Network+ Acronyms Flashcards

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A

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Address

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AAA

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Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

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AAAA

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Authentication, Authorization, Accounting, and Address

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ABR

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Area Border Router

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ACL

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Access Control List

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AD

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Active Directory

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ADSL

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Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

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AES

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Advanced Encryption Standard

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AH

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Authentication Header

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AP

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Access Point

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APC

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Angle Polished Connector

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APIPA

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Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing

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APT

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Advanced Persistent Protocol

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ARIN

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American Registry for Internet Numbers

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ARP

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Address Resolution Ptotocol

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AS

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Autonomous System

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ASIC

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Application Specific Integrated Circuit

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ASP

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Application Service Provider

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ATM

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Asynchronous Transfer Mode

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AUI

A

Attachment Unit Interface

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AUP

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Acceptable Use Policy

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BCP

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Business Continuity Plan

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BCS

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Business Connectivity Services

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BDR

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Backup Designated Router

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BERT

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Bit Error Rate Test

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BGP

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Border Gateway Protocol

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BLE

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Bluetooth Low Energy

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BNC

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British Naval Connector or Bayonet Neill-Concelman

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BootP

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Boot Protocol or Bootstrap Protocol

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BDPU

A

Bridge Protocol Data Unit

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BRI

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Basic Rate Interface

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BSSID

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Basic Service Set Identifier

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BYOD

A

Bring Your Own Device

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CAM

A

Channel Access Method

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CAN

A

Campus Area Network

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CARP

A

Common Address Redundancy Protocol

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CCTV

A

Closed Circuit TV

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CDMA

A

Code Division Multiple Access

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CDMA / CD

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Carrier Division Multiple Access

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CHAP

A

Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

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CIRD

A

Classless Inter-Domain Routing

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CIFS

A

Common Internet File System / Services

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CLI

A

Command Line Interface

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CNAME

A

Canonical Name

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COOP

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Concurrent Object-Oriented Programming

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COS

A

Class of Service

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CPU

A

Central Processing Unit

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CRAM

A

Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism - Message Digest 5

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CRC

A

Cyclic Redundancy Checking

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CSMA / CA

A

Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance

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51
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CSU

A

Channel Service Unit

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CWDM

A

Course Wave Division Multiplexing

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53
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dB

A

Decibels

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54
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DCS

A

Distributed Computer System

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DDoS

A

Distributed Denial of Service

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DHCP

A

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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DLC

A

Data Link Control

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DLP

A

Data Leak Prevention

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DLR

A

Device Level Ring

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DMZ

A

Demilitarized Zone

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DNAT

A

Destination Network Address Translation

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DNS

A

Domain Name Service or Domain Name Server or Domain Name System

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63
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DOCSIS

A

Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification

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DoS

A

Denial of Service

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65
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DR

A

Designated Router

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DSCP

A

Differentiated Services Code Point

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DSL

A

Digital Subscriber Line

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DSSS

A

Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

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DSU

A

Data Service Unit

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DWDM

A

Dense Wavelength Division Muliplexing

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E1

A

E-Carrier Level 1

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EAP

A

Extensible Authentication Protocol

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73
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EDNS

A

Extension Mechanisms for DNS

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EGP

A

Exterior Gateway Protocol

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EIA / TIA

A

Electronic Industries Alliance / Telecommunication Industries Association

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EIGRP

A

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

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EMI

A

Electromagnetic Interference

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ESD

A

Electrostatic Discharge

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ESP

A

Encapsulated Security Packets

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ESSID

A

Extended Service Set Identifier

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EUI

A

Extended Unique Identifier

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FC

A

Fibre Channel

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FCS

A

Frame Check Sequence

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84
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FDDI

A

Fiber Distributed Data Interface

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85
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FDM

A

Frequency Division Multiplexing

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FHSS

A

Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum

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87
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FIPS

A

Federal Information Processing Standard

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FM

A

Frequency Modulation

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FQDN

A

Fully Qualified Domain Name

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FTP

A

File Transfer Protocol

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91
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FTPS

A

File Transfer Protocol Security

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92
Q

GBIC

A

Gigabit Interface Converter

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Gbps

A

Gigabits per second

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GLBP

A

Gateway Load Balancing Protocol

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GPG

A

GNU Privacy Guard

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GPRS

A

General Packet Radio Service

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GRE

A

Generic Routing Encapsulation

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GSM

A

Global System for Mobile communications

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HBA

A

Host Bus Adapter

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HDLC

A

High-level Data Link Control

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Q

HDMI

A

High Definition Multimedia Interface

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Q

HIDS

A

Host Intrusion Detection System

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Q

HIPS

A

Host Intrusion Prevention System

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HSPA

A

High-Speed Packet Access

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HT

A

High Throughput

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HTTP

A

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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Q

HTTPS

A

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

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Q

HVAC

A

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

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Hz

A

Hertz

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IaaS

A

Infrastructure as a Service

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IANA

A

Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

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ICA

A

Independent Computer Architecture

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ICANN

A

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

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ICMP

A

Internet Control Message Protocol

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ICS

A

Internet Connection Sharing or Industrial Control System

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IDF

A

Immediate Distribution Frame

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IDS

A

Intrusion Detection System

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IEEE

A

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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IGMP

A

Internet Group Multicast Protocol

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IGP

A

Interior Gateway Protocol

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IGRP

A

Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

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IKE

A

Internet Key Exchange

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Q

IMAP4

A

Internet Message Access Protocol version 4

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InterNIC

A

Internet Network Information Center

125
Q

IO

A

Input / Output

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Q

IP

A

Internet Protocol

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Q

IPS

A

Intrusion Prevention System

128
Q

IPSec

A

Intrusion Protocol Security

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Q

IPv4

A

Internet Protocol version 4

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IPv6

A

Internet Protocol version 6

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IR

A

Infrared

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ISAKMP

A

Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol

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iSCSI

A

Internet Small Computer System

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Q

ISDN

A

Integrated Services Digital Network

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Q

IS-IS

A

Intermediate System to Intermediate System

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Q

ISP

A

Internet Service Provider

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Q

IT

A

Information Technology

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Q

ITS

A

Intelligent Transportation System

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Q

IV

A

Initialization Vector

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Q

Kbps

A

Kilobits per second

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KVM

A

Keyboard Video Mouse

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Q

L2F

A

Layer 2 Forwarding

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L2TP

A

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol

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Q

LACP

A

Link Aggregation Control Protocol

145
Q

LAN

A

Local Area Network

146
Q

LC

A

Local Connector

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Q

LDAP

A

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

148
Q

LEC

A

Local Exchange Carrier

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Q

LED

A

Light Emitting Diode

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LLC

A

Logical Link Control

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LSA

A

Link State Advertisement

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LTE

A

Long Term Evolution

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Q

LWAPP

A

Light Weight Access Point Protocol

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MAC

A

Media Access Control or Medium Access Control

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MAN

A

Metropolitan Area Network

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Q

Mbps

A

Megabits per second

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MBps

A

Megabytes per second

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MDF

A

Main Distribution Frame

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MDI

A

Media Dependent Interface

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MDIX

A

Media Dependent Interface Crossover

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MGCP

A

Media Gateway Control Protocol

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MIB

A

Management Information Base

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MIBS

A

Management Information Bases

164
Q

MIMO

A

Multiple Input, Multiple Output

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MLA

A

Master License Agreement

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Q

MLA

A

Multilateral Agreement

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Q

MMF

A

Multimode Fiber

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MOA

A

Memorandum of Agreement

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MOU

A

Memorandum of Understanding

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Q

MPLS

A

Multi-protocol Label Switching

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Q

MS-CHAP

A

Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

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Q

MSA

A

Master Service Agreement

173
Q

MSDS

A

Material Safety Data Sheet

174
Q

MT-RJ

A

Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack

175
Q

MTU

A

Maximum Transmission Unit

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Q

MUMIMO

A

Multiuser Multiple Input, Multiple Output

177
Q

MX

A

Mail Exchanger

178
Q

NAC

A

Network Access Control

179
Q

NAS

A

Network Attached Storage

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Q

NAT

A

Network Address Translation

181
Q

NCP

A

Network Control Protocol

182
Q

NDR

A

Non-Delivery Receipt

183
Q

NetBEUI

A

Network Basic Input / Output System Extended User Interface

184
Q

NetBIOS

A

Network Basic Input / Output System

185
Q

NFC

A

Near Field Communication

186
Q

NFS

A

Network File Service

187
Q

NIC

A

Network Interface Card

188
Q

NIDS

A

Network Intrusion Detection System

189
Q

NIPS

A

Network Intrusion Prevention System

190
Q

NIST

A

Network Information Security and Technology

191
Q

NIU

A

Network Interface Unit

192
Q

nm

A

Nanometer

193
Q

NMS

A

Network Management System

194
Q

NNTP

A

Network News Transport Protocol

195
Q

NTP

A

Network Time Protocol

196
Q

OCx

A

Optical Carrier

197
Q

OS

A

Operating Systems

198
Q

OSI

A

Open Systems Interconnect

199
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OSPF

A

Open Shortest PAth First

200
Q

OTDR

A

Optical Time Domain Reflectometer

201
Q

OUI

A

Organizationally Unique Identifier

202
Q

P2P

A

Peer-to-Peer

203
Q

PaaS

A

Platform as a Service

204
Q

PAN

A

Personal Area Network

205
Q

PAP

A

Password Authentication Protocol

206
Q

PAT

A

Port Address Translation

207
Q

PBX

A

Private Branch Exchange

208
Q

PC

A

Personal Computer

209
Q

PCM

A

Phase Change Memory

210
Q

PDU

A

Protocol Data Unit

211
Q

PGP

A

Pretty Good Privacy

212
Q

PKI

A

Public Key Infrastructure

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Q

PLC

A

Programmable Logic Controller

214
Q

PoE

A

Power over Ethernet

215
Q

POP

A

Post Office Protocol

216
Q

POP3

A

Post Office Protocol version 3

217
Q

POTS

A

Plain Old Telephone System

218
Q

PPP

A

Point-to-Point Protocol

219
Q

PPPoE

A

Point-to-Point Protocol version 3

220
Q

PPTP

A

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

221
Q

PRI

A

Primary Rate Interface

222
Q

PSK

A

Pre-Shared Key

223
Q

PSTN

A

Public Switched Telephone Network

224
Q

PTP

A

Point-to-Point

225
Q

PTR

A

Pointer

226
Q

PVC

A

Permanent Virtual Circuit

227
Q

QAM

A

Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

228
Q

QoS

A

Quality of Service

229
Q

RADIUS

A

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service

230
Q

RARP

A

Reverse Address Resolution Protocol

231
Q

RAS

A

Remote Access Service

232
Q

RDP

A

Remote Desktop Protocol

233
Q

RDS

A

Radio Data System

234
Q

RF

A

Radio Frequency

235
Q

RFI

A

Radio Frequency Interference

236
Q

RFID

A

Radio Frequency Indentification

237
Q

RG

A

Radio Guide

238
Q

RIP

A

Routing Internet Protocol

239
Q

RJ

A

Registered Jack

240
Q

RPO

A

Recovery Point Objective