Network+ Acronyms

A mechanism that implements access control for a system resource by enumerating the identities of the system entities that are permitted to access the resources.

• ACL
• AP
• AAA
• AAAA

An unambiguous identifier that contains every domain level, including the top-level domain.

• DNS
• FQDN
• TDR
• FDN

A perimeter network or screened subnet separating an internal network that is more trusted from an external network that is less trusted.

• CHAP
• DMZ
• EUI
• FDM

Transmission to all devices in a network without any acknowledgment by the receivers.

• Unicast
• Multicast
• Broadcast
• Anycast

 A method to ensure data has not been altered after being sent through a communication channel. 

• ITS
• CVE
• AH
• CRC

The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an organization’s mission/business processes will be sustained during and after a significant disruption.

• BRI
• ASIC
• BCP
• BGP

The documentation of a predetermined set of instructions or procedures that describe how an organization’s mission/business processes will be sustained during and after a significant disruption.

• ESP
• ICMP
• EGP
• ESD

The architecture, organization, techniques, practices, and procedures that collectively support the implementation and operation of a certificate-based public key cryptographic system. Framework established to issue, maintain, and revoke public key certificates

• PSK
• PKI
• SCP
• SIEM

A name assigned to a wireless access point that allows stations to distinguish one wireless access point from another

• SSID
• DNS
• DHCP
• SDP

A reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it

• HTML
• HTTP
• URL
• WWW