Term 481
SOAR
SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) is a technology stack that helps security teams automate responses to threats by integrating various security tools and standardizing workflows.
Acronym study
Terms 481–510 of 595 Google PCA 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 481
SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) is a technology stack that helps security teams automate responses to threats by integrating various security tools and standardizing workflows.
Term 482
A software-defined network (SDN) is a networking approach that separates the control plane (how traffic is directed) from the data plane (where traffic moves), allowing network administrators to manage and optimize traffic flow centrally through software instead of relying on individual hardware switches and routers.
Term 483
A Software-defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is a virtual network architecture that uses software to manage and optimize the connections between branch offices and data centers across a wide geographic area.
Term 484
A physical Compute Engine server that is dedicated solely to your project, ensuring that no other customer's virtual machines (VMs) run on that same hardware.
Term 485
A sort key is a field or attribute used to determine the order in which data items are arranged within a database or storage system, often in combination with a partition key.
Term 486
Google Cloud's globally distributed, strongly consistent, and horizontally scalable database service designed for mission-critical, transactional workloads.
Term 487
A Spot Instance is an unused cloud computing resource that a provider offers at a deep discount but that can be reclaimed by the provider with little notice.
Term 488
A Spot VM is a virtual machine instance that uses unused cloud provider capacity at a significantly discounted price, but can be terminated with short notice when the provider needs the capacity back.
Term 489
In networking, 'ss' is a command-line utility used to display detailed socket statistics, showing active connections, listening ports, and protocol information on Linux and Unix systems.
Term 490
SSH (Secure Shell) is a cryptographic network protocol that provides secure, encrypted communication and remote administration between two devices over an unsecured network.
Term 491
An SSID is the public name of a Wi-Fi network that devices use to identify and connect to it.
Term 492
A Start of Authority (SOA) record is a special DNS record that stores essential administrative information about a domain, including the primary name server, the responsible administrator email, and timing parameters for caching and updates.
Term 493
A startup script is a file of commands or code that runs automatically when a cloud virtual machine starts up, allowing you to configure the system without manual logging in.
Term 494
Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC) is a method that allows a device on an IPv6 network to automatically generate its own IP address without needing a dedicated server to assign one.
Term 495
AWS Step Functions is a serverless orchestration service that lets you coordinate multiple AWS services into a visual, state-machine-based workflow.
Term 496
A step scaling policy is a type of auto scaling rule that adjusts the number of computing resources in predefined increments based on the magnitude of a CloudWatch alarm breach.
Term 497
A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a dedicated, high-speed network that provides block-level storage access to servers, making storage appear as if it is directly attached to the server.
Term 498
A storage class is a category of data storage that defines how data is stored, accessed, retrieved, and billed in a cloud environment.
Term 499
A Storage Gateway is a service or device that connects on-premises IT environments to cloud storage, making cloud storage feel like a local drive or backup target.
Term 500
A stored procedure is a pre-written collection of SQL statements saved in a database that can be executed as a single unit to perform specific tasks, like updating records or generating reports.
Term 501
A Straight Tip Connector, often called an ST connector, is a fiber optic cable connector that uses a twist-on bayonet-style coupling mechanism to securely attach a fiber optic cable to a device or patch panel.
Term 502
A straight-through cable is a type of Ethernet cable where the wire arrangement is identical on both ends, used to connect different types of network devices, like a computer to a switch.
Term 503
Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is a transport layer protocol that combines the reliability of TCP with the speed of UDP and adds the ability to send multiple independent streams of data over a single connection.
Term 504
Stream processing is a data processing method that continuously analyzes and acts on data in real time as it arrives, rather than storing it first and processing it later.
Term 505
Structured data is information that is organized in a predefined format, typically in rows and columns, making it easy to search, process, and analyze by computers.
Term 506
A subnet is a logical subdivision of an IP network, created by partitioning a larger network address space using subnet masks.
Term 507
A subnet mask is a 32-bit number that helps a computer or network device determine which part of an IP address identifies the network and which part identifies the host device on that network.
Term 508
A Subscriber Connector (SC) is a fiber optic cable connector known for its push-pull coupling mechanism and square shape, commonly used in data centers and telecommunications for single-mode and multimode fiber connections.
Term 509
Sustained use discount is a pricing model that automatically reduces the cost of a cloud resource when you run it continuously for a significant portion of the billing month.
Term 510
A logical interface on a network switch that allows it to be managed and communicate with other devices using IP addresses.