Hardware
Storage
Security
Networking
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What is PROM?

Programmable Read Only Memory

100

What is NAS?

Network Attached Storage

100

What is TKIP?

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

100

What is TCP?

Transmission Control Protocol

100

What is BIOS?

Basic Input/Output System

200

What is PATA?

Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment

200

What is SAN

Storage Area Network

200

What is WEP?

Wired Equivalency Privacy

200

What is UDP?

User Datagram Packet

200

What is CMOS?

Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

300

What is SATA

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment?

300

What is RAID-0?

Striped storage over one or more drives.

300

What is WPA?

Wireless Protected Access

300

What is DSL?

Digital Subscriber Line

300

What is POST?

Power On Self Test

400

What is PCIe?

Peripheral Component Interconnect express

400

What is RAID-1?

A set of mirrored drives.
400

What is SSID

Secure Set Identifier

400

What is ISDN?

Integrated Services Digital Network

400

What is UEFI?

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

500

What is PCIX?

Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended

500

What is RAID-5?

A redundant array of independent disks that use disk striping with parity.

500

What is WPS?

Wireless Protected Setup

500

What is SNMP?

Simple Network Management Protocol
500

What is S.M.A.R.T?

Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology

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