Acronyms Flashcards
1
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What is AAA
A
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
2
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What is AC
A
Alternating Current
3
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What is ACL
A
Access Control List
4
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What is ADF
A
Automatic Document Feeder
5
Q
What is AES
A
Advanced Encryption Standard
6
Q
What is AP
A
Access Point
7
Q
What is APFS
A
Apple File System
8
Q
What is APIPA
A
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
9
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What is APK
A
Android Package
10
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What is ARM
A
Advanced RISC [Reduced Instruction Set Computer] Machine
11
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What is ARP
A
Address Resolution Protocol
12
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What is ATA
A
Advanced Technology Attachment
13
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What is ATM
A
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
14
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What is ATX
A
Advanced Technology Extended
15
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What is AUP
A
Acceptable Use Policy
16
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BIOS
A
Basic Output/Input System
17
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What is BSOD
A
Blue Screen of Death
18
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What is BYOD
A
Bring your own Device
19
Q
What is CAD
A
Computer-aided Design
20
Q
CAPTCHA
A
Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
21
Q
What is CD
A
Compact Disc
22
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What is CDFS
A
Compact Disc File System
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What is CDMA
A
Code-Division Multiple Access
24
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What is CERT
A
Computer Emergency Response Team
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What is CIFS
Common Internet File System
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What is CMD
Command Prompt
27
What is CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
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What is CPU
Central Processing Unit
29
What is CRL
Certificate Revocation List
30
What is DC
Direct Current
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What is DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
32
What is DDR
Double Data Rate
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What is DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
34
What is DIMM
Dual In-Line Memory Module
35
What is DKIM
Domain Keys Identified Mail
36
What is DMA
Direct Memory Access
37
What is DMARC
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance
38
What is DNS
Domain Name Service
39
What is DoS
Denial of Service
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What is DRAM
Dynamic Random-Access Memory
41
What is DRM
Digital Rights Management
42
What is DSL (ADSL)
Digital Subscriber Line
43
What is DVI
Digital Visual Interface
44
DVI-D
Digital Visual Interface-Digital
45
What is ECC
Error Correcting Code
46
What is EFS
Encrypting File System
47
What is EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
48
What is EOL
End-of-Life
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What is eSATA
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
50
What is ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
51
What is EULA
End-User License Agreement
52
What is exFAT
Extensible File Allocation Table
53
What is ext
Extended File System
54
What is FAT
File Allocation Table
55
What is FAT12
12-bit File Allocation Table
56
What is FAT16
16-bit File Allocation Table
57
What is FAT32
32-bit File Allocation Table
58
What is FSB
Front-Side Bus
59
What is FTP
File Transfer Protocol
60
What is GPS
Global Positioning System
61
What is GPT
GUID [Globally Unique Identifier] Partition
62
What is GPU
Graphics Processing Unit
63
What is GSM
Globally Unique Identifier
64
What is GUI
Graphical User Interface
65
What is GUID
Globally Unique Identifier
66
What is HAL
Hardware Abstraction Layer
67
What is HAV
Hardware-Assisted Virtualization
68
What is HCL
Hardware Compatibility List
69
What is HDCP
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection
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What is HDD
Hard Disk Drive
71
What is HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
72
What is HSM
Hardware Security Module
73
What is HTML
Hypertext transfer Protocol
74
What is HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
75
I/O
Input/Output
76
What is IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
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What is ICR
Intelligent Character Recognition
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What is IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
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What is IDS
Intrusion Detection System
80
What is IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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What is IMAP
Internet Mail Access Protocol
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What is IOPS
Input/Output Operations Per Second
83
What is IoT
Internet of Things
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What is IP
Internet Protocol
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What is IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
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What is IPS (LCD Monitor)
In-Plane Switching
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What is IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
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What is IR
Infrared
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What is IrDA
Infrared data Association
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What is IRP
Incident Response Plan
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What is ISO
International Organization for Standardization
92
What is ISP
Internet Service Provider
93
What is ITX
Information Technology extended
94
What is KB
Knowledge Base
95
What is KVM
Keyboard-Video-Mouse
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What is LAN
Local Area Network
97
What is LC
Lucent Connector
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What is LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
99
What is LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
100
What is LED
Light Emitting Diode
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What isMAC
Media Access Control/Mandatory Access Control
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What is MAM
Mobile Application Management
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What is MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
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What is MBR
Master Boot Record
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What is MDM
Mobile Device Management
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What is MFA
Multifactor Authentication
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What is MFD
Multifunction Device
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What is MFP
Multifunction Printer
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What is MMC
Microsoft Management Console
110
What is MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
111
What MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
112
What is MSRA
Microsoft Remote Assistance
113
What is MX
Mail Exchange
114
What is NAC
Network Access Control
115
What is NAT
Network Address Translation
116
What is NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement
117
What is NetBIOS
Networked Basic Input/Output System
118
What is NetBT
NetBIOS over TCP/IP
119
What is NFC
Near Field Communication
120
What is NFS
Network File System
121
What is NIC
Network Interface Card
122
What is NTFS
Net Technology File System
123
What is NVMe
Non-Volatile Memory Express
124
What is OCR
Optical Character Recognition
125
What is OLED
Organic Light-emitting Diode
126
What is ONT
Optical Network Terminal
127
What is OS
Operating System
128
What is PaaS
Platform as a Service
129
What is PAN
Personal Area Network
130
What is PC
Personal Computer
131
What is PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
132
What is PCL
Printer Command Language
133
What is PE
Preinstalled Environment
134
What is PII
Personally Identifiable Information
135
What is PIN
Personal Identification Number
136
What is PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
137
What is PoE
Power over Ethernet
138
What is POP3
Post Office Protocol 3
139
What is POST
Power-on Self-test
140
What is PPP
Point to point Protocol
141
What is PRL
Preferred Roaming List
142
What is PSU
Power Supply Unit
143
What is PXE
Preboot Execution Environment
144
What is RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service
145
What is RAID
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
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What is RAM
Random Access Memory
147
What is RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
148
What is RF
Radio Frequency
149
What is RFI
Radio-Frequency Interference
150
What is RFID
Radio-Frequency Identification
151
What is RJ11
Registered Jack Function 11
152
What is RJ45
Registered Jack Function 45
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What is RMM
Remote Monitoring and Management
154
What is RTO
Recovery Time Objective
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What is SaaS
Software as a Service
156
What is SAN
Storage Area Network
157
What is SAS
Serial Attached SCSI [Small Computer System Interface]
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What is SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
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What is SC
Subscriber Connector
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What is SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
162
What is SCP
Secure Copy Protection
163
What is SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
164
What is SDN
Software-defined Networking
165
What is SFTP
Secure file Transfer Protocol
166
What is SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
167
What is SIMM
Single Inline Memory Module
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What is S.M.A.R.T.
Self-monitoring- Analysis and Reporting Technology
169
What is SMB
Server Message Block
170
What is SMS
Short Message Service
171
What is SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
172
What is SNMP
Simply Network Management Protocol
173
What is SNTP
Simple Network Time Protocol
174
What is SODIMM
Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module
175
What is SOHO
Small Office/Home Office
176
What is SPF
Sender Policy Framework
177
What is SQL
Structured Query Language
178
What is SRAM
Static Random Access Memory
179
What is SSD
Solid State Drive
180
What is SSH
Secure Shell
181
What is SSID
Service Side Identifier
182
What is SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
183
What is SSO
Single Sign-on
184
What is ST
Straight Tip
185
What is STP (cable)
Shielded Twisted Pair
186
What is TACACS
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
187
What is TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
188
What is TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
189
What is TFTP
trivial File Transfer Protocol
190
What is TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
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What is TLS
Transport Layer Security
193
What is TN (IPS)
Twisted Nematic
194
What is TPM
Trusted Platform Module
195
What is UAC
User Account Control
196
What is UDP
User Datagram Protocol
197
What is UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
198
What is UNC
Universal Naming convention
199
What is UPnP
Universal Plug and Play
200
What is UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
201
What is USB
Universal Serial Bus
202
What is UTM
Unified Threat Management
203
What is UTP (cable)
Unshielded Twisted Pair
204
What is VA (IPS)
Vertical Alignment
205
What is VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
206
What is VGA
Video Graphics Array
207
What is VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
208
What is VM
Virtual Machine
209
What is VNC
Virtual Private Computer
210
What is VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
211
What is VPN
Virtual Private Network
212
What is VRAM
Video Random-Access Memory
213
What is WAN
Wide Area Network
214
What is WEP
Wire Equivalent Privacy
215
What is WISP
Wireless Internet Service Provider
216
What is WMN
Wireless Mesh Network
217
What is WPA
WiFi Protected Access
218
What is WWAN
Wireless Wide Area Network
219
What is XSS
Cross-site Scripting
