SATA: The most popular serial ATA drive, which uses one cable for data transfers
SDRAM: It stands for Synchronous DRAM, this type of RAM is synchronized to our systems' clock speed allowing quicker processing of data
SOC (System On a Chip): Packs the CPU, Ram, and sometimes even the storage onto a single chip
Southbridge: It maintains our IO or input/output controllers, like hard drives and USB devices that input and output data
SSD: Solid State Drive
Standoffs: Used to raise and attach your motherboard to the case
T
Thermal paste: A substance used to better connect our CPU and heat sink, so the heat transfers from to the other better
Type-C connector: A type of USB connector meant to replace many peripheral connections
U
UEFI: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
USB (Universal Serial Bus): A connection standard for connecting peripherals to devices such as computers
USB-C adapter: One of the standard power, data and display connector types used in mobile devices
UTF-8: The most prevalent encoding standard used today
Module 4 Glossary
New terms and their definitions: Course 2 Module 4
A record: The most common resource record, used to point a certain domain name at a certain IPv4 IP address
Anycast: A technique that's used to route traffic to different destinations depending on factors like location, congestion, or link health
Automatic allocation: A range of IP addresses is set aside for assignment purposes
Caching and recursive name servers: They are generally provided by an ISP or your local network, and their purpose is to store domain name lookups for a certain amount of time
CNAME: A resource record used to map one domain to another
DHCP discovery: The process by which a client configured to use DHCP attempts to get network configuration information
