Glossary terms from course 3, module 6

Centralized logging: Parsing logs in one central location 

Disk to disk cloning: A type of cloning that happens when you connect an external hard drive to the machine you want to clone

Event Viewer: A place where all events that have been logged are stored

Factory reset: Resetting a device to the settings it came with from the factory 

Logging: The act of creating log events 

Log rotation: A way for the OS to clean out log files to make room for new ones

Logs: Files that record system events on our computer

OTA update: A type of update that is installed by the mobile device itself

Re-flash: A way to preserve end-user data on a device that you plan on resetting

Remote connection: The ability to connect an authorized person to a computer or network remotely; allows us to manage multiple machines from anywhere in the world

Secure copy: A command you can use in Linux to copy files between computers on a network

Shared folders: A way to share files between computers on the same network on Windows

SSH (Secure shell): A protocol implemented by other programs to securely access one computer from another

SSH authentication key: A secure authentication method for accessing a computer from other devices

Unix epoch: It is the number of seconds since midnight on January first, 1970. It’s a ‘Zero Hour’ for Unix based computers to anchor their concept of time

Variable: Files that constantly change

Virtual instance: A single virtual machine

VPN (Virtual private network): A secure method of connecting a device to a private network over the internet