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Networking acronyms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ARP | address resolution protocol |
| ADSL | asymmetric digital subsriber line |
| ANSI | american national standards institute |
| API | application programming interface |
| APM | advanced power management |
| ATM | asynchronous transfer mode |
| CHAP | challenge handshake authentication protocol |
| CSMA/CA | carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance |
| CSMA/CD | carrier sense muliple access with collision detection |
| CSU/DSU | channel serivice unit/data service unit |
| DLC | data link control |
| DBMS | database management system |
| DoS | denial of service |
| DHCP | dynamic host configuration protocol |
| DSL | digital subsciber line |
| DIX | digital intel xerox |
| DLL | dynamic link library |
| DNS | domain name service |
| EIA/TIA | electronics industry association/telecommunications industry association |
| ERD | emergency repair disk |
| FDDI | fiber distruted data interface |
| FQDN | fully qualified domain name |
| FTP | file transfer protocol |
| GPO | group policy objects |
| HAL | hardware abstraction layer |
| HCL | hardware compatibility list |
| HTML | hyper-text markup lanuage |
| HTTP | hyper-text transfer protocol |
| ICF | internet connection firewall |
| ICS | internet connection sharing |
| ICMP | internet control message protocol |
| IP | internet protocol |
| IPSEC | ip security |
| IPX/SPX | internetwork packet exchange/sequence packet exchange |
| ISDN | intergrated services digital network |
| ISP | internet service provider |
| LAN | local area network |
| LUNs | logical unit numbers |
| MAC | media access control |
| MAN | metropolitan area network |
| MAU | multistation access unit |
| MMC | microsoft Management console |
| MIME | multipurpose internet mail extentions |
| Modem | modulator/demodulator |
| MSAU | multistation access unit |
| NAT | network address translation |
| NDS | novell directory service |
| NetBEUI | netbios extended user interface |
| NetBIOS | network basic input/output system |
| NetBT | netbios |
| NIC | network interface card |
| NFS | network file system |
| NOS | network operating system |
| NTFS | nt file system |
| OSPF | open shortest path first |
| OSI | open systems interconnection |
| PAP | password autentication protocol |
| PBX | private branch exchange |
| Ping | packet internet groper |
| POP | post office protocol |
| PPP | point-to-point protocol |
| PPTP | point-to point tunneling protocol |
| PSTN | public switched telephone network |
| RAID | redundant array of independent devices |
| RAS | remote access services |
| RIS | remote installation services |
| RJ | registered jack |
| SSID | service set identification |
| SMB | server message blocks |
| SMM | system management mode |
| SMTP | simple mail transfer protocol |
| SNMP | simple network management protocol |
| SQL | structured query language |
| SSL | secure sockets layer |
| STP | shielded twisted pair |
| TCP | transmission control protocol |
| TCP/IP | transmission control protocol/internet protocol |
| TDR | time domain reflectometer |
| TRACERT | traceroute |
| TFTP | trivial file transfer protocol |
| UART | universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter |
| UNC | universal naming convention |
| UPS | uniterruptible power supply |
| URL | uniform resource locator |
| UDP | user datagram protocol |
| UTP | unsheilded twisted pair |
| VLAN | virtual lan |
| VPN | virtual private network |
| WAN | wide area network |
| WINS | windows internet name service |
| Winsock | windows sockets |
| WEP | wired equivalency privacy |