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What does PBQs stand for?

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PBQs - Performance Based Questions.

It’s used to test a candidate’s ability to perform well on real world problems. PBQs are delivered in simulations or within virtual environments.

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What does VM stand for?

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VM - Virtual Machine

A Virtual Machine (VM) is a compute resource that uses software instead of a physical computer to run programs and deploy apps. Physical machine is a “host”. Virtual Machine (VM) is a “guest”.
One or more virtual “guest” machines can run on a physical “host” machine.

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What does LAN stand for?

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LAN - Local Area Network.

A local area network interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, campus or office building.

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What does WAN stand for?

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WAN - Wide Area Network.

A Wide Area Network is a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographic area.

It’s a computer network that connects smaller networks.

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What does TCP stand for?

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TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

Transmission Control Protocol is one of the main protocols of the Internet Protocol Site.

It complemented the Internet Protocol (IP). Therefore, the entire Internet Suite is referred to as TCP/IP.

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What does IP stand for?

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IP - Internet Protocol

An IP address is a numerical label (192.0.2.1) that is connected to a computer network.

It’s a set of rules for communication over the internet.

An IP serves two main functions: network interface identification and location addressing.

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What does OSI stand for?

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OSI - Open Systems Interconnection

The Open Systems Interconnection Model is a conceptual framework that describes the universal standard set of functions of a networking system.

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What does CompTIA stand for?

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CompTIA - Computing Technology Industry Association

CompTIA is the leading provider of vendor-neutral IT professional certifications.

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What does IPv4 stand for?

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IPv4 - Internet protocol version 4.

IPv4 is a connectionless (message can be sent without prior arrangement) protocol used packet-switched layer networks, such as Ethernet.

The IPv4 is a 32-bit address.

It provides 2^32 = 4.3 billion addresses.

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What does IPv6 stand for?

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IPv6 - Internet protocol version 6.

An IPv6 is a 128-bit value.

It identifies an endpoint device in an Internet Protocol Version (IPv6) network. So, identification and location for computers on networks.

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What does SOHO stand for?

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SOHO - Small Office / Home Office

SOHO is a term for the small office or home office environment, a number of workers usually from 1 - 10.

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What does ARP stand for?

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ARP - Address Resolution Protocol

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) connects an ever-changing Internet Protocol (IP ) address to a media access control (MAC) address, In a local-area network (LAN).

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What does MAC address mean?

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MAC - Media Access Control

MAC Address is a unique ID assigned to a network interface cards (NICs).

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What does NIC stand for?

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NIC - Network Interface Card

A NIC provides a computer with a dedicated, full-time connection to a network.

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What does DHCP stand for?

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DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

A DHCP is a network management protocol used on Interner Protocol networks for automatically assigning IP addresses and other communication parameters to devices connected to the network using a client-server architecture.

It relies on the standard protocol known as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

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What does DNS stand for?

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DNS - Domain Name System.

Translates human-readable names (www.amazon.com) to machine-readable IP addresses (192.0.2.1).

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What does SNMP stand for?

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SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol

It monitors and manages the network devices connected over an IP.

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a way for different devices on a network to share information with one another.

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What does NAT stand for?

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NAT - Network Address Translation

A process of mapping an IP address to another by changing the header of IP packets while in transit via a router.

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What does MAN stand for in networking?

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MAN - Metropolitan area network
A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a computer network that is larger than a single building local area network (LAN) but is located in a single geographic area that is smaller than a wide area network.

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What does WLAN stand for?

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WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network

A wireless local area network (WLAN) is a wireless distribution method for two or more devices.

WLANs use high-frequency radio waves and often include an access point to the internet.

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What does PAN stand for in networking?

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PAN - Personal Area Network

A personal area network (PAN) is the interconnection of information technology devices within the range of an individual person, typically within a range of 10 meters.

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What does CAN stand for in networking?

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CAN - Campus Area Network

Limited geographic area.

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What does SAN stand for?

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SAN - Storage Area Network

A Storage Area Network (SAN) is a dedicated, independent high-speed network that interconnects and delivers shared pools of storage devices to multiple servers.

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What does SDWAN stand for in networking?

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SDWAN - Software-Defined Wide Area Network

A virtualized service that connects and extends enterprise networks over large geographical distances.

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What does MPLS stand for in networking?

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MPLS - Multiprotocol Layer Switching

Multiprotocol Label Switching, or MPLS, is a networking technology that routes traffic using the shortest path based on “labels”, rather than network addresses, to handle forwarding over private wide area networks.

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What does mGRE stand for in networking?

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mGRE - Multipoint generic routing encapsulation

Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) is a virtual point link that encapsulates data traffic in a tunnel.

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What does NFV stand for?

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NFV - Network Function Virtualization

NFV is the replacement of network appliance hardware with virtual machines.

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What does DSL stand for?

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DSL - Digital Subscriber Line

DSLs are high-speed internet connections that use standard telephone lines.

DSL uses the standard twisted-pair telephone lines that come into every home for normal telephone service.

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What does PAT stand for in networking?

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PAT - Port Address Translation

Port Address Translation (PAT) is an extension of Network Address Translation (NAT) that permits multiple devices on a LAN to be mapped to a single public IP address to conserve IP addresses.

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What does APIPA stand for?

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APIPA - Automatic Private IP addressing

APIPA is a feature in operating systems that enables computers to automatically self-configure an IP address and subnet mask when their DHCP server isn’t reachable.

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What does VIP stand for?

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VIP - Virtual IP

A virtual IP address is an IP address that does not correspond to a physical network interface. Uses for VIPs include network address translation, fault-tolerance, and mobility.

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What does SLAAC stand for?

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SLAAC - Stateless Address Configuration (SLAAC)

Stateless address autoconfiguration automates some of then network administrator’s tasks.

Stateless address autoconfiguration is the process that IPv6 nodes (hosts or routers) use to automatically configure IPv6 addresses for interfaces.

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What does FTP stand for?

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FTP - File Transfer Protocol

The File Transfer Protocol is a standard communication protocol used for the file transfer from a server to a client on a
computer network.

The FTP is a group of rules that govern how computers transfer files over the internet.

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What does SSH stand for?

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SSH - Secure Shell, also called Secure Socket Shell

The SSH protocol is a networking protocol for securely and remotely accessing computers, routers, servers, and other devices over an unsecured network.

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What does SFTP stand for?

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SFTP - Secure File Transfer Protocol

Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), also called SSH File Transfer Protocol, is a network protocol for accessing, transferring and managing files on remote systems.

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What does HTTP stand for?

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HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Hypertext Transfer Protocol is an application layer protocol in the Internet Protocol suite model for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems.

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What does POP3 stand for?

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POP3 - Post Office Protocol 3
Post Office Protocol

The most commonly used protocol for receiving an email over the internet.

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What does NTP stand for?

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NTP - Network Time Protocol

NTP is an internet protocol used to synchronize with computer clock time sources in a network.

It’s for clock synchronization between computer systems over packey-switched, variable-latency data networks.

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What does IMAP stand for?

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IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol

IMAP is an internet standard protocol used by email clients to retrieve email messages from a mail server over a TCP/IP connection.

It allows a client e-mail program to access remote message stores as if they were local.

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What does SNMP stand for?

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SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol

SNMP - provide network devices, such as routers, servers and printers,with a common language for sharing information with a network management system (NMS).

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What does NMS stand for?

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NMS - Network Management System

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What does LDAP stand for?

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LDAP - Lightweight Directoty Access Protocol (LDAP)

An open, vendor-neutral, industy standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol.

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What does HTTPS stand for?

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HTTPS - Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

HTTPS is an internet communication protocol that protects the integrity and confidentiality of data between the user’s computer and the site.

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What does SSL stand for?

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SSL - Secure Sockets Layer

A security protocol that creates an encrypted link between a web server and a browser.

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What does TLS stand for?

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TLS - Transport Layer Security

Providies authentication, privacy and data integrity between two communicating computer applications.

Both SSl and TLS are cryptographic protocols to authenticate and encrypt the transfer of data on the Internet.

TLS is a successor of SSL protocol.

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What does SMB stand for?

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SMB - Server Message Block

The Server Message Block (SMB) is a network protocol used by Windows-based computers that allows systems within the same network to share files.

Sharing access to files, printers, serial ports and other resources on a network.

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What does LDAPS stand for in networking?

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LDAPS - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

For enabling anyone to locate data about organizations, individuals and other resources such as files and devices in a network.

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What does SQL stand for?

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SQL - Structured Query Langauge

Structured Query Langauge (SQL) is a domain-specific language used in programming and designed for managing data held in a relational database management system, or for stream processing in a relational data steam management system.

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What does RDP stand for?

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RDP - Remote Desktop Protocol

Remote Desktop Protocol is a protocol for using a desktop computer remotely.

it provides a graphical interface to connect to another computer over a network connection.

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What does SIP stand for?

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SIP - Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)

SIP is a signaling protocol used for initiating, maintaining and terminating communication sessions that include voice, video and messaging applications.

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What does ICMP stand for?

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ICMP - is a supporting protocol in the Internet Protocol (IP) suite.

It is used by network devices, including routers, to send error messages and operational information indicating success or failure when communication with another IP address.

I.e., a requested service is not available or that a host or router could not be reached.

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What does TCP mean?

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TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

TCP is one of the main protocols of the Internet Protocol suite.

It enables application programs and computing devices to exchange messages over a network.

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What does UDP stand for?

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UDP - User Datagram Protocol (UDP/IP)

Like TCP, UDP is used for communication throughout the internet.

It is specifically chosen for time-sensitive applications like gaming, playing videos, or Domain Name System (DNS) lookups.

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What does GRE stand for?

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GRE - Generic Routing Encapsulation

Encapsulates packets in order to route other protocols over IP networks.

It’s a tunneling protocol developed by Cisco Systems that can encapsulate a wide variety of network layer protocols inside virtual point-to-point inks or point-to-multipoint links over an Internet Protocol Networks.

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What does AH stand for?

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AH - Authentication Header

The Authentication Header (AH) protocol provides data origin authentication, data integrity and replay protection.

However, AH doesn’t provide data confidentiality, which means that all of your data is sent in the clear.

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What does ESP stand for?

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ESP - Encapsulating Security Payload

The ESP protocol provides data confidentiality, and also optionally provides data origin authentication, data integrity checking, and replay protection.

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What does SaaS stand for?

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SaaS - Software as a Service

One of the three main cloud computing categories alongside infrastructure-as-as-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS), software-as-a-service (SaaS) is a web-based software distribution model in which a third-party provider hosts applications that it makes available to customers over the internet.

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What does IaaS stand for?

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IaaS - Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is a standardized, highly automated offering in which computing resources owned by a service provided, complemented by storage and networking capabilities, are offered to customers on demand.

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What does IPS stand for?

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IPS - Intrusion Prevention System

Doesn’t require a human or application to monitor. IPS systems work proactively to keep threats out of the system.

A network security tool (which can be a hardware device or software) that continuously monitors a network for malicious activity and takes action to prevent it, including reporting, blocking, or dropping it, when it does occur.

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What does IDS stand for? What does it do?

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IDS - Intrusion Detection System

They require a human or application to monitor scan results and then take action.

A device or a software application that monitors or systems for malicious activity or policy violations. Any intrusion activity or violation is reported either to an administrator or collected centrally using a security information and event management system.

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What does RIP stand for in networking?

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RIP - Routing Internet Protocol

It’s one of the oldest distance-vector routing protocols which employs the hop count as a routing metric.
RIP prevents routing loops by implementing a limit on the number of hops allowed in a path from source to destination.

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What does OSPF stand for?

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OSPF - Open Shortest Path First

Open Shortest Path First is a routing protocol for Internet Protocol networks. It uses a link state routing algorithm and falls into the group of interior gateway protocols, operating within a single autonomous system.

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What does EIGRP stand for?

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EIGRP - Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

A network protocol that enables routers to exchange information more efficiently than earlier network protocols.

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What does QoS stand for?

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QoS - Quality of Service

The description or measurement of the overall performance of a service, such as a telephony or a computer network or a cloud computing service, particularly the performance seen by the users of the network.

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What does VLAN stand for?

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VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network

VLAN is a custom network which is created from one or more local area networks. It enables a group of devices available in multiple networks to be combined into one logical network.

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What does LACP stand for?

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LACP - Link Aggregation Control Protocol

Defined within IEEE 802.3ad, the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is a standards-based method to control the bundling of several physical network links together to form a logical channel for increased bandwidth and redundancy purposes.

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What does POE stand for?

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POE - Power Over Ethernet

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What does ARP stand for?

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ARP - Address Resolution Protocol

It’s a protocol or procedure that connects an ever-changing IP address to a fixed physical machine address, also known as a media access control (MAC) address, in a local area network.

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What does CSMA stand for in networking?

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CSMA - Carrier Sense Multiple Access is a protocol for carrier transmission in 802.11 networks. It was developed to minimize the potential of a collision occurring when two or more stations send their signals over a data link layer.

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What does SSID stand for?

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SSID - service set identifier

A service set identified (SSID) is a sequence of characters that uniquely names a wireless local area network (WLAN). An SSID is sometimes referred to as a “network name”. This name allows stations to connect to the desired network when multiple independent networks operate in the same physical area.

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What does WPA stand for?

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WPA - WiFi Protected Access

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a security standard for computing devices equipped with wireless internet connections.

WPA was developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to provide more sophisticated data encryption and better user authentication than Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the original Wi-Fi security standard.

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What does WPA2 stand for?

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WPA2 - Wi-Fi Protected Access 2

WPA2 is a second generation of the Wi-Fi Protected Access wireless security protocol. Like its predecessor, WPA2 was designed to secure and protect Wi-Fi networks.

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What doe AES stand for?

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AES - Advanced Encryption Standard

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is a symmetric block cipher chosen by the U.S. government to protect classified information.

AES is implemented In software and hardware throughout the world to encrypt sensitive data. It is essential for government computer security, cybersecurity and electronic data protection.

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What does TKIP stand for?

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TKIP - Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol( is an encryption protocol included as part of the IEEE 802.11i standard for wireless LANs (WLANs).

It was designed to provide more secure encryption than the notoriously weak Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the original WLAN security protocol.

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What does CDMA stand for?

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CDMA - code-division multiple access

CDMA (Code-division multiple access) refers to any of several protocols used in second-generation (2G) and third-generation (3G) wireless communication.

As the team implies, CDMA is a form of multiplexing, which allows numerous signals to occupy a single transmission channel, optimizing the use of available bandwidth.

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What does GSM stand for?

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GSM - Global System Mobile Communication

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What does LTE stand for?

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LTE - Long-Term Evolution

It’s a standard for wireless data transmission that allows you to download your favorite music, websites, and video really fast - much faster than you could with the previous technology, 3G.

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What does MIMO stand for?

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MIMO - Multiple Input, Multiple Output

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What does MU-MIMO stand for?

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MU-MIMO - Multi-user Multiple Input, Multiple Output

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What does CPU stand for?

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CPU - Central Processing Unit

It’s electronic circuitry that executes instructions comprising a computer program. The CPU performs basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and input/output operations specified by the instructions in the program.

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What does OIDs stand for?

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OIDs - Object Identifiers

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What does MIBs stand for?

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MIBs - management information bases (MIBs)

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What does CRCs stand for?

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CRCs - cyclic redundancy checks

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