Acronyms (Networking) Flashcards
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AH
A
Authentication Header
2
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AP
A
Access Point
3
Q
API
A
Application Programming Interface
4
Q
CSU
A
Channel Service Unit
5
Q
DSL
A
Digital Subscriber Line
6
Q
ESP
A
Encapsulated Security Payload
7
Q
GRE
A
Generic Routing Encapsulation
8
Q
IDF
A
Intermediate Distribution Frame
9
Q
IM
A
Instant Messaging
10
Q
IoT
A
Internet of Things
11
Q
IPS
A
Intrusion Prevention System
12
Q
NAT
A
Network Address Translation
13
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IRC
A
Internet Relay Chat
14
Q
LAN
A
Local Area Network
15
Q
MAC
Unique identifier
A
Media Access Control
16
Q
MAN
A
Metropolitan Area Network
17
Q
MDF
A
Main Distribution Frame
18
Q
MTU
A
Maximum Transmission Unit
19
Q
NFC
A
Near Field Communication
20
Q
NGFW
A
Next-generation Firewall
21
Q
P2P
A
Peer to Peer
22
Q
PAC
A
Proxy Auto Configuration
23
Q
PAT
A
Port Address Translation
24
Q
PBX
A
Private Branch Exchange
25
PDU
Power Distribution Unit
26
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
27
RAS
Remote Access Server
28
RFID
Radio Frequency Identifier
29
SAN
Storage Area Network
30
SD-WAN
Software-defined Wide Area Network
31
SDN
Software-defined Networking
32
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
33
SWG
Secure Web Gateway
34
TACACS+
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
35
UPS
Uninterruptable Power Supply
36
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
37
VDE
Virtual Desktop Environment
38
VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
39
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
40
VLSM
Variable Length Subnet Masking
41
VPN
Virtual Private Network
42
WAF
Web Application Firewall
43
WAP
Wireless Access Point
44
WAF
Web Application Firewall
45
WAP
Wireless Access Point
46
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access
47
WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
48
CRC
Cyclical Redundancy Check
