Anachronyms Flashcards
AAAA
Authentication, Authorization,
Accounting, Auditing
ACL
Access Control List
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
AH
Authentication Header
AP
Access Point
APC
Angled Physical Contact
APIPA
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
ARP
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
AUP
Acceptable Use Policy
BGP
Border Gateway Protocol
BNC
British Naval Connector/Bayonet Neill-Concelman
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
CAM
Content Addressable Memory (table)
CAN
Campus Area Network
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
CIA
Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability
CIDR
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
CLI
Command-Line Interface
CNAME
Canonical Name
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
CSMA/CA
Carrier-Sense Multiple
Access with Collision Avoidance
CSMA/CD
Carrier-Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
CSU
Channel Service Unit
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
CWDM
Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing
DaaS
Desktop as a Service
dB
Decibel
DDoS
Distributed Denial-of-Service
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DLP
Data Loss Prevention
DNS
Domain Name System
DoS
Denial-of-Service
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
DSU
Data Service Unit
DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
EIA
Electronic Industries Association
EIGRP
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
EIRP
Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
ESP
Encapsulating Security Payload
EUI
Extended Unique Identifier
FCoE
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
FHRP
First Hop Redundancy Protocol
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
GBIC
Gigabit Interface Converter
GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
HA
High Availability
HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HIDS
Host Intrusion Detection System
HIPS
Host Intrusion Prevention System
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
IBSS
Independent Basic Server Set
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
ICS
Industrial Control System
IDF
Intermediate Distribution Frame
IGMP
Internet Group Management Protocol
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol
IoT
Internet of Things
IP
Internet Protocol
IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
IPv4
Internet Protocol version 4
IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6
iSCSI
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
ISP
Internet Service Provider
LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
LAN
Local Area Network
LC
Local Connector
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDAPS
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (over SSL)
LED
Light-Emitting Diode
LLDP
Link Layer Discovery Protocol
LTE
Long-Term Evolution
MAC
Media Access Control/Medium Access Control
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
VIP
Virtual IP
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
VM
Virtual Machine
VNC
Virtual Network
vNIC
virtual Network Interface Card
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
VPN
Virtual Private Network
VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
vSwitch
Virtual Switch
WAN
Wide Area Network
WAP
Wireless Access Point
WDM
Wavelength Division Multiplexing
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
WPA
WiFi Protected Access
WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
MDF
Main Distribution Frame
RJ
Registered Jack
MDIX
Medium Dependent Interface Crossover
RPO
Recovery Point Objective
MFA
Multifactor Authentication
RSSI
Received Signal Strength Indication
mGRE
Multipoint Generic Routing Encapsulation
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
MIB
Management Information Base
RTSP
Real Time Streaming Protocol
SaaS
Software as a Service
MIMO
Multiple Input, Multiple Output
MU-MIMO
Multiuser - Multiple Input, Multiple Output
SAN
Storage Area Network
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
SC
Standard Connector/Subscriber Connector
MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
MSS
Maximum Segment Size
SCP
Secure Copy Protocol
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failure
SDN
Software-Defined Network
MT-RJ
Mechanical Transfer - Registered Jack
SDWAN
Software-Defined WAN
MTTR
Mean Time to Repair
SFP
Small Form-factor Pluggable
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
MX
Mail Exchange
SIEM
Security Information and Event Management
NAC
Network Access Control
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
NAS
Network Attached Storage
SLA
Service Level Agreement
NAT
Network Address Translation
SLAAC
Stateless Address Auto-Configuration
NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement
SMB
Server Message Block
NDP
Neighbor Discovery Protocol
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
NFV
Network Function Virtualization
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall
SOA
Start of Authority
NIC
Network Interface Card
SOHO
Small Office Home Office
NIDS
Network Intrusion Detection System
SPAN
Switched Port Analyzer
NIPS
Network Intrusion Prevention System
SQL
Structured Query Language
NS
Name Server
SRV
Service Record
NTP
Network Time Protocol
SSD
Solid-State Drive
OID
Object Identifier
SSH
Secure Shell
OSI
Open Systems Interconnection
SSID
Service Set Identifier
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
SSO
Single Sign-On
PaaS
Platform as a Service
ST
Straight Tip or Snap Twist
PAN
Personal Area Network
STP
Spanning Tree Protocol
PAT
Port Address Translation
SYSLOG
System Log
PC
Personal Computer
TACACS+
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus
PDU
Power Distribution Unit
PoE
Power over Ethernet
TAP
Terminal Access Point
POP3
Post Office Protocol version 3
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
PSK
Pre-Shared Key
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
PTR
Pointer Record
TIA/EIA
Telecommunications Industry Association/Electronic Industries Alliance
QoS
Quality of Service
QSFP
Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
RA
Router Advertisements
TLS
Transport Layer Security
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
TTL
Time to Live
RAID
Redundant Array of Inexpensive (or Independent) Disks
TX/RX
Transmit and Receive
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
UPC
Ultra-Physical Contact
RF
Radio Frequency
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
RFC
Request for Comment
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
USB
Universal Serial Bus
RG
Radio Guide
RIP
Routing Internet Protocol
UTM
Unified Threat Management
UTP
Unshielded Twister Pair