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Acronyms Flashcards

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CPU

A

Central Processing Unit

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GPU

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Graphics Processing Unit

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RAM

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Random Access Memory

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I/O

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Input/Output

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UI

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User interface

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UX

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User Experience

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SSO

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Single Sign-on

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OS

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Operating System

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IOS

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Internet Operating System

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MIPS

An approximate measure of a computer’s raw processing power

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Million Instructions Per Second

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MFLOPS

Estimates the total number of operations performed.

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Million Floating Point Operations Per Second

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MHz

Means a million cycles per second. Used to denote the speed at which data moves within and between components.

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Megahertz

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MB

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SSD

Memory

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Solid-state Drive

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15
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PSU

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Power supply unit

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SIEM

A

Security Information and Event Management

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DSP

A

Digital Signal Processing

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C.I.A

A

Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

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E2EE

A

End-to-end Encryption

20
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VoIP

A

Voice over Internet Protocol

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SQL

A

Structured Query Language

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HTML

A

HyperText Markup Language

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ROM

A

Read-Only Memory

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MB

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Motherboard

25
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TCP

A

Transmission Control Protocol

26
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DNS

A

Domain Name System

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HTTP/HTTPs

A

Hypertext Transfer Protocol/Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

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ISP

A

Internet Service Provider

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MAC

A

Media Access Control

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IoT

A

Internet of Things

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LAN

A

Local Area Network

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WAN

A

Wide Area Network

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IEEE

A

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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MAN

A

Metropolitan Area Network

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SOHO

A

Small Office Home Office

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VPN

A

Virtual Private Network

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DMZ

A

Demilitarized Zone

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SAN

A

Storage Area Network

39
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SSH

A

Secure Shell

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