settings.
Acronym study
Terms 241–270 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 241
Faded print is a printer output defect where text or images appear lighter or less distinct than intended, often due to low toner or ink, worn components, or incorrect settings.
Term 242
Failover routing is a network design that automatically redirects traffic to a backup path when the primary path fails, keeping services available.
Term 243
FAT32 is a file system that organizes and manages how data is stored on storage devices like USB drives and memory cards.
Term 244
Fiber internet is a broadband connection that uses strands of glass or plastic to transmit data as pulses of light, offering higher speeds and more reliable service than traditional copper-based connections.
Term 245
Fibre Channel is a high-speed networking technology used to connect computer data storage to servers, enabling fast and reliable data transfer in enterprise data centers.
Term 246
A FIFO queue is a data structure that processes items in the exact order they arrive, like a line at a grocery store where the first person in line is served first.
Term 247
File association is the operating system configuration that links a specific file type or extension to a default program that can open, edit, or execute that file.
Term 248
A file share is a centralized storage location on a network where multiple users can access, read, write, and manage files simultaneously.
Term 249
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used to transfer files between a client and a server over a TCP/IP network.
Term 250
Google Cloud Filestore is a managed file storage service that lets you mount a network file system (NFS) to multiple virtual machines simultaneously, just like a shared folder on an office network.
Term 251
Fingerprint unlock is a biometric authentication method that uses the unique patterns of a person's fingerprint to verify their identity and grant access to a device or system.
Term 252
A firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing traffic based on predetermined security rules to protect trusted internal networks from untrusted external networks.
Term 253
A firewall log is a record of network traffic that a firewall has allowed or denied, used by IT professionals to monitor security events and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
Term 254
A firewall rule is a set of conditions that tells a firewall which network traffic to allow or block based on attributes like source, destination, port, and protocol.
Term 255
Firmware is specialized software permanently stored in read-only memory on a hardware device that controls how that device operates at a basic level.
Term 256
A First Hop Redundancy Protocol provides automatic backup for the default gateway router on a network so that devices keep working if the primary router fails.
Term 257
A floating static route is a backup route in a routing table that is only used when the primary route fails, because it has a higher administrative distance (lower priority).
Term 258
Flooding is a network switching technique where a switch sends incoming frames out through all its ports except the one it received the frame from, to ensure the frame reaches its destination when the switch does not know the correct port.
Term 259
Flow control is a technique that manages the rate of data transmission between two devices to prevent a fast sender from overwhelming a slow receiver.
Term 260
Form factor is the physical size, shape, and layout of a hardware component that determines how it fits and connects inside a computer or device.
Term 261
A frame is a unit of data at the Data Link layer of networking, containing header, payload, and trailer information for local network delivery.
Term 262
Frame forwarding is the process by which a network switch or bridge receives a data unit called a frame on one port and transmits it out the appropriate destination port based on the MAC address table.
Term 263
fsck is a command-line tool that checks and repairs inconsistencies in a file system, ensuring data integrity.
Term 264
fstab is a system configuration file in Linux that defines how and where storage devices and partitions are mounted at boot time.
Term 265
Amazon FSx is a fully managed Windows file server and Lustre file system service that provides native file storage for Windows workloads and high-performance computing (HPC) in the AWS cloud.
Term 266
FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is a standard network protocol used to transfer files between a client and a server over a TCP/IP network.
Term 267
A full backup is a complete copy of all selected data, files, or system state, serving as the foundation for any backup strategy.
Term 268
Full duplex is a communication mode where data can be sent and received simultaneously between two parties, like a two-way conversation without interruptions.
Term 269
A Fully Qualified Domain Name is the complete and unambiguous website or server name that includes the host, domain, and top-level domain, leaving no room for guesswork.
Term 270
Function as a Service (FaaS) is a cloud computing model that lets you run small pieces of code in response to events without managing servers or infrastructure.