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ACL
An Access Control List is a set of rules that determines who or what can access specific network resources or data.
Acronym study
Terms 1–30 of 321 Google ACE 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 1
An Access Control List is a set of rules that determines who or what can access specific network resources or data.
Term 2
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a managed container orchestration service on Microsoft Azure that simplifies deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications using Kubernetes.
Term 3
An alerting policy is a set of rules that defines when to send notifications about a system condition that needs attention.
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Anthos is a Google Cloud platform that lets you run applications consistently across different computing environments, like on-premises data centers and multiple public clouds.
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App Engine is a fully managed serverless platform from Google Cloud that lets developers build and deploy applications without worrying about the underlying infrastructure.
Term 6
Application Default Credentials (ADC) is a built-in Google Cloud mechanism that automatically finds and provides the right credentials for your application to authenticate to Google Cloud services without hardcoding secrets.
Term 7
An Application Gateway is a network device or cloud service that manages and secures traffic between users and web applications by applying rules, routing requests, and offloading tasks like SSL encryption.
Term 8
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a network protocol used to map a device's IP address to its physical MAC address so data can be delivered correctly on a local network.
Term 9
ARP poisoning is a network attack where an attacker sends fake Address Resolution Protocol messages to link their MAC address with a legitimate IP address, enabling them to intercept, modify, or stop data on a local network.
Term 10
An ARP reply is a network response sent by a device to answer an ARP request, providing its MAC address so the requesting device can map an IP address to a physical hardware address on a local network.
Term 11
An ARP request is a network broadcast message sent by a device to discover the hardware (MAC) address of another device on the same local network given its IP address.
Term 12
An ARP table is a data structure stored on a network device that maps IP addresses to their corresponding MAC addresses, enabling communication within a local network.
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Artifact Registry is a managed service for storing, managing, and securing container images and other software packages in a centralized repository.
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Aurora Serverless is an on-demand, auto-scaling configuration for Amazon Aurora that automatically starts, scales, and stops database capacity based on your application's needs.
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An Autoscaler is a cloud service that automatically increases or decreases the number of virtual machines (instances) or resources based on real-time demand, so your application always has enough capacity without wasting money on idle servers.
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Availability is the measure of how often a system or service is operational and accessible when needed, typically expressed as a percentage of uptime.
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Availability management is the practice of ensuring that IT services and systems are operational and accessible when users need them.
Term 18
An Availability set is a cloud computing feature that groups virtual machines across multiple fault domains and update domains to ensure high availability during hardware failures or planned maintenance.
Term 19
An Availability Zone is a distinct, isolated location within a cloud region that contains its own power, cooling, and networking, designed to protect applications from single points of failure.
Term 20
The AWS Command Line Interface is a unified tool that lets you manage Amazon Web Services from a terminal or command prompt by typing commands instead of using the graphical console.
Term 21
AWS Cloud is a comprehensive on-demand cloud computing platform provided by Amazon that offers a wide range of services including computing power, storage, and databases, allowing businesses to scale and innovate without managing physical hardware.
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AWS Config is a service that continuously records, evaluates, and reports on changes to your AWS resources so you can maintain a secure and compliant infrastructure.
Term 23
AWS Organizations is a free service that lets you centrally manage multiple AWS accounts, apply security policies, and control billing across your entire cloud environment.
Term 24
The AWS SDK is a set of libraries and tools that developers use to interact with Amazon Web Services from their programming language of choice.
Term 25
AWS Support plans are tiered service packages that provide varying levels of technical support, guidance, and response times for AWS cloud environments.
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Azure Active Directory is Microsoft's cloud-based identity and access management service that lets employees sign in and access resources both in the cloud and on-premises.
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Azure AD Connect is a Microsoft tool that synchronizes on-premises Active Directory identities with Azure Active Directory for unified cloud and on-premises access.
Term 28
Azure AI Search is a cloud search service that uses artificial intelligence to index and search through large amounts of data, returning relevant results that feel as smart as a Google search.
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Azure Arc is a Microsoft service that lets you manage servers, Kubernetes clusters, and databases running outside of Azure as if they were native Azure resources.
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Azure Automation is a cloud-based service that lets you automatically create, deploy, monitor, and maintain resources in your Microsoft Azure environment using runbooks and configuration management.