MOD 3 Acronyms Flashcards

1
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WSUS

A

Microsoft Windows Server Update Service
(Designed to automatically deploy patches, feature updates, drive updates, and security patches)

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SCCM

A

Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager
(Patches applications like WSUS does for the OS)

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3
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SIEM

A

Security Information and Event Management
(SNMP systems, monitors systems with ICMP pings and TCP/IP checks; can send alerts and notifications for network administrators to intervene)

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4
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NMS

A

Network Management Stations
(SNMP monitors, use SNMP Gets and SNMP Traps; Get = request for an Object ID, Traps = info bits sent from device to NMS alerting something has happened.)

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MIB

A

Management Information Base
(Database of OIDs[Object IDs] in a SIEM system)

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PDV

A

Packet Delay Variation
(Aka jitter; variance between the latency of the packets received)

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CRC errors

A

Cyclic Redundancy Check
(Counter that determines if a FCS[Frame Chrck Sequence] has failed; Layer 2)
Use “show interface” to see CRC counter

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MTU

A

Maximum Transmission Unit
(Giants = 1600 bytes, Baby Giants = 1501-1599 bytes, Runts = <64bytes)

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9
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QMS

A

Quality Management System

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10
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CAB

A

Change Advisory Board
(Evaluates the changes to reduce the impact of the changes on day to day operations; comprised of people from the entire organization, not just IT)

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11
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IDF/MDF

A

Intermediate Distribution Frame, Main Distribution Frame
(MDF:typically the demarcation point; IDF: typically switching closets that give access to client computers)

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12
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AUP

A

Acceptable Use Policy

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13
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BYOD

A

Bring Your Own Device

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14
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MDM

A

Mobile Device Management

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15
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DLP

A

Data Loss Prevention
(System used to ensure that end users do not send sensitive/critical information outside of the organization. Common DLP system is an outgoing email filter.)

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16
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NPS

A

Network Policy Server
(Can control who gets a VPN based on items such as time of day, connection type, security group, etc; hard controls) Default NPS configurations deny everything.

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17
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CIRT

A

Computer Incident Response Team

18
Q

IRP

A

Incident Response Plan

19
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COBO

A

Company Owned Business Only

20
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COPE

A

Company Owned Personally Enabled

21
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CYOD

A

Choose Your Own Device

22
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NDA

A

Non Disclosure Agreement
(Legal document)

23
Q

SLA

A

Service Level Agreement
(Expected level of service that a provider will adhere to for uptime; often called the Nines)

24
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SOW

A

Statement Of Work
(Document that provides entire scope of work involved, all deliverables and due dates, resources needed, costs and deadlines for payments, QA procedures)

25
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MoU

A

Memorandum of Understanding
(Document of intent to work together, not legally binding)

26
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NLB

A

Network Load Balancing

27
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MPIO

A

Multipath IO
(To create multiple paths to a SAN device via multiple connections)

28
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HBA

A

Host Bus Adapter
(Network controller card which allows for 2 network connections)

29
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HSRP

A

Hot Standby Router Protocol

30
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VRRP

A

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol

31
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MSCS

A

Microsoft Cluster Services
(Example of clustering multiple servers together to provide failover, load balancing, and high availability for services running on a cluster)

32
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FHRP

A

First Hop Redundancy Protocol

33
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GLBP

A

Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
(Active/active model)

34
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UPS

A

Uninterruptible Power Supply

35
Q

PDU

A

Power Distribution Units
(Power strips connected to circuits, provide redundant circuits)

36
Q

BCaaS

A

Business Continuity as a Service
(Recovery site option in the cloud, expensive)

37
Q

MTTR

A

Mean Time To Repair
(Average time to repair a system)

38
Q

MTBF

A

Mean Time Between Failure
(Expected lifetime of a component, how long before something fails)

39
Q

RPO

A

Recovery Point Objective
(Point in time that you can restore to in the event of a disaster, when the last backup took place)

40
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RTO

A

Recovery Time Objective
(How fast you can restore the last backup/recover)