Term 181
Cloud-only identity
A cloud-only identity is a user account that exists solely in a cloud-based identity provider and has no counterpart in any on-premises directory service.
Acronym study
Terms 181–210 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 181
A cloud-only identity is a user account that exists solely in a cloud-based identity provider and has no counterpart in any on-premises directory service.
Term 182
Amazon CloudFront is a fast content delivery network (CDN) service that securely delivers data, videos, applications, and APIs to customers globally with low latency and high transfer speeds.
Term 183
AWS CloudTrail is a service that records every action taken in your AWS account, creating a detailed log of who did what and when for security and auditing purposes.
Term 184
CloudWatch is an AWS monitoring service that tracks metrics, logs, and alarms for your cloud resources so you can see what’s happening and respond to issues.
Term 185
Clustering is a technique where multiple servers work together as a single system to keep applications running even if one server fails.
Term 186
Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies — an IT governance framework for managing and auditing IT processes.
Term 187
A set of principles and rules that guide IT professionals to act with integrity, honesty, and responsibility in their work.
Term 188
CodeQL is a semantic code analysis engine used by developers to find security vulnerabilities in source code by treating code as data and querying it for potential flaws.
Term 189
Cold standby is a disaster recovery strategy where a backup system remains powered off and inactive until a primary system fails, requiring manual intervention to bring it online.
Term 190
A column is a vertical set of values in a database table that stores one specific type of attribute for every row.
Term 191
A pricing model where you agree to use a minimum amount of cloud resources for a set term in exchange for lower rates.
Term 192
A Common Access Card (CAC) is a smart card issued by the U.S. Department of Defense that serves as a single identification, authentication, and access credential for military personnel and contractors.
Term 193
Common Criteria is an international standard (ISO 15408) that provides a common framework for evaluating the security features and capabilities of information technology products.
Term 194
Communication Compliance is the set of policies, tools, and practices used by organizations to monitor, capture, and review electronic communications in order to meet regulatory, legal, and internal governance requirements.
Term 195
A community cloud is a multi-tenant cloud infrastructure shared by several organizations with common concerns, such as compliance, security, or industry regulations.
Term 196
Compartmented security mode is a multilevel security (MLS) system where subjects are cleared for all sensitivity levels but only have access to specific compartments of information based on their need-to-know.
Term 197
A compensating control is a security measure implemented to reduce risk when a primary control cannot be used or is insufficient.
Term 198
Compliance is the process of ensuring that an organization follows laws, regulations, standards, and internal policies that apply to its operations and data handling.
Term 199
A Compliance Manager is a tool or service that helps organizations assess, monitor, and improve their adherence to regulatory standards, industry frameworks, and internal policies.
Term 200
Compliance state is the current status of a system, application, or device indicating whether it meets a defined set of security policies, regulatory requirements, or configuration standards.
Term 201
Compute Engine is Google Cloud's Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering that lets you create and run virtual machines on Google's infrastructure.
Term 202
A service that analyzes cloud computing resources and recommends changes to improve performance and reduce costs.
Term 203
Concurrency is the ability of a system to handle multiple tasks at the same time by dividing resources and switching between them efficiently.
Term 204
Conditional access is a security framework that evaluates signals like user location, device health, and risk level to grant or block access to resources in real time.
Term 205
A confidence score is a number (often between 0 and 1 or 0 and 100%) that tells you how likely it is that an AI model's prediction or answer is correct.
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Confidentiality means keeping sensitive information secret and accessible only to authorized people or systems.
Term 207
The CIA Triad is a foundational security model that ensures data is kept secret, unaltered, and accessible when needed.
Term 208
A configuration backup is a saved copy of a device's settings, such as router interfaces, firewall rules, or switch VLANs, that can be restored if the device fails or is misconfigured.
Term 209
Configuration drift is the gradual, unplanned change in a system's configuration settings over time, causing it to deviate from its original or desired state.
Term 210
Consumption-based pricing is a cloud billing model where you pay only for the resources you actually use, rather than paying a fixed upfront fee.