Knowledge Training #2: Abbreviation In Networking

FAT-File Allocation Table
HCL-Hardware Compatibility List
IIS-Internet Information Service
LSA-Local Security Authority
UNC-Universal Naming Convention
MAC-Media Access Control
PDC-Primary Domain ControllersUsername@domainname.com)
BIOS-Basic Input Output System
Net BIOS-Network Basic Input/Output System
ARP-Address Resolution Protocol
DVD-Digital Video Disk
GPO-Group Policy Object (LGPO Local Group Policy Object)
IPsec-Internet Protocol Security
ISP-Internet Service Provider
NAT-Network Address Translation
POST-Power On Self Test
SCSI-Small Computer System Interface
SMTP-Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
URL-Uniform Resource Locator
RAID-Redundant Array of Independent Disk
IDE-Intelligent drive Electronicsor Integrated Drive Electronics
MBT-Master Boot Record
USB-Universal Serial Bus
FQDN-Fully Qualified Domain Name (full computer name)
[computername.domainname.com]
OSPF-Open Shortest Path First
(these two are routing protocols)
RIP-Routing Information Protocol
POP3-Post Office Protocol (used to receive the mails)
SMTP-Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
(Used to send the mails)
SMPS-Switch Mode Power Supply
PING-Packet Internet Groper
VNC-Virtual Network Computing
EULA-End User License Agreement
CAL-Client Access License
TSCAL-Terminal Services Client Access License
UPS-Uninterruptible Power Supply
BIND-Berkeley Internet Name Domain
PXE-Pre boot eXecutable Environment
APIPA-Automatic IP addressing
NetBEU-Net Bios Enhanced User Interface
UDP-User Datagram Protocol
FTP-File Transfer Protocol
Mbps-Mega bits per second
Ntds.dit-Nt directory services.directory information tree.
ICMP-Internet Control message Protocol
IGMP-Internet group Management Protocol
NNTP-Network News Transfer Protocol
RADIUS-Remote Authentication Dial In User service
SNMP-Simple Network Management protocol
VPN-Virtual Private Network
L2TP-Layer2 Tunneling Protocol
PPTP-Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
ADSI-Active Directory Service Interfaces
SUS-Software Update Service
BDC-Backup Domain Controllers

SMP-Symmetric Multi Processors
AMP-Asymmetric Multi Processing
EFS-Encrypted File System
MMC-Microsoft Management Console
OU-Organizational Unit
RAS-Remote Access Service
RDP-Remote Desktop Protocol (used for Terminal Services)
RRAS-Routing and Remote Access Service
SID-Security Identifier
WINS--Windows Internet Name Service
GUID-Globally Unique identifier
IAS-Internet Authentication Service
UPN-User Principle Name (
UDF-Uniqueness Database file
LDAP-Light weight Directory Access Protocol
ISDN-Integrated Services Digital Network
FSMO-Flexible Single Master Operations
SMS-System Management Service
WUS-Windows Update service
TFTP-Trivial File Transfer Protocol
VLSM-Variable Length Subnet Mask
CIDR-Classless Inter Domain Routing
IGMP-Internet Group Management Protocol