Term 631
Patch Manager
A Patch Manager is a tool or service that automates the process of finding, downloading, testing, and installing software updates across multiple computers to keep them secure and stable.
Acronym study
Terms 631–660 of 1001 Cloud Digital Leader 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 631
A Patch Manager is a tool or service that automates the process of finding, downloading, testing, and installing software updates across multiple computers to keep them secure and stable.
Term 632
A patch panel is a mounted hardware unit with ports that connect incoming and outgoing network cables, serving as a central point for organizing and managing cable connections.
Term 633
A set of security rules that any company that handles credit card payments must follow to protect cardholder data from theft and fraud.
Term 634
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is a set of security requirements designed to protect credit card data during storage, processing, and transmission.
Term 635
Penetration testing is a simulated cyberattack on a computer system, network, or application to find security weaknesses before real attackers can exploit them.
Term 636
The performance efficiency pillar is a set of design principles and best practices within the AWS Well-Architected Framework that focuses on using computing resources effectively to meet system requirements while maintaining efficiency as demand changes.
Term 637
A permission boundary is the defined limit that controls which users, processes, or systems can access specific resources in a computing environment.
Term 638
Persistent Disk is a durable, high-performance block storage service for Google Cloud virtual machines that retains data even after the VM is shut down or deleted.
Term 639
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 640
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 641
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 642
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 643
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 644
A logical grouping of cloud instances placed close together or spread apart to optimize performance, fault tolerance, or network latency.
Term 645
A pod is the smallest deployable unit in Kubernetes, containing one or more containers that share storage, network, and a specification for how to run.
Term 646
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a technology that lets network cables carry electrical power to devices like cameras and phones, so they don't need a separate power outlet.
Term 647
PoE+ (Power over Ethernet Plus) is a networking standard that delivers up to 30 watts of electrical power along with data over a single Ethernet cable to devices like IP cameras and wireless access points.
Term 648
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 649
Policy enforcement is the process of implementing and ensuring compliance with defined security rules and configurations across an IT environment.
Term 650
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 651
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 652
Port scanning is the process of probing a computer or network device to discover which network ports are open, closed, or filtered, revealing potential entry points for services and applications.
Term 653
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 654
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 655
Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a technology that allows electrical power and data to be transmitted over a single Ethernet cable to devices like IP cameras, wireless access points, and VoIP phones.
Term 656
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 657
PPTP is an outdated VPN protocol that encapsulates PPP frames in IP packets for secure remote access, but is now considered insecure.
Term 658
A secret password or passphrase that two devices share beforehand to prove they are allowed to connect and communicate securely.
Term 659
A predefined role is a set of permissions that Google Cloud automatically creates and maintains, giving you a ready-made way to control who can do what with your cloud resources.
Term 660
Predictability in cloud computing is the ability to reliably forecast performance, costs, and behavior of cloud resources over time.