CompTIA Network+ Acronyms Flashcards
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| OSI Model | Open Systems Interconnection Model |
| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
| UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
| STP | Shielded Twisted Pair |
| UTP | Unshielded Twisted Pair |
| MAC (Address) | Media Access Control |
| EMI | Electromagnetic Interference |
| RJ (RJ-45) | Registered Jack |
| CSMA/CD | Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect |
| CSMA/CA | Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance |
| STP | Spanning Tree Protocol |
| VLAN | Virtual Local Area Network |
| ACL | Access Control List |
| NAT | Network Address Translation |
| NIC | Network Interface Card |
| ICMP | Internet Control Message Protocol |
| TTL | Time To Live |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| MAN | Metropolitan Area Network |
| WLAN | Wireless Local Area Network |
| ARP | Address Resolution Protocol |
| CIDR | Classless Interdomain Routing |
| DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| APIPA | Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing |
| PAT | Port Address Translation (Aka NAT Overload) |
| RIP | Routing Information Protocol |
| VLSM | Variable-Length Subnet Masking |
| OSPF | Open Shortest Path First |
| EGP | Exterior Gateway Protocol |
| BGP | Border Gateway Protocol |
| EIGRP | Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol |
| OTDR | Optical Time Domain Reflector |
| IS-IS | Intermediate System - Intermediate System |
| VPN | Virtual Private Network |
| WAP | Wireless Application Protocol |
| VOIP | Voice over IP |
| DMZ | Demilitarized Zone |
| IPSEC | Internet Protocol Security |
| IPS | Intrusion Prevention System |
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OSI Model
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Open Systems Interconnection Model
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CSMA/CD
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Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect
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LAN
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Local Area Network
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IPSEC
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Internet Protocol Security
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CIDR
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Classless Interdomain Routing
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EIGRP
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Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
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OSPF
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Open Shortest Path First
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VLSM
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Variable-Length Subnet Masking
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BGP
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Border Gateway Protocol
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MAN
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Metropolitan Area Network
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VPN
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Virtual Private Network
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WLAN
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Wireless Local Area Network
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UDP
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User Datagram Protocol
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VOIP
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Voice over IP
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OTDR
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Optical Time Domain Reflector
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EMI
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Electromagnetic Interference
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RIP
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Routing Information Protocol
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UTP
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Unshielded Twisted Pair
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TTL
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Time To Live
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NAT
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Network Address Translation
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CSMA/CA
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Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
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STP
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Spanning Tree Protocol
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ACL
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Access Control List
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RJ (RJ-45)
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Registered Jack
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IS-IS
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Intermediate System - Intermediate System
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WAP
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Wireless Application Protocol
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IPS
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Intrusion Prevention System
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WAN
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Wide Area Network
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DMZ
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Demilitarized Zone
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MAC (Address)
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Media Access Control
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EGP
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Exterior Gateway Protocol
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VLAN
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Virtual Local Area Network
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APIPA
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Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
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NIC
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Network Interface Card
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TCP
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Transmission Control Protocol
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ARP
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Address Resolution Protocol
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STP
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Shielded Twisted Pair
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DHCP
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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ICMP
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Internet Control Message Protocol
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PAT
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Port Address Translation (Aka NAT Overload)
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