Technical Training Systems Operations Apprentice Course Block II - Servers

These flashcards cover important vocabulary and concepts from the Technical Training Systems Operations Apprentice Course related to servers, virtualization, cloud computing, and disaster recovery.

SATA

A hard drive interface providing faster transfer times and easier plug-and-play connections.

Network-Attached Storage (NAS)

A specialized storage device providing centralized fault-tolerant data storage for a network.

Storage Area Network (SAN)

A high-speed network of storage devices that present a shared pool of storage devices to multiple servers.

RAID

Redundant Array of Independent Disks, a technology that combines multiple hard drives to improve performance and provide redundancy.

Hypervisor

Software that runs virtual machines and manages the interaction between them and the underlying hardware.

Virtual Machine (VM)

A software emulation of a physical computer, running its own operating system and applications.

Client Virtualization

Technology that separates a desktop environment from the physical device, allowing access to a virtual desktop from any device.

Backup/Restore Process

A series of methods for protecting data by creating copies and restoring operations after a loss.

Disaster Recovery

The IT response to a sudden, unplanned event aimed at continuing critical business functions.

Cloud Computing

A model for enabling on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources.