Definitions and Abbreviations Flashcards

(49 cards)

1
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WAN

A

Wide Area Network

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TCP

A

Transmission Control Protocol

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3
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IP

A

Internet Protocol

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4
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MAC

A

Media Access Control

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5
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def: TCP/IP

A

Suite used for universal communication via internet

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6
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VPN

A

Virtual Private Network

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UDP

A

User Datagram Protocol (simpler protocol with better performance , attached to the TCP/IP)

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8
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DNS

A

Domain Name System

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VoIP

A

Voice over Internet Protocol

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10
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DHCP

A

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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11
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LAN

A

Local Area Network

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12
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SSID

A

Service Set Identifier

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13
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PPTP

A

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

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14
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L2TP

A

Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol

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15
Q

IPSec

A

Internet Protocol Security

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16
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PPPoE

A

Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet

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17
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VLAN

A

Virtual Local Area Network

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18
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NetBIOS

A

Network Basic Input/Output System

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19
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WINS

A

Windows Internet Naming Service

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20
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WEP

A

Wired Equivalent Privacy (weak)

21
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WPA/WPA2

A

Wi-Fi Protected Access or II

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HTTP

A

HyperText Transfer Protocol

23
Q

URL

A

Uniform Resolution Layer

24
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SSL

A

Secured Socket Layer

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IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol
26
POP
Post Office Protocol
27
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
28
CalDAV
Calendar Extensions to WebDAV
29
WebDAV
Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning
30
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
31
CardDAV
Card Distributed Authoring and Versioning
32
AFP
Apple Filing Protocol
33
NFS
Network File Systems
34
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
35
USB
Universal Serial Bus
36
KEXT
Kernel Extensions
37
CUPS
Common Unix Printing Sytem
38
IPP
Internet Printing Protocol
39
PPD
Postscript Printer Description
40
PDF
Portable Document Format
41
PS
PostScript
42
UFS
Universal File System
43
NTFS
New Tech File System
44
CDFS
Compact Disc File System
45
FAT | ExFAT
File Allocation Table | Extended File Allocation Table
46
GUID
Globally Unique Identifier (expands on MBR)
47
GPT
GUID Partition Table
48
MBR
Master Boot Record
49
ACL
Access Control Lists (used for permissions/ownership for files)