Network+ Acronyms Flashcards
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AAA
A
Authentication Authorization and Accounting
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AAAA
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Authentication, Authorization, Accounting and Auditing
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ACL
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Access Control List
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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 Tool
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ARIN
A
American Registry for Internet
Numbers
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ARP
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Address Resolution Protocol
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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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AUP
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Acceptable Use Policy
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BCP
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Business Continuity Plan
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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
A
Bluetooth Low Energy
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BNC
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British Naval Connector/ Bayonet Neill-Concelman
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BootP
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Boot Protocol/Bootstrrap Protocol
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BPDU
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Bridge Protocol Data Unit
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BRI
Basic Rate Interface
26
BSSID
Basic Service Set Identifier
27
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
28
CaaS
Communication as a Service
29
CAM
Content Addressable Memory
30
CAN
Campus Area Network
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CARP
Common Address Redundancy Protocol
32
CASB
Cloud Access Sercurity Broker
33
CAT
Category
34
CCTV
Closed Circuit TV
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CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
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CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection
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CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
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CIDR
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
39
CNAME
Canonical Name
40
CoS
Class of Service
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CPU
Central Processing Unit
42
CRAM-MD5
Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism-Message Digest 5
43
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Checking
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CSMA/CA
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
45
CSU
Channel Service Unit
46
CVW
Collaborative Virtual Workspace
47
CWDM
Course Wave Division Multiplexing
48
DaaS
Desktop as a Service
49
dB
Decibel
50
DCS
Distributed Computer System
51
DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
52
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
53
DLC
Data Link Control
54
DLP
Data Loss Prevention
55
DLR
Device Level Ring
56
DMZ
Demilitarized Zone
57
DNAT
Destination Network Address Translation
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DNS
Domain Name Service/Domain Name Server/Domain Name System
59
DOCSIS
Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification
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DoS
Denial of Service
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DR
Designated Router
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DSCP
Differentiated Services Code Point
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DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
64
DSSS
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
65
DSU
Data Service Unit
66
DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
67
E1
E-Carrier Level 1
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EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
69
EDNS
Extension Mechanisms for DNS
70
EGP
Exterior Gateway Protocol
71
EIA/TIA
Electronic Industries Alliance/Telecommunication Industries Association
72
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
73
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
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ESP
Encapsulated Security Payload
75
ESSID
Extended Service Set Identifier
76
EUI
Extended Unique Identifier
77
FC
Fibre Channel
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FCoE
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
79
FCS
Frame Check Sequence
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FDM
Frequency Division Multiplexing
81
FHSS
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
82
FM
Frequency Modulation
83
FQDN
Fully Qualified Domain Name
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
85
FTPS
File Transfer Protocol Security
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GBIC
Gigabit Interface Converter
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Gbps
Gigabits per second
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GLBP
Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
89
GPG
GNU Privacy Guard
90
GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation
91
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
92
HA
High Availability
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HDLC
High-Level Data Link Control
94
HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
95
HIDS
Host Intrusion Detection System
96
HIPS
Host Intrusion Prevention System
97
HSPA
High-Speed Packet Access
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HSRP
Hot Standby Router Protocol
99
HT
High Throughput
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HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
101
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
102
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
103
Hz
Hertz
104
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
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IANA
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
106
ICA
Independent Computer Architecture
107
ICANN
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
108
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
109
ICS
Internet Connection Sharing/Industrial Control System
110
IDF
Intermediate Distribution Frame
111
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
112
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
113
IGMP
Internet Group Message Protocol
114
IGP
Interior Gateway Protocol
115
IGRP
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
116
IKE
Internet Key Exchange
117
IMAP4
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
118
InterNIC
Internet Network Information Center
119
IoT
Internet of Things
120
IP
Internet Protocol
121
IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
122
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
123
IPv4
Internet Protocol version 4
124
IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6
125
ISAKMP
Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
126
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
127
IS-IS
Intermediate System to Intermediate System
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ISP
Internet Service Provider
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IT
Information Technology
130
ITS
Intelligent Transportation System
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IV
Initialization Vector
132
Kbps
Kilobits per second
133
KVM
Keyboard Video Mouse
134
L2TP
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
135
LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
136
LAN
Local Area Network
137
LC
Local Connector
138
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
139
LEC
Local Exchange Carrier
140
LED
Light Emitting Diode
141
LLC
Logical Link Control
142
LLDP
Link Layer Discovery Protocol
143
LSA
Link State Advertisements
144
LTE
Long Term Evolution
145
LWAPP
Light Weight Access Point Protocol
146
MaaS
Mobility as a Service
147
MAC
Media Access Control/Medium Access Control
148
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
149
Mbps
Megabits per second
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MBps
Megabytes per second
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MDF
Main Distribution Frame
152
MDI
Media Dependent Interface
153
MDIX
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
154
MGCP
Media Gateway Control Protocol
155
MIB
Management Information Base
156
MIMO
Multiple Input, Multiple Output
157
MLA
Master License Agreement/Multilateral Agreement
158
MMF
Multimode Fiber
159
MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
160
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
161
MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching
162
MS-CHAP
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
163
MSA
Master Service Agreement
164
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
165
MT-RJ
Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack
166
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
167
MTTR
Mean Time To Recovery
168
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures
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MU-MIMO
Multiuser Multiple Input, Multiple Output
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MX
Mail Exchanger
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NAC
Network Access Control
172
NAS
Network Attached Storage
173
NAT
Network Address Translation
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NCP
Network Control Protocol
175
NDR
Non-Delivery Receipt
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NetBEUI
Network Basic Input/Output Extended User Interface
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NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System
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NFC
Near Field Communication
179
NFS
Network File Service
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NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall
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NIC
Network Interface Card
182
NIDS
Network Intrusion Detection System
183
NIPS
Network Intrusion Prevention System
184
NIU
Network Interface Unit
185
nm
Nanometer
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NNTP
Network News Transport Protocol
187
NTP
Network Time Protocol
188
OCSP
Online Certificate Status Protocol
189
OCx
Optical Carrier
190
OS
Operating System
191
OSI
Open Systems Interconnect
192
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
193
OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
194
OUI
Organizationally Unique Identifier
195
PaaS
Platform as a Service
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PAN
Personal Area Network
197
PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
198
PAT
Port Address Translation
199
PC
Personal Computer
200
PCM
Phase-Change Memory
201
PDoS
Permanent Denial of Service
202
PDU
Protocol Data Unit
203
PGP
Pretty Good Privacy
204
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
205
PoE
Power over Ethernet
206
POP
Post Office Protocol
207
POP3
Post Office Protocol version 3
208
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
209
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
210
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
211
PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
212
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
213
PSK
Pre-Shared Key
214
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
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PTP
Point-to-Point
216
PTR
Pointer
217
PUA
Privileged User Agreement
218
PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuit
219
QoS
Quality of Service
220
QSFP
Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable
221
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
222
RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
223
RAS
Remote Access Service
224
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
225
RF
Radio Frequency
226
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
227
RFP
Request for Proposal
228
RG
Radio Guide
229
RIP
Routing Internet Protocol
230
RJ
Registered Jack
231
RPO
Recovery Point Objective
232
RSA
Rivest, Shamir, Adelman
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RSH
Remote Shell
234
RSTP
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
235
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
236
RTP
Real-Time Protocol
237
RTSP
Real-Time Streaming Protocol
238
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
239
RTP
Real-Time Protocol
240
RTSP
Real-Time Streaming Protocol
241
RTT
Round Trip Time or Real Transfer Time
242
SA
Security Association
243
SaaS
Software as a Service
244
SC
Standard Connector/Subscriber Connector
245
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
246
SCP
Secure Copy Protocol
247
SDLC
Software Development Life Cycle
248
SDN
Software Defined Network
249
SDP
Session Description Protocol
250
SDSL
Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
251
SFP
Small Form-factor Pluggable
252
SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
253
SGCP
Simple Gateway Control Protocol
254
SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm
255
SIEM
Security Information and Event Management
256
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
257
SLA
Service Level Agreement
258
SLAAC
Stateless Address Auto Configuration
259
SLIP
Serial Line Internet Protocol
260
SMB
Server Message Block
261
SMF
Single-Mode Fiber
262
SMS
Short Message Service
263
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
264
SNAT
Static Network Address Translation/Source Network Address Translation
265
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
266
SNTP
Simple Network Time Protocol
267
SOA
Start of Authority
268
SOHO
Small Office Home Office
269
SONET
Synchronous Optical Network
270
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
271
SOW
Statement of Work
272
SPB
Shortest Path Bridging
273
SPI
Stateful Packet Inspection
274
SPS
Standby Power Supply
275
SSH
Secure Shell
276
SSID
Service Set Identifier
277
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
278
ST
Straight Tip or Snap Twist
279
STP
Spanning Tree Protocol/Shielded Twisted Pair
280
SVC
Switched Virtual Circuit
281
SYSLOG
System Log
282
T1
Terrestrial Carrier Level 1
283
TA
Terminal Adaptor
284
TACACS
Terminal Access Control Access Control System
285
TACACS+
Terminal Access Control Access Control System+
286
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
287
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
288
TDM
Time Division Multiplexing
289
TDR
Time Domain Reflectometer
290
Telco
Telecommunications Company
291
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
292
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
293
TLS
Transport Layer Security
294
TMS
Transportation Management System
295
TOS
Type of Service
296
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
297
TTL
Time to Live
298
TTLS
Tunneled Transport Layer Security
299
UC
Unified Communications
300
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
301
UNC
Universal Naming Convention
302
UPC
Ultra Polished Connector
303
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
304
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
305
USB
Universal Serial Bus
306
UTM
Unified Threat Management
307
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
308
VDSL
Variable Digital Subscriber Line
309
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
310
VNC
Virtual Network Connection
311
VoIP
Voice over IP
312
VPN
Virtual Private Network
313
VRF
Virtual Routing Forwarding
314
VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
315
VTC
Video Teleconference
316
VTP
VLAN Trunk Protocol
317
WAF
Web Application Firewall
318
WAN
Wide Area Network
319
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol/Wireless Access Point
320
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
321
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
322
WMS
Warehouse Management System
323
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access
324
WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
325
WWN
World Wide Name
326
XDSL
Extended Digital Subscriber Line
327
XML
eXtensible Markup Language
328
Zeroconf
Zero Configuration
