Network+ Module 1 Acronym Study Cards

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

FTPS

FTP Secure (or FTP over SSL)

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

HTTPS

HTTP Secure

IMAP4

Internet Message Access Protocol, Version 4

IP

Internet Protocol

POP3

Post Office Protocol, Version 3

RDP

Remote Desktop Protocol

SFTP

Secure File Transfer Protocol

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

DNS

Domain Name System

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

SSH

Secure Shell

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

TLS

Transport Layer Security

UDP

User Datagram Protocol

OSI

Open Systems Interconnection

SDN

Software Defined Networking

NOS

Network Operating System

IOS

Internetwork OS

P2P

Peer‑To‑Peer

SOHO

Small Office–Home Office

MAC

Media Access Control

NIC

Network Interface Card

LAN

Local Area Network

WAN

Wide Area Network

PAN

Personal Area Network

SAN

Storage Area Network

ESD

Electrostatic Discharge

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

SDS

Safety Data Sheet

AD

Active Directory

AD DS

Active Directory Domain Services

DBMS

Database Management System

SQL

Structured Query Language

API

Application Programming Interface

RAID

Redundant Array of Independent Disks

CLI

Command Line Interface

MAN

Metropolitan Area Network

VPN

Virtual Private Networks

MFA

Multi Factor Authentication

ISP

Internet Service Provider