Ch2 Terms Flashcards

1
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Metadata

A

Data about data

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2
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Digital Transformation

A

Integrating digital technology in all areas of business

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3
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Data Archiving

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Storing data that is no longer in active use long term for compliance purposes

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4
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HA

A

High Availability

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5
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High Availability

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The ability for a System to be available continously without fail

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6
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Schema

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The organization of data within a Relationable Database Table

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7
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Sharding

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Partitioning a large database into smaller, easily managed portions

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8
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Block Storage

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A high performance storage method where Files are split into blocks.
(Does not store metadata)

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9
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File Storage

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A simple, less expensive Hierarchical form of storage where Files are organized under Directories.
(Supports Metadata)

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10
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Object Storage

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Files are given a unique ID and stored in a flat address space as “Objects”. Objects are retrieved by their IDs.
(Supports Comprehensive Metadata)

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11
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Why use Object Storage?

A

• 90% of data is unstructured
> (photos, music, videos)
• More Efficient and Scalable
• No Metadata Limit
• Cost Effective

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12
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EBS

A

Elastic Block Service

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13
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EFS

A

Elastic File System

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14
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S3

A

Simple Storage Service

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15
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Storage System

A

Stores and Backs Up Primary Data

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16
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IOPS

A

Input/Output Operations Per Second

17
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RAID

A

Redundant Array of Independant Disks

18
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Storage Tiering

A

Tier 1: Critical Data
Tier 2: Data from Applications
Tier 3: Infrequent Access
Tier 4: Archived Data

19
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DAS

A

Direct Attatched Storage

20
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NAS

A

Network Attatched Storage

21
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SAN

A

Storage Area Network

22
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Storage Replication

A

Duplicating Data across multiple locations to make it more accessible

23
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Database

A

A collection of Information

24
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ACID

A

Atomocity, Consistency, Isolation, Durability

25
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Atomocity

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All instructions within a transaction must complete. If not, it will roll back upon failure.

26
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A SAN Network is also known as ___.

A

A SAN Fabric

27
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Synchronous Replication

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A high speed, low latency connection that requires all local data to be written before the application is informed.

28
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Asynchronous Replication

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Data is stored locally, reported as “stored” and will send data to other Replication partners at the next opportunity.