Acronyms Flashcards
1
Q
PBX
A
Private Branch Exchange
2
Q
PSTN
A
Public Switched Telephone Network
3
Q
UTP
A
Unshielded Twisted Pair
4
Q
OUI
A
Organizationally Unique Identifier - first set of 6 hex digits on MAC to identify maker.
5
Q
EUI
A
Extended Unique Identifier - EUI-48 (current name for “Mac” addresses.
6
Q
FCS
A
Frame Check Sequence (data frames - CRC to verify data arrived intact)
7
Q
CRC
A
Cyclic Redundancy Check (data frames - verify information has Ben received correct)
8
Q
DLC
A
Data Link Control - layer 2 service
9
Q
NIC
A
Network Interface Controller
10
Q
LLC
A
Logical Link Control - Layer 2 handles network protocols and provides flow control.
11
Q
MAC
A
Media Access Control
12
Q
API
A
Application Programming Interface