Acronyms

Question 1

CIFS

Answer 1

Common Internet File System, a windows specific implementation of SMB (Server Message Block) protocol

Question 2

SMB

Answer 2

Server Message Block, It’s a file sharing protocol that was invented by IBM and has been around since the mid-eighties

Question 3

NFS

Answer 3

Network File System, The NFS protocol was developed by Sun Microsystems and serves essentially the same purpose as SMB (i.e., to access files systems over a network as if they were local), but is entirely incompatible with CIFS/SMB. This means that NFS clients can’t speak directly to SMB servers.

Question 4

LDAP

Answer 4

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is the protocol that Exchange Server uses to communicate with Active Directory

Question 5

LDAPS

Answer 5

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Secure (SSL/TLS)

Question 6

SCP

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Secure Copy Protocol for securely transferring computer files between a local host and a remote host or between two remote hosts

Question 7

IGP

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interior gateway protocol (IGP) is a type of protocol used for exchanging routing information between gateways (commonly routers) within an autonomous system (for example, a system of corporate local area networks). This routing information can then be used to route network-layer protocols like IP.

Question 8

CCMP

Answer 8

Counter Mode with Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol (CCMP) is an encryption protocol that forms part of the 802.11i standard for wireless local area networks (WLANs), particularly those using WiMax technology

Question 9

RSTP

Answer 9

Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) is a network protocol that ensures a loop-free topology for Ethernet networks

Question 10

ICMP

Answer 10

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is a supporting protocol in the Internet protocol suite. It is used by network devices, including routers, to send error messages and operational information indicating, for example, that a requested service is not available or that a host or router could not be reached

Question 11

SNMP

Answer 11

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an Internet Standard protocol for collecting and organizing information about managed devices on IP networks and for modifying that information to change device behavior

Question 12

CSMA

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Carrier-sense multiple access. Node verifies the absence of other traffic before transmitting on a shared transmission medium

Question 13

CDMA

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Code-Division Multiple Access (2g/3g). A form of multiplexing, allows numerous signals to occupy a single transmission channel.

Question 14

CWDM

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Coarse wavelength division multiplexing. Combines multiple signals at various wavelengths for simultaneous transmission over fiber

Question 15

CSMA/CD

Answer 15

Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection

Question 16

CSMA/CA

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Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance. protocol for carrier transmission in 802.11 networks

Question 17

MTU

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Maximum Transmission Unit

Question 18

DSU

Answer 18

Data Service Unit. digital-interface device used to connect data terminal equipment (DTE), such as a router, to a digital circuit, such as a Digital Signal 1 (DS1) T1 line.

Question 19

BPDU

Answer 19

bridge protocol data unit. frames that contain information about the spanning tree protocol (STP)