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L1 Vocab Flashcards

1
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AAA = ?

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Authentications, Authorization, and Accounting

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AC = ?

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Alternating Current

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ACL = ?

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Access Control List

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ADF = ?

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Automatic Document Feeder

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AES = ?

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Advanced Encryption Standard

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AP = ?

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Access Point

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APFS = ?

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Apple File System

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APIPA = ?

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Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing

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APK = ?

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Android Package

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ARM = ?

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Advanced RISC [Reduced Instruction Set Computer] Machine

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ARP = ?

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Address Resolution Protocol

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12
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ATA = ?

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Advanced Technology Attachment

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ATM = ?

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Asynchronous Transfer Mode

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ATX = ?

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Advanced Technology Extended

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15
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AUP = ?

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Acceptable Use Policy

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16
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BIOS = ?

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Basic Input/Output System

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17
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BSOD = ?

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Blue Screen of Death

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18
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BYOD = ?

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Bring Your Own Device

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19
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CAD = ?

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Computer aided design

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20
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CAPTCHA = ?

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Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart

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CD = ?

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Compact Disc

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22
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CDFS = ?

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Compact Disc File System

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23
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CDMA = ?

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Code-Division Multiple Access

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CERT = ?

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Computer Emergency Response Team

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CIFS = ?

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Common Internet File System

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CMD = ?

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Command Prompt

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CMOS = ?

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Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

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CPU = ?

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Central Processing Unit

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29
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CRL = ?

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Certificate Revocation List

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30
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DC = ?

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Direct Current

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31
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DDoS = ?

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Distributed Denial of Service

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32
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DDR = ?

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Double Data Rate

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33
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DHCP = ?

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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34
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DIMM = ?

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Dual Inline Memory Module

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35
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DKIM = ?

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DomainKeys Identified Mail

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36
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DMA = ?

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Direct Memory Access

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37
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DMARC = ?

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Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance

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38
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DNS = ?

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Domain Name System

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39
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DoS = ?

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Denial of Service

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40
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DRAM = ?

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Dynamic Random-Access Memory

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41
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DRM = ?

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Digital Rights Manaement

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42
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DSL = ?

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Digital Subscriber Line

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43
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DVI = ?

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Digital Visual Interface

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44
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DVI - D = ?

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Digital Visual Interface-Digital

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45
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ECC = ?

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Error Correcting Code

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46
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EFS = ?

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Encrypting File System

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47
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EMI = ?

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Electromagnetic Interference

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48
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EOL = ?

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End-of-Life

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49
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eSATA = ?

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External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

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50
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ESD = ?

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Electrostatic Discharge

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51
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EULA = ?

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End-User License Agreement

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52
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exFAT = ?

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Extensible File Allocation Table

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53
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ext = ?

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Extended File System

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54
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FAT = ?

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File Allocation Table

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55
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FAT12 = ?

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12-bit File Allocation Table

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56
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FAT16 = ?

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16-bit File Allocation Table

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57
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FAT32 = ?

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32-bit File Allocation Table

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58
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FSB = ?

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Front-Side Bus

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59
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FTP = ?

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File Transfer Protocol

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60
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GFS = ?

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Grandfather-Father-Son

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61
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GPS = ?

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Global Positioning System

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62
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GPT = ?

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GUID[Globally Unique Identifier] Partition Table

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63
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GPU = ?

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Graphics Processing Unit

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64
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GSM = ?

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Global System for Mobile Communications

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65
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HAL = ?

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Hardware Abstraction Layer

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66
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HAV = ?

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Hardware-assisted Virtualization

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67
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HCL = ?

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Hardware Compatibility List

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68
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HDCP

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High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection

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69
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HDD

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Hard Drive Disk

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70
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HDMI

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High Definition Multimedia Interface

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71
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HSM

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Hardware Security Module

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72
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HTML

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Hyper-text Markup Language

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73
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HTTP

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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74
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HTTPS

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

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75
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I/O

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Input/Output

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IaaS

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Infrastructure as a Service

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77
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ICR

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Intelligent Character Recognition

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78
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IDE

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Integrated Drive Electronics

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IDS

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Integrated Detection System

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80
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IEEE

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Insitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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81
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IMAP

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Internet Mail Access Pool

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82
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IOPS

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Input/Output Operations Per Second

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83
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IoT

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Internet of Things

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84
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IP

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Internet Protocol

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85
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IPS

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Intrusion Prevention System or In-plane Switching

86
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IPSec

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Internet Protocol Security

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IRP

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Incident Response Plan

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ISO

A

International Organization for Standardization

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ISP

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Internet Service Provider

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ITX

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Information Technology extended

91
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KB

A

Knowledge Base

92
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KVM

A

Keyboard-Video-Mouse

93
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LAN

A

Local Area Network

94
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LC

A

Lucent Connector

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LCD

A

Liquid Crystal Display

96
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LDAP

A

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

97
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LED

A

Light Emitting Diode

98
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MAC

A

Media Access Control/Mandatory Access Control

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MAM

A

Mobile Application Management

100
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MAN

A

Metropolitan Area Network

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MBR

A

Master Boot Record

102
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MDM

A

Mobile Device Management

103
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MFA

A

Multifactor Authentication

104
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MFD

A

Multifunction Device

105
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MFP

A

Multifunction Printer

106
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MMC

A

Microsoft Management Console

107
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MOU

A

Memorandum of Understanding

108
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MSDS

A

Material Saftey Data Sheet

109
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MSRA

A

Microsoft Remote Assistance

110
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MX

A

Mail Exchange

111
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NAC

A

Network Access Control

112
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NAT

A

Network Access Translation

113
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NDA

A

Non-disclosure Agreement

114
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NetBIOS

A

Network Basic Input/Output

115
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NetBT

A

Net Bios over TCP/IP

116
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NFC

A

Near FIeld Communication

117
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NFS

A

Network FIle System

118
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NIC

A

Network Interface Card

119
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NTFS

A

New Technology File System

120
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NVMe

A

Non-volatile Memory Express

121
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OCR

A

Optical Charger Recognition

122
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OLED

A

Organic Light-emitting Diode

123
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ONT

A

Optical Network Terminal

124
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OS

A

Operating System

125
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PaaS

A

Platform as a Service

126
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PAN

A

Personal Area Network

127
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PC

A

Personal Computer

128
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PCie

A

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express

129
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PCL

A

Printer Command Language

130
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PE

A

Preinstallation Environment

131
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PII

A

Personally IDentifiable Information

132
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PIN

A

Personal Identification Number

133
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PKI

A

Public Key Infastructure

134
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PoE

A

Power over Ethernet

135
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POP3

A

Post Office Protocol 3

136
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POST

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Power-on Self-Test

137
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PPP

A

Power Point Protocol

138
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PRL

A

Preferred Roaming List

139
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PSU

A

Power Supply Unit

140
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PXE

A

Preboot Execution Environment

141
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RAIDUS RAID

A

Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks

142
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RAM

A

Random-access Memory

143
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RDP

A

Remote Desktop Protocol

144
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RF

A

Radio Frequency

145
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RFI

A

Radio-Frequency Identification

146
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RJ11

A

Registered Jack Function 11

147
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RJ45

A

Registered Jack Function 45

148
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RMM

A

Remote Monitoring and Management

149
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RTO

A

Recovery Time Objective

150
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SaaS

A

Software as a Service

151
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SAN

A

Storage Area Network

152
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SAS

A

Serial Attached SCSI[Small Computer System Interface]

153
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SATA

A

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

154
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SC

A

Subscriber Connector

155
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SCADA

A

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

156
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SCP

A

Secure Copy Protection

157
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SCSI

A

Small Computer System Interface

158
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SDN

A

Software-defined Networking

159
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SFTP

A

Secure File Transfer Protocol

160
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SIM

A

Subscriber Identity Module

161
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SIMM

A

Single Inline Memory Module

162
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S.M.A.R.T.

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Self-monitoring Analysis and REporting Technology

163
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SMB

A

Server Message Block

164
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SMS

A

Short Message Service

165
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SMTP

A

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

166
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SNMP

A

Simple Network Management Protocol

167
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SNTP

A

Simple Network Time Protocol

168
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SODIMM

A

Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module

169
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SOHO

A

Small Office/Home Office

170
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SPF

A

Sender Policy Framework

171
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SQL

A

Structured Query Language

172
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SRAM

A

Static Random-access Memory

173
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SSD

A

Solid-State Drive

174
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SSH

A

Secure Shell

175
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SSID

A

Service Set Identifier

176
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SSL

A

Secure Sockets Layer

177
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SSO

A

Single Sign-on

178
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ST

A

Straight Tip

179
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STP

A

Shielded Twisted Pair

180
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TACACS

A

Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System

181
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TCP

A

Transmission Control Protocol

182
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TCP/IP

A

Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol

183
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TKIP

A

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

184
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TLS

A

Transport Layer Security

185
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TN

A

Twisted Nematic

186
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TPM

A

Trusted Platform Module

187
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UAC

A

User Account Control

188
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UDP

A

User Datagram Protocol

189
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UEFI

A

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

190
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UNC

A

Universal Naming Convention

191
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UPnP

A

Universal Plug and Play

192
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UPS

A

Uninterruptible Power Supply

193
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USB

A

Universal Serial Bus

194
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UTM

A

Unified Threat Management

195
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UTP

A

Unshielded Twisted Pair

196
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VA

A

Vertical Allignment

197
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VDI

A

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

198
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VGA

A

Video Graphics Array

199
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VLAN

A

Virtual Lan

200
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VM

A

Virtual Machine

201
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VNC

A

Virtual Network Computer

202
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VoIP

A

Voice over Internet Protocol

203
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VPN

A

Virtual Private Network

204
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VRAM

A

Video Random-access Memory

205
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WAN

A

Wide Area Network

206
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WEP

A

Wide Equivalent privacy

207
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WISP

A

Wireless Internet Service Provider

208
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WLAN

A

Wireless LAN

209
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WMN

A

Wireless Mesh Network

210
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WPA

A

Wifi Protected Access

211
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WWAN

A

Wireless Wide Area Network

212
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XSS

A

Cross-site Scripting

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