Acronyms Flashcards

1
Q

EFS

A

Encrypting file system

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2
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NTFS

A

New technology file system

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3
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TPM

A

Trusted platform module

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4
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S.M.A.R.T.

A

Self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology

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5
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ZIF

A

Zero insertion force-

Socket used to connect the CPU.

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6
Q

MBR

A

Master boot record-

Stored in the BIOS.

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7
Q

RISC

A

Reduced instruction set computing
In comparison to CISK (complex)
Technology used in mobile cpu chips

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8
Q

NFC

A

Near field connection-

Super close wireless connection technology

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9
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SIM (card)

A

Subscriber Identity Module

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10
Q

IMSI

A

International mobile subscriber identity-

Stored on the SIM card

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11
Q

IMEI

A

International mobile equipment identity-

Burned into mobile device

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12
Q

LTE

A

Long term evolution

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13
Q

TDMA

A

Time division multiple access-

Taking turns communicating with cell tower

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14
Q

CDMA

A

Code division multiple access-

Speaking to tower in different encryptions

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15
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FDMA

A

Frequency division multiple access-

Speaking to tower at different frequencies.

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16
Q

DORA

A

Discover, offer, request, ack.

DHCP communication

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17
Q

UTM

A

Unified threat management

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18
Q

WAF

A

Web application firewall

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19
Q

IDS

A

Intrusion detection system

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20
Q

IPS

A

Intrusion prevention system

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21
Q

RDP

A

Remote Desktop protocol

Application is server manager

22
Q

WPA

A

WiFi protected access

WPA2 has personal and enterprise mode

23
Q

WPS

A

WiFi protected setup

24
Q

OU

A

Organizational unit

25
Q

ECC

A

Error correcting code

26
Q

SRAM

A

Static random access memory-

Found in cpu chips

27
Q

PRI

A

Product release instructions-

Tells mobile device how to connect to the network

28
Q

PRL

A

Preferred roaming list

29
Q

SD

A

Secure digital

30
Q

RAID

A

Redundant array of independent/inexpensive disks

31
Q

NAS

A

Network attached storage-

RAID housing device

32
Q

P.O.S.T.

A

Power on self test

33
Q

TDP

A

Thermal design power-

Dictates power and heat on processor

34
Q

ACPI

A

Advanced configuration and power interface

35
Q

IDE

A

Integrated drive electronics-

Type of connector on motherboard. Master and slave

36
Q

ATX

A

Advanced technology extended-

Motherboard

37
Q

ITX

A

Information technology extended-

Smaller motherboard

38
Q

UEFI

A

Unified extensible firmware interface

39
Q

APM

A

Advanced power management

40
Q

PCI

A

Peripheral component interconnect

41
Q

LDAP

A

Lightweight directory access protocol-

Used by active directory

42
Q

SMB

A

Server message block-

Older app responsible for netbios naming

43
Q

SMTP

A

Simple mail transfer protocol

44
Q

IMAP

A

Internet message access protocol

45
Q

SLP

A

Service location protocol

46
Q

AFP

A

Apple filing protocol

47
Q

SMB/CIFS

A

Server message block/common internet file system.

-network communication protocol for sharing files, printers, and serial ports among nodes in a network.

48
Q

PGA

A

Pin grid array

-CPU socket architecture

49
Q

S/MIME

A

Secure/multipurpose internet mail extensions-

Allows for sending encrypted emails.

50
Q

ISDN

A

Integrated services digital network

51
Q

LGA

A

Land grid array-

Pins are on the socket instead of the cpu