Network+ Acronyms Flashcards
AAA
Authentication Authorization and Accounting
AAAA
Authentication, Authorization, Accounting and Auditing
ACL
Access Control List
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
AH
Authentication Header
AP
Access Point
APC
Angle Polished Connector
APIPA
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
APT
Advanced Persistent Tool
ARIN
American Registry for Internet
Numbers
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
AS
Autonomous System
ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASP
Application Service Provider
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AUP
Acceptable Use Policy
BCP
Business Continuity Plan
BERT
Bit-Error Rate Test
BGP
Border Gateway Protocol
BLE
Bluetooth Low Energy
BNC
British Naval Connector/ Bayonet Neill-Concelman
BootP
Boot Protocol/Bootstrrap Protocol
BPDU
Bridge Protocol Data Unit
BRI
Basic Rate Interface
BSSID
Basic Service Set Identifier
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
CaaS
Communication as a Service
CAM
Content Addressable Memory
CAN
Campus Area Network
CARP
Common Address Redundancy Protocol
CASB
Cloud Access Sercurity Broker
CAT
Category
CCTV
Closed Circuit TV
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection
CHAP
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CIDR
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
CNAME
Canonical Name
CoS
Class of Service
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CRAM-MD5
Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism-Message Digest 5
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Checking
CSMA/CA
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
CSU
Channel Service Unit
CVW
Collaborative Virtual Workspace
CWDM
Course Wave Division Multiplexing
DaaS
Desktop as a Service
dB
Decibel
DCS
Distributed Computer System
DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DLC
Data Link Control
DLP
Data Loss Prevention
DLR
Device Level Ring
DMZ
Demilitarized Zone
DNAT
Destination Network Address Translation
DNS
Domain Name Service/Domain Name Server/Domain Name System
DOCSIS
Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specification
DoS
Denial of Service
DR
Designated Router
DSCP
Differentiated Services Code Point
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
DSSS
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
DSU
Data Service Unit
DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
E1
E-Carrier Level 1
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
EDNS
Extension Mechanisms for DNS
EGP
Exterior Gateway Protocol
EIA/TIA
Electronic Industries Alliance/Telecommunication Industries Association
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
ESP
Encapsulated Security Payload
ESSID
Extended Service Set Identifier
EUI
Extended Unique Identifier
FC
Fibre Channel
FCoE
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
FCS
Frame Check Sequence
FDM
Frequency Division Multiplexing
FHSS
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
FM
Frequency Modulation
FQDN
Fully Qualified Domain Name
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
FTPS
File Transfer Protocol Security
GBIC
Gigabit Interface Converter
Gbps
Gigabits per second
GLBP
Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
GPG
GNU Privacy Guard
GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
HA
High Availability
HDLC
High-Level Data Link Control
HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HIDS
Host Intrusion Detection System
HIPS
Host Intrusion Prevention System
HSPA
High-Speed Packet Access
HSRP
Hot Standby Router Protocol
HT
High Throughput
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Hz
Hertz
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
IANA
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
ICA
Independent Computer Architecture
ICANN
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
ICS
Internet Connection Sharing/Industrial Control System
IDF
Intermediate Distribution Frame
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IGMP
Internet Group Message Protocol
IGP
Interior Gateway Protocol
IGRP
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
IKE
Internet Key Exchange
IMAP4
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
InterNIC
Internet Network Information Center
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
ISAKMP
Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
IS-IS
Intermediate System to Intermediate System
ISP
Internet Service Provider
IT
Information Technology
ITS
Intelligent Transportation System
IV
Initialization Vector
Kbps
Kilobits per second
KVM
Keyboard Video Mouse
L2TP
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
LAN
Local Area Network
LC
Local Connector
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LEC
Local Exchange Carrier
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LLC
Logical Link Control
LLDP
Link Layer Discovery Protocol
LSA
Link State Advertisements
LTE
Long Term Evolution
LWAPP
Light Weight Access Point Protocol
MaaS
Mobility as a Service
MAC
Media Access Control/Medium Access Control
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
Mbps
Megabits per second
MBps
Megabytes per second
MDF
Main Distribution Frame
MDI
Media Dependent Interface
MDIX
Media Dependent Interface Crossover
MGCP
Media Gateway Control Protocol
MIB
Management Information Base
MIMO
Multiple Input, Multiple Output
MLA
Master License Agreement/Multilateral Agreement
MMF
Multimode Fiber
MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching
MS-CHAP
Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
MSA
Master Service Agreement
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
MT-RJ
Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
MTTR
Mean Time To Recovery
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failures
MU-MIMO
Multiuser Multiple Input, Multiple Output
MX
Mail Exchanger
NAC
Network Access Control
NAS
Network Attached Storage
NAT
Network Address Translation
NCP
Network Control Protocol
NDR
Non-Delivery Receipt
NetBEUI
Network Basic Input/Output Extended User Interface
NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System
NFC
Near Field Communication
NFS
Network File Service
NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall
NIC
Network Interface Card
NIDS
Network Intrusion Detection System
NIPS
Network Intrusion Prevention System
NIU
Network Interface Unit
nm
Nanometer
NNTP
Network News Transport Protocol
NTP
Network Time Protocol
OCSP
Online Certificate Status Protocol
OCx
Optical Carrier
OS
Operating System
OSI
Open Systems Interconnect
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
OUI
Organizationally Unique Identifier
PaaS
Platform as a Service
PAN
Personal Area Network
PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
PAT
Port Address Translation
PC
Personal Computer
PCM
Phase-Change Memory
PDoS
Permanent Denial of Service
PDU
Protocol Data Unit
PGP
Pretty Good Privacy
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
PoE
Power over Ethernet
POP
Post Office Protocol
POP3
Post Office Protocol version 3
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
PSK
Pre-Shared Key
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
PTP
Point-to-Point
PTR
Pointer
PUA
Privileged User Agreement
PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuit
QoS
Quality of Service
QSFP
Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RAS
Remote Access Service
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
RF
Radio Frequency
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
RFP
Request for Proposal
RG
Radio Guide
RIP
Routing Internet Protocol
RJ
Registered Jack
RPO
Recovery Point Objective
RSA
Rivest, Shamir, Adelman
RSH
Remote Shell
RSTP
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
RTP
Real-Time Protocol
RTSP
Real-Time Streaming Protocol
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
RTP
Real-Time Protocol
RTSP
Real-Time Streaming Protocol
RTT
Round Trip Time or Real Transfer Time
SA
Security Association
SaaS
Software as a Service
SC
Standard Connector/Subscriber Connector
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SCP
Secure Copy Protocol
SDLC
Software Development Life Cycle
SDN
Software Defined Network
SDP
Session Description Protocol
SDSL
Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
SFP
Small Form-factor Pluggable
SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
SGCP
Simple Gateway Control Protocol
SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm
SIEM
Security Information and Event Management
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
SLA
Service Level Agreement
SLAAC
Stateless Address Auto Configuration
SLIP
Serial Line Internet Protocol
SMB
Server Message Block
SMF
Single-Mode Fiber
SMS
Short Message Service
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNAT
Static Network Address Translation/Source Network Address Translation
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
SNTP
Simple Network Time Protocol
SOA
Start of Authority
SOHO
Small Office Home Office
SONET
Synchronous Optical Network
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
SOW
Statement of Work
SPB
Shortest Path Bridging
SPI
Stateful Packet Inspection
SPS
Standby Power Supply
SSH
Secure Shell
SSID
Service Set Identifier
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
ST
Straight Tip or Snap Twist
STP
Spanning Tree Protocol/Shielded Twisted Pair
SVC
Switched Virtual Circuit
SYSLOG
System Log
T1
Terrestrial Carrier Level 1
TA
Terminal Adaptor
TACACS
Terminal Access Control Access Control System
TACACS+
Terminal Access Control Access Control System+
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TDM
Time Division Multiplexing
TDR
Time Domain Reflectometer
Telco
Telecommunications Company
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
TLS
Transport Layer Security
TMS
Transportation Management System
TOS
Type of Service
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
TTL
Time to Live
TTLS
Tunneled Transport Layer Security
UC
Unified Communications
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
UNC
Universal Naming Convention
UPC
Ultra Polished Connector
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
USB
Universal Serial Bus
UTM
Unified Threat Management
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
VDSL
Variable Digital Subscriber Line
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
VNC
Virtual Network Connection
VoIP
Voice over IP
VPN
Virtual Private Network
VRF
Virtual Routing Forwarding
VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
VTC
Video Teleconference
VTP
VLAN Trunk Protocol
WAF
Web Application Firewall
WAN
Wide Area Network
WAP
Wireless Application Protocol/Wireless Access Point
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
WMS
Warehouse Management System
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access
WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
WWN
World Wide Name
XDSL
Extended Digital Subscriber Line
XML
eXtensible Markup Language
Zeroconf
Zero Configuration