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Cloud storage
Cloud storage is a service that lets you save data on remote servers accessed over the internet instead of on your computer's hard drive.
Acronym study
Terms 31–60 of 226 XK0-005 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 31
Cloud storage is a service that lets you save data on remote servers accessed over the internet instead of on your computer's hard drive.
Term 32
A Cloud VPN is a service that securely connects your private network to a cloud provider's network over the public internet using encryption and authentication.
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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 34
Command Prompt is a text-based interface in Windows that lets you type commands to perform tasks like managing files, troubleshooting networks, or launching programs.
Term 35
Computer Management is a built-in Microsoft Windows tool that gives IT professionals a central console to manage system components like disks, users, services, and event logs.
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Continual improvement is an ongoing effort to enhance services, processes, and products by making incremental or breakthrough improvements over time.
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Control Panel is a central graphical interface in Windows operating systems used to configure system settings, manage hardware, and control user preferences.
Term 38
Cost is the amount of money spent on IT services, including all resources, activities, and overheads needed to deliver and support them.
Term 39
Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like operating systems that automatically runs commands or scripts at specified dates and times.
Term 40
Crontab is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like operating systems that allows users to automate the execution of scripts or commands at specified intervals.
Term 41
Current Channel is the default update servicing branch for Microsoft 365 apps that delivers new features as soon as they are released by Microsoft.
Term 42
In IT service management, a customer is the person or organization that defines requirements and agrees to pay for services, but does not necessarily use them directly.
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A dependency is a piece of software, library, or package that another software application requires in order to function correctly.
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Device Manager is a built-in Windows tool that shows you all the hardware connected to your computer and lets you manage the drivers that make that hardware work.
Term 45
The df command in Linux and Unix systems reports the amount of disk space used and available on mounted file systems.
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A DHCP pool is a reserved set of IP addresses that a DHCP server can assign to devices on a network automatically when they request a connection.
Term 47
A DHCP server is a network device or service that automatically assigns IP addresses and other network configuration parameters to devices on a network, eliminating the need for manual configuration.
Term 48
DHCP snooping is a network security feature that filters untrusted DHCP messages to prevent rogue DHCP servers from giving out false IP addresses.
Term 49
Disk Management is a system utility that lets you manage hard drives and other storage devices, including partitioning, formatting, and assigning drive letters.
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dmesg is a Linux command that displays messages from the kernel ring buffer, used to diagnose hardware and boot issues.
Term 51
DNF (Dandified YUM) is the default package manager for Fedora and other RPM-based Linux distributions, used to install, update, and remove software packages while resolving dependencies automatically.
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DNS is the system that translates human-friendly domain names like example.com into machine-readable IP addresses so computers can find each other on a network.
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dpkg is the base package management tool for Debian-based Linux systems used to install, remove, and manage individual software packages with .deb extension.
Term 54
du is a command-line tool used in Unix-like operating systems to estimate and display the disk space used by files and directories.
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Dynamic ARP Inspection is a security feature that validates ARP packets on a network to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks by ensuring that only legitimate ARP messages are forwarded.
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Dynamic NAT is a method of mapping multiple private IP addresses to a pool of public IP addresses automatically, allowing many devices to share a limited number of public addresses.
Term 57
The Endpoint Manager admin center is a unified web-based console in Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager that IT administrators use to manage, secure, and monitor all devices across an organization.
Term 58
Event Viewer is a built-in Windows tool that logs system, security, and application events to help administrators monitor and troubleshoot issues.
Term 59
The Exchange admin center (EAC) is a web-based management console used by IT administrators to manage email, calendars, contacts, and other mail-related features in Microsoft Exchange Server or Exchange Online.
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exFAT is a file system created by Microsoft for flash drives and memory cards that allows files larger than 4 GB to be stored and works across both Windows and macOS.