Term 601
Personal Area Network
A Personal Area Network (PAN) is a small network that connects devices within a person's immediate workspace, typically within a range of about 10 meters.
Acronym study
Terms 601–630 of 956 220-1102 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 601
A Personal Area Network (PAN) is a small network that connects devices within a person's immediate workspace, typically within a range of about 10 meters.
Term 602
A personal computer is a general-purpose computing device designed for individual use, running operating systems like Windows, macOS, or Linux.
Term 603
A Personal Identification Number (PIN) is a short numeric code used to verify a user's identity before granting access to a system, device, or account.
Term 604
Personal Identity Verification, or PIV, is a US federal government standard for using smart cards to securely verify a person's identity for access to physical and digital resources.
Term 605
Personally identifiable information (PII) is any data that can be used to identify, contact, or locate a specific individual, either alone or when combined with other information.
Term 606
PHI stands for Protected Health Information, which is any health data that can identify an individual and is protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Term 607
Phishing is a type of cyber attack where criminals impersonate legitimate organizations or individuals to trick victims into revealing sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, or personal data.
Term 608
Physical controls are tangible security measures like locks, fences, and biometric scanners used to protect buildings, hardware, and sensitive data from unauthorized physical access or harm.
Term 609
PII stands for Personally Identifiable Information, which is any data that can be used to identify a specific individual.
Term 610
Platform as a Service (PaaS) is a cloud computing model that provides a complete platform for developing, running, and managing applications without the complexity of building and maintaining the underlying infrastructure.
Term 611
A platform service is a cloud computing offering that provides a complete environment for developing, deploying, and managing applications without the need to manage the underlying infrastructure.
Term 612
Policy as code is the practice of representing and managing security, compliance, and governance rules as executable code, enabling automated validation and enforcement across infrastructure and software development workflows.
Term 613
Policy assignment is the process of attaching a set of rules or permissions to a specific resource, user, or group so that those rules are enforced in a cloud or IT environment.
Term 614
Policy enforcement is the process of implementing and ensuring compliance with defined security rules and configurations across an IT environment.
Term 615
Policy inheritance is the mechanism by which policies applied to a parent container in a hierarchical system automatically apply to all child objects within that container, unless explicitly blocked or overridden.
Term 616
Pop-up ads are unsolicited browser windows or overlays that appear automatically while browsing, often used for advertising or, maliciously, to spread malware.
Term 617
Port mirroring is a network monitoring technique that sends a copy of all packets seen on one switch port (or VLAN) to another port for analysis.
Term 618
Port security is a network switch feature that restricts which devices can connect to a port based on the device's MAC address, preventing unauthorized access.
Term 619
Power-On Self-Test (POST) is a diagnostic process that a computer runs when it first powers on to check that essential hardware components are working correctly before loading the operating system.
Term 620
Post Office Protocol (POP) is a standard internet protocol used by email clients to retrieve email from a remote server and download it to the user's local device.
Term 621
A Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) is software that you did not intend to install and that can cause unwanted behavior on your system, such as showing excessive ads or slowing down performance.
Term 622
The Power-on Self-test (POST) is a diagnostic process a computer runs immediately when you turn it on to check that essential hardware components are working correctly before loading the operating system.
Term 623
PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and a scripting language built on the .NET framework.
Term 624
PowerShell script deployment is the process of automating the distribution and execution of PowerShell scripts across multiple computers in an IT environment to perform configuration, software installation, or security tasks.
Term 625
PPTP is an outdated VPN protocol that encapsulates PPP frames in IP packets for secure remote access, but is now considered insecure.
Term 626
A secret password or passphrase that two devices share beforehand to prove they are allowed to connect and communicate securely.
Term 627
Predictability in cloud computing is the ability to reliably forecast performance, costs, and behavior of cloud resources over time.
Term 628
A preventive control is a security measure designed to stop unauthorized access, attacks, or errors before they can occur.
Term 629
A Pricing Calculator is a tool that lets you estimate the cost of cloud services before you start using them.
Term 630
Printer Command Language is a set of instructions that tells a printer how to format and print a page, developed by Hewlett-Packard.