Misc Comptia Acronyms

* AI (Artificial Intelligence): The simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, including learning, reasoning, and self-correction

* DoS (Denial of Service): An attack aimed at making a computer or network resource unavailable to its intended users by flooding it with excessive requests or disrupting services

* DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service): A type of DoS attack where multiple compromised systems, often infected with malware, are used to launch a coordinated attack against a target

* IDS (Intrusion Detection System): A security system that monitors network or system activities for malicious activities or policy violations and produces reports

* IPS (Intrusion Prevention System): A security system that monitors network or system activities for malicious activities or policy violations and takes action to block or prevent those activities

* IoT (Internet of Things): The network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances, and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and connectivity that enables them to connect, collect, and exchange data

* MITM (Man-in-the-Middle): An attack where an attacker secretly intercepts and possibly alters communications between two parties without their knowledge

* P2P (Peer-to-Peer): A decentralized network architecture where individual nodes in the network act as both clients and servers, enabling direct sharing of resources between participants.=

* RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks): A data storage technology that combines multiple physical disk drives into a single logical unit to improve data redundancy, performance, or both

* RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification): A technology that uses radio waves to wirelessly transmit data from an RFID tag attached to an object, for the purpose of identification and tracking.

* URI (Uniform Resource Identifier): A string of characters used to identify a resource on the internet, encompassing both URLs and URNs

* URL (Uniform Resource Locator): A specific type of URI that provides the means to access a resource on the internet, typically specifying the protocol, domain name, and path to the resource

* XML (Extensible Markup Language): A markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable, commonly used for data interchange on the internet