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Vocab abbreviations Flashcards

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TCP

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TCP

Transport Control Protocol

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TCP/IP

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TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, the protocol suite used for internetworks such as the Internet

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TIA

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TIA

Telecommunications Industry Association

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ACL

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ACL

Access Control list, a basic form of firewall protection

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ACK

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ACK

Acknowledgement packet

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AES

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AES

Advanced Encryption Standard

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AH

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AH

Authentication Header

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APIPA

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APIPA

Automatic Private IP addressing

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ARIN

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ARIN

American Registry for Internet numbers

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ARP

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ARP

Address Resolution Protocol, which is used to map an IP address to a MAC address

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ARPANET

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ARPANET

Advnaced research Projects Agency Network

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AAA

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AAA--
Authentication
Autorization
Accounting
a framework developed to control acces to computing resources, enforce policies, and audit usage
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BSS

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BSS

Basic Service Set

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BOOTP

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BOOTP

Bootstrap Protocol

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BWA

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BWA

Broadband wireless Access

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CCMP

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CCMP

Counter mode with Cipher Block chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol

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CFR

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CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

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CHAP

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CHAP

Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol

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CIDR

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CIDR

Classless Interdomain routing

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CNA

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CNA

Cisco Network Assistant, a management software tool from Cisco that simplifies switch configuration and troubleshooting

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CSMA/CA

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CSMA/CA

Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance

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CSMA/CD

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CSMA/CD

Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection, the Ethernet LAN media access method

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CSU/DSU

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CSU/DSU

Channel service unit/data service unit

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CNAME

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CNAME

Canonicl name record, used to specify that a domain name is an alias for another domain

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CAM

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CAM
Content Addresable Memory
a table of MAC addresses and port mapping that a switch uses to identify connected networking devices

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DMZ

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DMZ

Demilitarized Zone, and area used to isolate servers

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DoS

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DoS

Denial of service, An attack in which service is denied to a computer, network, or server

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DES, 3DES

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DES, 3DES

Data Encryption Standard, Triple Data Encryption Standard

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DHCP

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DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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DMT

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DMT

Discrete Multitone, a multicarrier technique used to transport digital data over copper telephone lines

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DKIM

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DKIM

Domain Keys Identified Mail

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DNS

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DNS

Domain Name Service

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DOCSIS

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DOCSIS

Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification

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DS

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DS

Digital Signal

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DSL

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DSL

Digital Subscriber Line

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DSSS

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DSSS

Direct- sequence spread spectrum

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EAP

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EAP

Extensible Authentication Protocol

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EIA

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EIA

Electronic Industries Alliance

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EMI

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EMI

Electromagnetic interference

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EF

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EF

Entrance Facilities, another name for building entrance

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ER

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ER

Equipment Room, a room set aside for complex electronic equipment such as the network servers and telephone quipment

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ESP

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ESP

Encapsulating Security Protocol

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EVC

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EVC

Ethernet Virtual Connection, an association of two or more UNIs

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ESS

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ESS

Extended Service Set, a network with multiple access points to extend user mobility

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FERPA

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FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

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FHSS

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FHSS

Frequency-hopping spread spectrum

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FISMA

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FISMA

Federal Information Security Management Act

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FPP

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FPP

Fire prevention Plan

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GLBA

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GLBA

Gramm-Leach_Biley Act

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GRE

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GRE

Generic Routing Encapsulation

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HDLC

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HDLC

High-Level Data Link Control

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HIPAA

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HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

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HSSI

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HSSI

High-Speed Serial Interface

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HVAC

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HVAC

Heating, vetilation, and air-conditioning

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IANA

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Internet Assigned Number Authority, the agency that assigns IP addresses to computer networks

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ICANN

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ICANN

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

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ICMP

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ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol, which verifies that messages are being delivered

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IEEE

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IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, one of the major standards-setting bodies for technological development

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IGMP

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IGMP

Internet Group Message Protocol

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IKE

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IKE

Internet Key Exchange

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IaaS

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IaaS

Infrastructure as a Service

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ISAKMP

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ISAKMP

Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol

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iSCSI

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Internet small Computer Systems Interface

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ISP

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ISP

Internet Service Provider

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