Networking Basics
LAN
What is a Local Area Network.
This acronym identifies the physical address burned into a NIC.
What is a MAC?
This acronym is the protocol suite used on the Internet.
What is TCP/IP?
This acronym automatically assigns IP addresses to hosts.
What is DHCP? or
What is Dynamic Host Control Protocol?
This acronym is Cisco’s operating system for routers and switches.
What is IOS or Internetworking Operating System?
WAN
What is a Wide Area Network.
VLAN
What is a Virtual Local Area Network?
ICMP
What is Internet Control Message Protocol?
This acronym translates names like google.com into IP addresses.
What is DNS or
Domain Name System?
This acronym stands for Command Line Interface.
What is CLI?
This acronym is the 7-layer networking model.
What is OSI?
This acronym is Cisco’s protocol used to discover neighboring Cisco devices.
What is CDP?
ARP
What is Address Resolution Protocol?
This acronym allows you to transfer Files between host devices on a network.
What is FTP or File Transfer Protocol?
This acronym refers to Read Only Memory.
What is ROM?
PDU
What is a Protocol Data Unit.
This acronym stands for Spanning Tree Protocol.
What is STP?
CIDR
What is Classless Inter-Domain Routing.
This acronym is the secure remote management protocol replacing Telnet.
What is SSH or what is secure shell?
This acronym stores startup configuration files.
What is NVRAM or Non-volatile Random-access Memory?
This acronym means Maximum Transmission Unit.
What is MTU?
This acronym means Organizationally Unique Identifier.
What is OUI?
VLSM
What is Variable Length Subnet Masking.
This acronym allows Public networks to connect to private networks like the internet. (Public vs Private IP addresses)
What is NAT or what is Network Address Translation?
This acronym stands for copper cabling used to hardwire networks.
What is STP or UTP (Shielded Twisted Pair or what it Unshielded Twisted Pair?