Chapter 1 Acronyms

Question 1

vCPU

Answer 1

virtual CPU cores (vCPUs)

Question 2

CISC

Answer 2

Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) processor

Question 3

RISC

Answer 3

Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) processors

Question 4

SRAM

Answer 4

static ram (SRAM)

Question 5

DRAM

Answer 5

dynamic ram (DRAM)

Question 6

ECC

Answer 6

error correcting code (ECC) memory

Question 7

ESD

Answer 7

electrostatic discharge (ESD)

Question 8

DAS

Answer 8

direct-attached storage (DAS)

Question 9

SAN

Answer 9

storage over a storage area network (SAN)

Question 10

RAID

Answer 10

redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID)

Question 11

TCP/IP

Answer 11

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)

Question 12

UDP

Answer 12

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

Question 13

TCP

Answer 13

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Question 14

HTTP

Answer 14

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

Question 15

SMTP

Answer 15

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

Question 16

DNS

Answer 16

Domain Name Service (DNS)

Question 17

BIOS

Answer 17

basic input-output system (BIOS)

Question 18

UEFI

Answer 18

unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI)

Question 19

NTP

Answer 19

Network Time Protocol (NTP)

Question 20

DHCP

Answer 20

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Question 21

AD DS

Answer 21

Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)

Question 22

SSH

Answer 22

Secure Shell (SSH)

Question 23

IPMI

Answer 23

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)

Question 24

iDRAC

Answer 24

Integrated Dell Remote Access (iDRAC)

Question 25

SLA

Answer 25

service level agreement (SLA)

Question 26

AWS

Answer 26

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Question 27

S3

Answer 27

Simple Storage Service (S3)

Question 28

DSC

Answer 28

Microsoft PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)

Question 29

SCCM

Answer 29

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)

Question 30

VPN

Answer 30

virtual private network (VPN)

Question 31

PKI

Answer 31

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

Question 32

ACL

Answer 32

access control list (ACL)

Question 33

DR

Answer 33

Disaster recovery (DR)

Question 34

NIST

Answer 34

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Question 35

SP

Answer 35

Special Publication (SP)

Question 36

CSP

Answer 36

cloud service provider (CSP)

Question 37

GCP

Answer 37

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Question 38

CAPEX

Answer 38

capital expenditures (CAPEX)

Question 39

OPEX

Answer 39

operating expenditures (OPEX)

Question 40

XaaS

Answer 40

Anything as a Service (XaaS)