Definitions and Abbreviations Flashcards
WAN
Wide Area Network
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
IP
Internet Protocol
MAC
Media Access Control
def: TCP/IP
Suite used for universal communication via internet
VPN
Virtual Private Network
UDP
User Datagram Protocol (simpler protocol with better performance , attached to the TCP/IP)
DNS
Domain Name System
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
LAN
Local Area Network
SSID
Service Set Identifier
PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
L2TP
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System
WINS
Windows Internet Naming Service
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy (weak)
WPA/WPA2
Wi-Fi Protected Access or II
HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol
URL
Uniform Resolution Layer
SSL
Secured Socket Layer
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol
POP
Post Office Protocol
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
CalDAV
Calendar Extensions to WebDAV
WebDAV
Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
CardDAV
Card Distributed Authoring and Versioning
AFP
Apple Filing Protocol
NFS
Network File Systems
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
USB
Universal Serial Bus
KEXT
Kernel Extensions
CUPS
Common Unix Printing Sytem
IPP
Internet Printing Protocol
PPD
Postscript Printer Description
Portable Document Format
PS
PostScript
UFS
Universal File System
NTFS
New Tech File System
CDFS
Compact Disc File System
FAT
ExFAT
File Allocation Table
Extended File Allocation Table
GUID
Globally Unique Identifier (expands on MBR)
GPT
GUID Partition Table
MBR
Master Boot Record
ACL
Access Control Lists (used for permissions/ownership for files)
