Network+ 008 Acronyms Flashcards
ACL
Access Control List
CSMA/CA
Carrier-Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
MUMIMO
Multi-User Multiple-Input Multiple-Output
ESSID
Extended Service Set ID
IRDP
Internet Router Discovery Protocol
OSFP
Open-Shortest First-Path
ELRP
Extreme Loop Resolution Protocol
EAPS
Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching
NTP
Network Time Protocol
LLDP
Link Layer Discovery Protocol
IGMP
Internet Grouo Management Protocol
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
SNAT
Source Network Address Translation
DNAT
Destination Network Address Translation
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
NAT
Network Address Translation
MIMO
Multi-Input Multiple-Output
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
PAT
Port Address Translation
WINS
Windows Internet Name Service
APIPA
Automatic Private IP Address
RSTP
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
VLSM
Variable Length Sunbet Mask
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol
FQDN
Fully Qualified Domian Name
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
NFC
Near Field Communication
MDNS
Multicast Domain Name System
SSDP
Simple Service Discovery Protocol
NBNS
NetBios Name Service
RIP
Routing Information Protocol
SMB
Server Mesaage Block
POP3
Post Office Protocol Version 3
SSL
Secure Socket Layer
DTE
Data Terminal Equipment
DCE
Data Communications Equipment
LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
AAAA
Authentication, Authorization, Accounting, Auditing
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
AH
Authentication Header
AP
Access Point
APC
Angled Physical Contact
AUP
Acceptable Use Policy
BGP
Border Gateway Protocol
BNC
British Naval Connector/Bayonet Neill-Concelman
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
CAM
Content Addressable Memory (table)
CAN
Campus Area Network
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
CIA
Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability
CIDR
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
CLI
Command-Line Interface
CNAME
Canonical Name
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
CSMA/CD
Carrier-Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
CSU
Channel Service Unit
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
CWDM
Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing
DaaS
Desktop as a Service
dB
Decibel
DDOS
Distributed Denial-of-Service
DLP
Data Loss Prevention
DNS
Domain Name System
DoS
Denial-of-Service
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
DSU
Data Service Unit
DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
EIA
Electronic Industries Association
EIGRP
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
ESP
Encapsulating Security Payload
EUI
Extended Unique Identifier
FCoE
Fiber Channel over Ethernet
FHRP
First Hop Redundancy Protocol
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
GBIC
Gigabit Interface Converter
GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
HA
High Availability
HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HTTP
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTPS
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
ICS
Industrial Control System
IDF
Intermediate Distribution Frame
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
IGMP
Internet Group Management Protocol
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol
IoT
Internet of Things
IP
Internet Protocol
IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
IPv4
Internet Protocol version 4
IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6
iSCSI
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
ISP
Internet Service Provider
LAN
Local Area Network
LC
Local Connector
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDAPS
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (over SSL)
LED
Light-Emitting Diode
LTE
Long-Term Evolution
MAC
Media Access Control/Medium Access Control
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
MDF
Main Distribution Frame
MDIX
Medium Dependent Interface Crossover
mGRE
Multipoint Generic Routing Encapsulation
MIB
Management Information Base
MU-MIMO
Multi User - Multiple Input, Multiple Output
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MPLS
Multi Protocol Label Switching
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failure
MT-RJ
Mechanical Transfer - Registered Jack
MTTR
Mean Time to Repair
MX
Mail Exchange
NAC
Network Access Control
NAS
Network Attached Storage
NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement
NFV
Network Function Virtualization
NGFW
Next-Generation Fire Wall
NIC
Network Interface Card
NS
Name Server
OID
Object Identifier
OSI
Open Systems Interconnection
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
PaaS
Platform as a Service
PAN
Personal Area Network
PDU
Power Distribution Unit
PoE
Power over Ethernet
PSK
Pre-Shared Key
PTR
Pointer Record
QoS
Quality of Service
QSFP
Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable
RA
Router Advertisements
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
RAID
Redundant Array of Inexpensive (or Independent) Disks
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
RF
Radio Frequency
RFC
Request for Comment
RG
Radio Guide
RJ
Registered Jack
RPO
Recovery Point Objective
RSSI
Received Signal Strength Indication
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
RTSP
Real Time Streaming Protocol
SaaS
Software as a Service
SAN
Storage Area Network
SC
Standard Connector/Subscriber Connector
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SDN
Software-Defined Network
SDWAN
Software-Defined WAN
SFP
Small Form-factor Pluggable
SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
SIEM
Security Information and Event Management
SLA
Service Level Agreement
SLAAC
Stateless Address Auto-Configuration
SOA
Start of Authority
SOHO
Small Office Home Office
SQL
Structured Query Language
SRV
Service Record
SSD
Solid-State Drive
SSH
Secure Shell
SSID
Service Set Identifier
SSO
Single Sign-On
ST
Straight Tip or Snap Twist
STP
Spanning Tree Protocol
SYSLOG
System Log
TACAS+
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TIA/EIA
Telecommunications Industry Association/Electronic Industries Alliance
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
TLS
Transport Layer Security
TTL
Time to Live
TX/RX
Transmit and Receive
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
UPC
Ultra-Physical Contact
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
USB
Universal Serial Bus
UTP
Unshielded Twister Pair
VIP
Virtual IP
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
VM
Virtual Machine
VNC
Virtual Network Computing
vNIC
virtual Network Interface Card
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
VPN
Virtual Private Network
VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
WAN
Wide Area Network
WAP
Wireless Access Point
WDM
Wavelength Division Multiplexing
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
WPA
WiFi Protected Access
PPTP
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
OFDM
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access