ITF+ Infrastructure Terms Flashcards

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A firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.
What is PaaS?
"PaaS (Platform as a Service) is a cloud computing service model that provides a platform allowing customers to develop, run, and manage applications without dealing with the infrastructure."
What is an IP address?
Explain what DNS is.
An IP address is a unique string of numbers separated by periods that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network.
Define a switch in networking.
DNS (Domain Name System) is a system that translates human-readable domain names (like www.example.com) into IP addresses that computers use to identify each other on the network.
A switch is a networking device that connects devices within a network and uses packet switching to forward data to its destination.
What is a firewall?
Define RAM.
RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly and is used for storing working data and machine code currently being used.