Anachronyms Flashcards
(198 cards)
1
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AAAA
A
Authentication, Authorization,
Accounting, Auditing
2
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ACL
A
Access Control List
3
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AES
A
Advanced Encryption Standard
4
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AH
A
Authentication Header
5
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AP
A
Access Point
6
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APC
A
Angled Physical Contact
7
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APIPA
A
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
8
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ARP
A
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
9
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AUP
A
Acceptable Use Policy
10
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BGP
A
Border Gateway Protocol
11
Q
BNC
A
British Naval Connector/Bayonet Neill-Concelman
12
Q
BYOD
A
Bring Your Own Device
13
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CAM
A
Content Addressable Memory (table)
14
Q
CAN
A
Campus Area Network
15
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CDMA
A
Code Division Multiple Access
16
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CIA
A
Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability
17
Q
CIDR
A
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
18
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CLI
A
Command-Line Interface
19
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CNAME
A
Canonical Name
20
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CPU
A
Central Processing Unit
21
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CRC
A
Cyclic Redundancy Check
22
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CSMA/CA
A
Carrier-Sense Multiple
Access with Collision Avoidance
23
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CSMA/CD
A
Carrier-Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
24
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CSU
A
Channel Service Unit
25
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
26
CWDM
Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing
27
DaaS
Desktop as a Service
28
dB
Decibel
29
DDoS
Distributed Denial-of-Service
30
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
31
DLP
Data Loss Prevention
32
DNS
Domain Name System
33
DoS
Denial-of-Service
34
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
35
DSU
Data Service Unit
36
DWDM
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
37
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
38
EIA
Electronic Industries Association
39
EIGRP
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
40
EIRP
Effective Isotropic Radiated Power
41
ESP
Encapsulating Security Payload
42
EUI
Extended Unique Identifier
43
FCoE
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
44
FHRP
First Hop Redundancy Protocol
45
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
46
GBIC
Gigabit Interface Converter
47
GRE
Generic Routing Encapsulation
48
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
49
HA
High Availability
50
HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
51
HIDS
Host Intrusion Detection System
52
HIPS
Host Intrusion Prevention System
53
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
54
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
55
HVAC
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
56
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
57
IBSS
Independent Basic Server Set
58
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
59
ICS
Industrial Control System
60
IDF
Intermediate Distribution Frame
61
IGMP
Internet Group Management Protocol
62
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
63
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol
64
IoT
Internet of Things
65
IP
Internet Protocol
66
IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
67
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
68
IPv4
Internet Protocol version 4
69
IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6
70
iSCSI
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface
71
ISP
Internet Service Provider
72
LACP
Link Aggregation Control Protocol
73
LAN
Local Area Network
74
LC
Local Connector
75
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
76
LDAPS
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (over SSL)
77
LED
Light-Emitting Diode
78
LLDP
Link Layer Discovery Protocol
79
LTE
Long-Term Evolution
80
MAC
Media Access Control/Medium Access Control
81
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
82
VIP
Virtual IP
83
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
84
VM
Virtual Machine
85
VNC
Virtual Network
86
vNIC
virtual Network Interface Card
87
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
88
VPN
Virtual Private Network
89
VRRP
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
90
vSwitch
Virtual Switch
91
WAN
Wide Area Network
92
WAP
Wireless Access Point
93
WDM
Wavelength Division Multiplexing
94
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
95
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
96
WPA
WiFi Protected Access
97
WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
98
MDF
Main Distribution Frame
99
RJ
Registered Jack
100
MDIX
Medium Dependent Interface Crossover
101
RPO
Recovery Point Objective
102
MFA
Multifactor Authentication
103
RSSI
Received Signal Strength Indication
104
mGRE
Multipoint Generic Routing Encapsulation
105
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
106
MIB
Management Information Base
107
RTSP
Real Time Streaming Protocol
108
SaaS
Software as a Service
109
MIMO
Multiple Input, Multiple Output
110
MU-MIMO
Multiuser - Multiple Input, Multiple Output
111
SAN
Storage Area Network
112
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
113
SC
Standard Connector/Subscriber Connector
114
MPLS
Multiprotocol Label Switching
115
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
116
MSS
Maximum Segment Size
117
SCP
Secure Copy Protocol
118
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failure
119
SDN
Software-Defined Network
120
MT-RJ
Mechanical Transfer - Registered Jack
121
SDWAN
Software-Defined WAN
122
MTTR
Mean Time to Repair
123
SFP
Small Form-factor Pluggable
124
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
125
SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
126
MX
Mail Exchange
127
SIEM
Security Information and Event Management
128
NAC
Network Access Control
129
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
130
NAS
Network Attached Storage
131
SLA
Service Level Agreement
132
NAT
Network Address Translation
133
SLAAC
Stateless Address Auto-Configuration
134
NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement
135
SMB
Server Message Block
136
NDP
Neighbor Discovery Protocol
137
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
138
NFV
Network Function Virtualization
139
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
140
NGFW
Next-Generation Firewall
141
SOA
Start of Authority
142
NIC
Network Interface Card
143
SOHO
Small Office Home Office
144
NIDS
Network Intrusion Detection System
145
SPAN
Switched Port Analyzer
146
NIPS
Network Intrusion Prevention System
147
SQL
Structured Query Language
148
NS
Name Server
149
SRV
Service Record
150
NTP
Network Time Protocol
151
SSD
Solid-State Drive
152
OID
Object Identifier
153
SSH
Secure Shell
154
OSI
Open Systems Interconnection
155
SSID
Service Set Identifier
156
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First
157
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
158
OTDR
Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
159
SSO
Single Sign-On
160
PaaS
Platform as a Service
161
ST
Straight Tip or Snap Twist
162
PAN
Personal Area Network
163
STP
Spanning Tree Protocol
164
PAT
Port Address Translation
165
SYSLOG
System Log
166
PC
Personal Computer
167
TACACS+
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus
168
PDU
Power Distribution Unit
169
PoE
Power over Ethernet
170
TAP
Terminal Access Point
171
POP3
Post Office Protocol version 3
172
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
173
PSK
Pre-Shared Key
174
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
175
PTR
Pointer Record
176
TIA/EIA
Telecommunications Industry Association/Electronic Industries Alliance
177
QoS
Quality of Service
178
QSFP
Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable
179
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
180
RA
Router Advertisements
181
TLS
Transport Layer Security
182
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
183
TTL
Time to Live
184
RAID
Redundant Array of Inexpensive (or Independent) Disks
185
TX/RX
Transmit and Receive
186
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
187
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
188
UPC
Ultra-Physical Contact
189
RF
Radio Frequency
190
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
191
RFC
Request for Comment
192
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
193
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
194
USB
Universal Serial Bus
195
RG
Radio Guide
196
RIP
Routing Internet Protocol
197
UTM
Unified Threat Management
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UTP
Unshielded Twister Pair
