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NetWork Acronyms:
ACL- Access Control List
AD- Active Directory
ADSL- Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AFP- Apple File Protocol
AH- Authentication Header
AM- Amplitude Modulation
AMI- Alternate Mark Inversion
APIPA- Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
ARP- Address Resolution Protocol
ATM- Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AV- AntiVirus
BDC- Backup Domain Controller
BERT- Bit-Error Rate Test
BIND- Berkeley Internet Name Domain
BNC- British Naval Connector / Bayonet Niell-Concelman
BootP- Boot Protocol /Bootstrap Protocol
BRI- Basic Rate Interface
BSD- Berkeley Software Distribution
CDFS- CD-ROM File System
CHAP- Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
CIFI- Common Internet File System
CNAME- Canonical Name
CRAM-MD5- Challenge-Response Authentication Mechanism Message Digest 5
CSMA / CA- Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Avoidance
CSMA / CD- Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection
CSNW- Client Services for NetWare
CSU- Channel Service Unit
dB- decibels
DC- Domain Controller
DHCP- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DLC- Data Link Control
DNS- Domain Name Service / Domain Name Server / Domain Name System
DSL- Digital Subscriber Line
DSU- Data Service Unit
EAP- Extensible Authentication Protocol
EFS- Encrypting File System
EMI- ElectroMagnetic Interference
FAT- File Allocation Table
FDDI- Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDDI- Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDM- Frequency Division Multiplexing
FHSS- Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
FM- Frequency Modulation
FQDN- Fully Qualified Domain Name / Fully Qualified Distunguished Name
FTP- File Transfer Protocol
GBIC- Gigabit Interface Converter
Gbps- Giga bits per second
GPO- Group Policy Object
GSNW- Gateway Services for NetWare
HDLC- High-Level Data Link Control
HTTP- Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS- Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
Hz- Hertz
IANA- Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
ICA- Independent Computer Architecture
ICMP- Internet Control Message Protocol
ICS- Internet Connection Sharing
IEEE- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IGMP- Internet Group Multicast Protocol
IIS- Internet Information Server
IKE- Internet Key Exchange
IMAP4- Internet Message Access Protocol version 4
IP- Internet Protocol
IPSec- Internet Protocol Security
IPv4- Internet Protocol version 4
IPv6- Internet Protocol version 6
IPX- Internetwork Packet Exchange
IPX- / SPX Internetwork Packet Exchange / Sequence Packet Exchange
IRC- Internet Relay Chat
ISA- Industry Standard Architecture
ISDN- Integrated Services Digital Network
ISM- Industrial, Scientific, and Medical
ISP- Internet Service Provider
IT- Information Technology
Kbps- Kilobits per second
L2F- Layer 2 Forwarding
L2TP- Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
LAN- Local Area Network
LC- Local Connector
LDAP- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LED- Light Emitting Diode
LLC- Logical Link Control
LPD- Line Printer Daemon
LPR- Line Printer Remote
MAC- Media Access Control / Medium Access Control
MAU- Multistation Access Unit
Mbps- Megabits per second
MBps- Megabytes per second
MDI- Media Dependent Interface
MDIX- Media Dependent Interface Crossover
MIB- Management Information Base
MMF- MultiMode Fiber
MSAU- MultiStation Access Unit
MS-CHAP- Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
MT-RJ- Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack
MX- Mail Exchanger
NAT- Network Address Translation
NCP- NetWare Core Protocol
NDS- NetWare Directory Services
NetBEUI- Network Basic Inuput / Output Extended User Interface
NetBIOS- Network Basic Input / Output System
NFS- Network File System
NIC- Network Interface Card
NIS- Network Information Service
NLM- NetWare Loadable Modulue
nm- nanometer
NNTP- Network News Transport Protocol
NT- New Technology
NTFS- New Technology File System
NTP- Network Time Protocol
OCx- Optical Carrier
OS- Operating Systems
OSI- Open Systems Interconnect
OSPF- Open Shortest Path First
OTDR- Optical Time Domain Reflectometer
OU- Organizational Unit
PAP- Password Authentication Protocol
PC- Personal Computer
PCI- Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCMCIA- Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDC- Primary Domain Controller
POP3- Post Office Protocol version 3
POTS- Plain Old Telephone System
PPP- Point-to-Point Protocol
PPPoE- Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
PPTP- Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PRI- Primary Rate Interface
PSTN- Public Switched Telephone Network
PVC- Permanent Virtual Circuit
QoS- Quality of Service
RADIUS- Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
RAID- Redundant Array of Independent Disks / Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
RARP- Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RAS- Remote Access Service
RDP- Remote Desktop Protocol
RFI- Radio Frequency Interface
RG- Radio Grade
RJ- Registered Jack
RSA- Rivest, Shamir, Adelman
S / MIME- Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
SC- Standard Connector / Subscribor Connector
SCP- Secure Copy Protocol
SFF- Small Form Factor
SFTP- Secure File Transfer Protocol
SLIP- Serial Line Internet Protocol
SMB- Server Message Block
SMF- Single Mode Fiber
SMS- Storage Management Services
SMTP- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNMP- Simple Network Management Protocol
SOA- Start of Authority
SOHO- Small Office / Home Office
SONET- Synchronous Optical Network
SPS- Standby Power Supply
SPX- Sequence Packet Exchange
SSH- Secure Shell
SSID- Service Set Identifier
SSL- Secure Sockets Layer
ST- Straight Tip
STP- Shielded Twisted Pair
T1- T-Carrier Level 1
TA- Terminal Adaptor
TCL- Terminal Control Language
TCP- Transmission Control Protocol
TCP- / IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
tcsh- turbo C shell
TDR- Time Domain Reflectometer
TFTP- Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TTL- Time to Live
UDP- User Datagram Protocol
UNC- Universal Naming Convention
UPS- Uninterruptible Power Supply
URL- Uniform Resource Locator
USB- Universal Serial Bus
UTP- Unshielded Twisted Pair
VLAN- Virtual Local Area Network
VPN- Virtual Private Network
WAN- Wide Area Network
WAP- Wireless Application Protocol / Wired Access Point
WEP- Wired Equivalent Privacy
WINS- Window Internet Name Service
WPA- Wi-Fi Protected Access
www- World Wide Web
XML- Extensible Markup Language
Zeroconf- Zero Configuration
PC ACRONYMS
ACRONYM SPELLED OUT
AC- alternating current
ACPI- advanced configuration and powerinterface
ACT- activity
ADSL- asymmetrical digital subscriber line
AGP- accelerated graphics port
AMD- advanced micro devices
AMR- audio modem riser
APIPA- automatic private internet protocol addressing
APM- advanced power management
ARP- address resolution protocol
ASR- automated system recovery
AT- advanced technology
ATA- advanced technology attachment
ATAPI- advanced technology attachment packet interface
ATM- asynchronous transfer mode
ATX- advanced technology extended
BIOS- basic input/output system
BNC- Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Navel Connector
BRI- basic rate interface
BTX- balanced technology extended
CCD- charged coupled device
CD- compact disc
CD-ROM- compact disc-read-only memory
CD-RW- compact disc-rewritable
CDFS- compact disc file system
CMOS- complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CNR- communication network riser
COM1- communication port 1
CPU- central processing unit
CRIMM- continuity-rambus inline memory module
CRT- cathode-ray tube
DAC- discretionary access control
DB-25- serial communications D-shell connector, 25 pins
DB-9- 9 pin D shell connector
DC- direct current
DDOS- distributed denial of service
DDR- double data-rate
DDR RAM- double data-rate random access memory
DDR SDRAM- double data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory
DFS- distributed file system
DHCP- dynamic host configuration protocol
DIMM- dual inline memory module
DIN- Deutsche Industrie Norm
DIP- dual inline package
DLT- digital linear tape
DLP- digital light processing
DMA- direct memory access
DNS- domain name service or domain name server
DOS- disk operating system or denial of service
DPMS- display power management signaling
DRAM- dynamic random access memory
DSL- digital subscriber line
DVD- digital video disc or digital versatile disc
DVD-RAM- digital video disc-random access memory
DVD-ROM- digital video disc-read only memory
DVD-R- digital video disc-recordable
DVD-RW- digital video disc-rewritable
DVI- digital visual interface
ECC- error correction code
ECP- extended capabilities port
EEPROM- electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
EFS- encrypting file system
EIDE- enhanced integrated drive electronics
EISA- extended industry standard architecture
EMI- electromagnetic interference
EMP- electromagnetic pulse
EPROM- erasable programmable read-only memory
EPP- enhanced parallel port
ERD- emergency repair disk
ESD- electrostatic discharge
ESDI- enhanced small device interface
EVGA- extended video graphics adapter/array
EVDO- evolution data optimized or evolution data only
FAT- file allocation table
FAT12- 12-bit file allocation table
FAT16- 16-bit file allocation table
FAT32- 32-bit file allocation table
FDD- floppy disk drive
FERPA- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Fn- Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
FPM- fast page-mode
FRU- field replaceable unit
FTP- file transfer protocol
FQDN- fully qualified domain name
GB- gigabyte
GDI- graphics device interface
GHz- gigahertz
GUI- graphical user interface
GPRS- general packet radio system
GSM- global system for mobile communications
HAL- hardware abstraction layer
HCL- hardware compatibility list
HDD- hard disk drive
HDMi- high definition media interface
HPFS- high performance file system
HTML- hypertext markup language
HTTP- hypertext transfer protocol
HTTPS- hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
I/O- input/output
ICMP- internet control message protocol
ICS- internet connection sharing
ICR- intelligent character recognition
IDE- integrated drive electronics
IEEE- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IIS- Internet Information Services
IMAP- internet mail access protocol
IP- internet protocol
IPCONFIG- internet protocol configuration
IPP- internet printing protocol
IPSEC- internet protocol security
IPX- internetwork packet exchange
IPX/SPX- internetwork packet exchange/sequenced packet exchange
IR- infrared
IrDA- Infrared Data Association
IRQ- interrupt request
ISA- industry standard architecture
ISDN- integrated services digital network
ISO- Industry Standards Organization
ISP- internet service provider
KB- kilobyte
LAN- local area network
LBA- logical block addressing
LC- Lucent connector
LCD- liquid crystal display
LDAP- lightweight directory access protocol
LED- light emitting diode
LIP or LiPoly- lithium-ion polymer
Li-on- lithium-ion
LPD/LPR- line printer daemon / line printer remote
LPT- line printer terminal
LPT1- line printer terminal 1
LPX- low profile extended
LVD- low voltage differential
MAC- media access control
MAN- metropolitan area network
MAPI- messaging application programming interface
Mb- megabit
MB- megabyte
MBR- master boot record
MBSA- Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
MCR- multivariant curve resolution
MFD- multi-function device
MFP- multi-function product
MHz- megahertz
MicroDIMM- micro dual inline memory module
MIDI- musical instrument digital interface
MIME- multipurpose internet mail extension
MLI- multiple link interface
MMC- Microsoft management console
MMX- multimedia extensions
MP3- Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
MPEG- Moving Picture Experts Group
MSCONFIG- Microsoft configuration
MSDS- material safety data sheet
MUI- multilingual user interface
NAS- network-attached storage
NAT- network address translation
NetBIOS- networked basic input/output system
NetBEUI- networked basic input/output system extended user interface
NFS- network file system
NIC- network interface card
NiCd- nickel cadmium
NiMH- nickel metal hydride
NLI- not logged in or natural language interface
NLX- new low-profile extended
NNTP- network news transfer protocol
NTFS- new technology file system
NTLDR- new technology loader
NWLINK- Netware Link
OCR- optical character recognition
OEM- original equipment manufacturer
OMR- optical mark recognition
OS- operating system
OSR- original equipment manufacturer service release
PAN- personal area network
PATA- parallel advanced technology attachment
PC- personal computer
PCI- peripheral component interconnect
PCIe- peripheral component interconnect express
PCIX- peripheral component interconnect extended
PCL- printer control language
PCMCIA- Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDA- personal digital assistant
PGA- pin grid array
PGA2- pin grid array 2
PIN- personal identification number
PKI- public key infrastructure
PnP- plug and play
POP- post office protocol
POP3- post office protocol 3
POST- power-on self test
POTS- plain old telephone service
PPP- point-to-point protocol
PPTP- point-to-point tunneling protocol
PRI- primary rate interface
PROM- programmable read-only memory
PS/2- Personal System/2 connector
PSTN- public switched telephone network
PVC- permanent virtual circuit
PXE- preboot execution environment
QoS- quality of service
RAID- redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs
RAM- random access memory
RAS- remote access service
RBAC- role-based access control or rule-based access control
RDRAM- RAMBUSŪ dynamic random access memory
RF- radio frequency
RFI- radio frequency interference
RGB- red green blue
RIMM- RAMBUSŪ inline memory module
RIP- routing information protocol
RIS- remote installation service
RISC- reduced instruction set computer
RJ- registered jack
RJ-11- registered jack function 11
RJ-45- registered jack function 45
RMA- returned materials authorization
ROM- read only memory
RS-232 or RS-232C- recommended standard 232
RTC- real-time clock
SAN- storage area network
SATA- serial advanced technology attachment
SC- subscription channel
SCSI- small computer system interface
SCSI ID- small computer system interface identifier
SD card- secure digital card
SDRAM- synchronous dynamic random access memory
SEC- single edge connector
SFC- system file checker
SGRAM- synchronous graphics random access memory
SIMM- single inline memory module
SLI- scalable link interface or system level integration or scanline interleave mode
SMB- server message block or small to midsize business
SMTP- simple mail transport protocol
SNMP- simple network management protocol
SoDIMM- small outline dual inline memory module
SOHO- small office/home office
SP- service pack
SP1- service pack 1
SP2- service pack 2
SPDIF- Sony-Philips digital interface format
SPGA- staggered pin grid array
SPX- sequenced package exchange
SRAM- static random access memory
SSH- secure shell
SSID- service set identifier
SSL- secure sockets layer
ST- straight tip
STP- shielded twisted pair
SVGA- super video graphics array
SXGA- super extended graphics array
TB- terabyte
TCP- transmission control protocol
TCP/IP- transmission control protocol/internet protocol
TDR- time domain reflectometer
TFTP- trivial file transfer protocol
UART- universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
UDF- user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format
UDMA- ultra direct memory access
UDP- user datagram protocol
UL- Underwriter's Laboratory
UNC- universal naming convention
UPS- uninterruptible power supply
URL- uniform resource locator
USB- universal serial bus
USMT- user state migration tool
UTP- unshielded twisted pair
UXGA- ultra extended graphics array
VESA- Video Electronics Standards Association
VFAT- virtual file allocation table
VGA- video graphics array
VoIP- voice over internet protocol
VPN- virtual private network
VRAM- video random access memory
WAN- wide area network
WAP- wireless application protocol
WEP- wired equivalent privacy
WIFI- wireless fidelity
WINS- windows internet name service
WLAN- wireless local area network
WPA- wireless protected access
WUXGA- wide ultra extended graphics array
XGA- extended graphics array
ZIF- zero-insertion-force
ZIP- zigzag inline package
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