Common IT Acronyms Flashcards
ACL
Access Control List
AI
Artificial Intelligence
AP
Access Point
API
Application Programming Interface
APIPA
Automatic Private IP Addressing
AR
Augmented Reality
AV
Anti-Virus
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System
CAN
Campus Area Network
CCFL
Cold-Cathode Fluorescent Light
CDMA
Code-Division Multiple Access
CIFS
Common Internet File System
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CRUD
Created, Retrieved, Updated and Deleted (operations for OTLP)
DHCP
Domain Host Control Protocol
DIMMs
Dual In-Line Memory Modules
DKIM
Domain Keys Identified Mail
DMARC
Domain-Based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance
DNR
Domain Name Resolution
DNS
Domain Name Server
DOCSIS
Digital Over Cable Service Interface Specifications
DSL
Digital Subscriber LIne/Loop
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
eGPU
External Graphic Processing Unit
ETL
Extracted, Transformed and Loaded (Data Processing)
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
GUI
Graphical User Interface
HD
Hard Drive or High Definition
HDD
Hard Disk Drive
HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Secure)
IDS/IPS
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol
IoT
Internet of Things
IPS
In-Plane Switching
JSON
JavaScript Object NotationL
LAN
Local Area Network
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LOB
Line of Business
LPT
Line Print Terminal
MAM
Mobile Application Management
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
MDM
Mobile Device Management
MFA
Multi-Factor Authentication
MX
Mail Exchange Record
NAS
Network Attached Storage
NAT
Network Attached Translation
NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System
NFC
Near-Field Communication
NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall
NIC
Network Interface Card
NTP
Network Time Protocol