Term 61
Intune
Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based service that helps organizations manage their users' devices and applications, ensuring security and compliance without needing to own or control the physical hardware.
Acronym study
Terms 61–90 of 129 MS-900 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 61
Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based service that helps organizations manage their users' devices and applications, ensuring security and compliance without needing to own or control the physical hardware.
Term 62
Mobile Application Management (MAM) is a set of technologies and policies that allow IT administrators to manage and secure corporate applications on mobile devices without managing the entire device.
Term 63
MDM stands for Mobile Device Management, a technology that allows IT administrators to securely manage, monitor, and enforce policies on mobile devices like smartphones and tablets from a central console.
Term 64
A centralized dashboard within a software platform that displays system notifications, alerts, and messages about account status, security events, and service updates.
Term 65
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a security method that requires a user to verify their identity using two or more different types of evidence, such as a password plus a code from a phone, before they can access an account or system.
Term 66
Microsoft 365 is a subscription-based cloud service from Microsoft that combines productivity tools like Office apps with security, device management, and online storage.
Term 67
The Microsoft 365 admin center is a web-based portal where IT administrators manage users, subscriptions, security, and settings for an organization's Microsoft 365 services.
Term 68
A Microsoft 365 tenant is a dedicated, isolated instance of Microsoft 365 services created for an organization when they sign up for a subscription.
Term 69
Microsoft Defender is a suite of security products that protects devices, data, and identities from cyber threats like malware, phishing, and unauthorized access.
Term 70
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a cloud-based email and collaboration security service that protects organizations against malicious threats like phishing, malware, and spam in email messages and Office 365 apps.
Term 71
Microsoft Defender XDR is a unified security platform that automatically correlates alerts from across an organization's endpoints, email, identities, and cloud apps to stop complex attacks.
Term 72
The Microsoft Entra admin center is a web-based portal where IT administrators manage user identities, security policies, and access permissions across cloud applications and devices.
Term 73
Microsoft Entra ID is a cloud-based identity and access management service that lets employees sign in and access resources both inside and outside of your organization.
Term 74
Microsoft Forms is a cloud-based tool for creating surveys, quizzes, and polls to collect data and feedback.
Term 75
Microsoft Intune is a cloud-based service that helps organizations manage employee devices, apps, and security policies without needing to own or control the physical hardware.
Term 76
Microsoft Loop is a collaborative workspace platform that combines flexible canvas components, shared workspaces, and real-time co-authoring across Microsoft 365 apps.
Term 77
Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) and security orchestration automation and response (SOAR) service that helps organizations detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats across their entire digital estate.
Term 78
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform that integrates chat, video meetings, file storage, and application integration into a single workspace, primarily used within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
Term 79
Mobile application management (MAM) is the practice of controlling and securing corporate apps and their data on employee-owned or company-provided mobile devices without managing the entire device.
Term 80
Mobile device management (MDM) is a security solution that allows IT administrators to enroll, configure, monitor, and enforce policies on smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices used in an organization.
Term 81
The modern workplace is a Microsoft 365-powered digital environment that integrates productivity tools, collaboration platforms, security, and device management to enable secure, flexible, and efficient work from anywhere.
Term 82
The Monthly Enterprise Channel is a software update servicing option for Windows 10 and Windows 11 designed for enterprise environments that want to receive new features monthly while still maintaining a high level of stability and manageability.
Term 83
Office 365 is a cloud-based subscription service from Microsoft that provides access to productivity applications like Word, Excel, and Outlook, along with other cloud services, for a monthly or annual fee.
Term 84
OneDrive for Business is a cloud-based file storage and synchronization service from Microsoft, part of Microsoft 365, that lets users store, access, and share work files securely from anywhere.
Term 85
Microsoft Outlook is an email, calendar, and contact management application that is part of the Microsoft 365 suite, used by businesses and individuals to organize communications and schedules.
Term 86
Pass-through authentication is a Microsoft Azure Active Directory authentication method that validates user passwords directly against on-premises Active Directory without storing password hashes in the cloud.
Term 87
Password hash synchronization is a Microsoft Azure AD Connect feature that synchronizes a hash of a user's on-premises Active Directory password to Azure AD, enabling cloud-based authentication without additional infrastructure.
Term 88
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 89
Privileged Identity Management, a Microsoft Azure Active Directory tool that manages, monitors, and controls access to privileged roles on a just-in-time basis.
Term 90
Planner is a Microsoft 365 tool for teams to create, assign, track, and manage tasks visually using boards and charts.