Term 781
Scanner
A scanner is a device that captures physical documents or images and converts them into digital data for computer storage, editing, or transmission.
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Terms 781–810 of 1033 N10-009 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 781
A scanner is a device that captures physical documents or images and converts them into digital data for computer storage, editing, or transmission.
Term 782
Scheduled scaling is a cloud computing strategy that automatically adjusts computing resources based on a predefined time schedule to match predictable workload patterns.
Term 783
SCP (Secure Copy Protocol) is a network protocol used to securely transfer files between computers over an encrypted SSH connection.
Term 784
SCTP is a reliable, message-oriented transport protocol that combines TCP's reliability with UDP's message boundaries and adds multi-homing and multi-streaming.
Term 785
SD-WAN is a software-defined approach to managing wide-area networks that improves performance, lowers cost, and simplifies connectivity between branch offices and data centers.
Term 786
SDS (Software-Defined Storage) is a storage architecture that separates storage software from underlying hardware, allowing centralized management and flexible allocation of storage resources.
Term 787
Secrets management is the practice of securely storing, controlling access to, and regularly rotating sensitive credentials like passwords, API keys, and certificates used by applications and services.
Term 788
AWS Secrets Manager is a fully managed service that helps you protect access to your applications, services, and IT resources by securely storing, rotating, and controlling access to secrets like database passwords, API keys, and credentials.
Term 789
Secure Digital (SD) is a small, removable flash memory card used to store data in devices like cameras, smartphones, and laptops.
Term 790
Secure disposal is the process of permanently destroying or sanitizing data storage media so that the data cannot be recovered or reconstructed by any means.
Term 791
Security in IT is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and data from unauthorized access, damage, or theft.
Term 792
A security group is a virtual firewall that controls inbound and outbound traffic to AWS resources, such as EC2 instances, based on defined rules.
Term 793
The Security pillar is a set of best practices for designing and operating cloud systems that protect data, systems, and assets through confidentiality, integrity, and availability controls.
Term 794
A segment is a division of a larger network, such as a collision domain, broadcast domain, or a portion of a TCP data stream, used to organize traffic and improve performance.
Term 795
Self-monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) is a monitoring system built into hard drives and solid-state drives that detects and reports on various indicators of drive reliability to predict potential failures before they occur.
Term 796
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) is a computer bus interface used to connect storage devices like hard drives and solid-state drives to a computer's motherboard.
Term 797
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) is a fast, reliable interface used to connect and transfer data between hard drives or SSDs and a computer system, commonly found in enterprise servers.
Term 798
A 9-pin D-shaped connector used for serial communication between devices like computers, modems, and networking equipment.
Term 799
Serverless is a cloud computing model where the cloud provider manages the servers, and you only pay for the actual compute time your code uses, without having to worry about provisioning or maintaining infrastructure.
Term 800
Serverless computing is a cloud execution model where the cloud provider dynamically manages the allocation and provisioning of servers, allowing developers to write and deploy code without thinking about the underlying infrastructure.
Term 801
A service account is a special type of account used by an application or a virtual machine, rather than a human user, to authenticate and interact with cloud services and APIs securely.
Term 802
A service endpoint is a specific network address (URL or IP/port) that client applications use to access the functionality or data of a cloud or web service.
Term 803
A service failure is an interruption or degradation of a software application, system, or network component that prevents it from delivering its intended function to users or other systems.
Term 804
A service principal is an identity created for an application or automated tool to access cloud resources securely without using a human user account.
Term 805
A Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the public name of a Wi-Fi network that devices use to identify and connect to it.
Term 806
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a signaling protocol used to start, maintain, and end voice and video calls over IP networks.
Term 807
sFlow is a network monitoring technology that samples packets and exports traffic statistics to a central collector for analyzing network performance and security.
Term 808
SFP (Small Form-factor Pluggable) is a compact, hot-swappable transceiver that connects a network device to fiber optic or copper cabling for data transmission.
Term 809
SFP+ is an enhanced version of the Small Form-factor Pluggable transceiver that supports data rates up to 16 Gbps, commonly used for 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel connections in enterprise networking.
Term 810
SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) is a secure method for transferring files over a network using an encrypted SSH connection.