Definitions and Abbreviations Flashcards

1
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WAN

A

Wide Area Network

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TCP

A

Transmission Control Protocol

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3
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IP

A

Internet Protocol

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4
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MAC

A

Media Access Control

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5
Q

def: TCP/IP

A

Suite used for universal communication via internet

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6
Q

VPN

A

Virtual Private Network

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UDP

A

User Datagram Protocol (simpler protocol with better performance , attached to the TCP/IP)

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8
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DNS

A

Domain Name System

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VoIP

A

Voice over Internet Protocol

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DHCP

A

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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11
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LAN

A

Local Area Network

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12
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SSID

A

Service Set Identifier

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13
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PPTP

A

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

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14
Q

L2TP

A

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol

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15
Q

IPSec

A

Internet Protocol Security

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16
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PPPoE

A

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet

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17
Q

VLAN

A

Virtual Local Area Network

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18
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NetBIOS

A

Network Basic Input/Output System

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19
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WINS

A

Windows Internet Naming Service

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20
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WEP

A

Wired Equivalent Privacy (weak)

21
Q

WPA/WPA2

A

Wi-Fi Protected Access or II

22
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HTTP

A

HyperText Transfer Protocol

23
Q

URL

A

Uniform Resolution Layer

24
Q

SSL

A

Secured Socket Layer

25
Q

IMAP

A

Internet Message Access Protocol

26
Q

POP

A

Post Office Protocol

27
Q

SMTP

A

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

28
Q

CalDAV

A

Calendar Extensions to WebDAV

29
Q

WebDAV

A

Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning

30
Q

LDAP

A

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

31
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CardDAV

A

Card Distributed Authoring and Versioning

32
Q

AFP

A

Apple Filing Protocol

33
Q

NFS

A

Network File Systems

34
Q

FTP

A

File Transfer Protocol

35
Q

USB

A

Universal Serial Bus

36
Q

KEXT

A

Kernel Extensions

37
Q

CUPS

A

Common Unix Printing Sytem

38
Q

IPP

A

Internet Printing Protocol

39
Q

PPD

A

Postscript Printer Description

40
Q

PDF

A

Portable Document Format

41
Q

PS

A

PostScript

42
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UFS

A

Universal File System

43
Q

NTFS

A

New Tech File System

44
Q

CDFS

A

Compact Disc File System

45
Q

FAT

ExFAT

A

File Allocation Table

Extended File Allocation Table

46
Q

GUID

A

Globally Unique Identifier (expands on MBR)

47
Q

GPT

A

GUID Partition Table

48
Q

MBR

A

Master Boot Record

49
Q

ACL

A

Access Control Lists (used for permissions/ownership for files)