Computer & Network Acronyms

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Acronym

Definition

Stands For

p2p

Communication between one receiver and one location.

point-to-point

MAC

Also known as the NIC address or physical address.

Media Access Control

IMAP

Method of accessing e-mail or bulletin board messages kept on a mail server that can be shared.

Internet Message Access Protocol

EIDE

An improved version of IDE, which offers better performance than standard SCSI. It offers transfer rates between 4 and 16.6 MB/sec.

Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics

FDDI

A set of ANSI protocols for sending digital data over fiber optic cable.

Fiber Distributed Data Interface

DHCP

Part of the TCP/IP protocol stack; this kind of server hands out dynamic IP addresses and other information to clients so they can connect to the network.

Dynamic Host Control (or Configuration) Protocol

CNE

Novell's professional certification; better than CNA, not as good as MCNE.

Certified Netware Engineer

ATM

A method of sending audio, visual and computer data at the same time over one high-speed digital line.

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

UART

Integrated circuit, attached to the parallel bus of a computer, used for serial communications.

Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter

ZIP

AppleTalk session layer protocol that maps network numbers to zone names.

Zone Information Protocol