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Head in the Clouds
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Ice Cold Acronyms
A Five "Tool" Player
100

This protocol bases its routing decisions solely on hop count—limiting routes to a maximum of 15 hops—which makes it simple but less scalable and slower to converge.

What is RIP?

100

It delivers Compute, Networking, and Storage building blocks in the cloud responsibility model.

What is IaaS?

100

A protocol for secure remote login and command execution, ensuring encrypted communications for remote administration. Protocol and Port.

What is SecureShell - 22?

100

CSP

What is Cloud Service Provider?

100

Maps the network path across router hops between you and a destination by sending probes with incrementing TTLs.

What is tracert?

200

a path vector protocol used for routing between autonomous systems on the Internet. It maintains a table of network paths that include various attributes to select the best route.

What is BGP?

200

On-demand IT resources delivered over the public internet by a Third-Party Cloud Service Provider.

What is Public Cloud?

200

A lightweight file and Config transfer protocol without authentication or encryption, designed for simplicity and minimal overhead. Protocol and Port.

What is TFTP - 69?

200

SMB

What is Server Message Block?

200

Name Service lookup utility for querying specific record types, testing Name Servers, and debugging name resolution.

What is nslookup?

300

A widely deployed link-state protocol used in large networks. It builds a complete map of the network by exchanging Link State Advertisements (LSAs) among all routers in the same area.

What is OSPF?

300

Provides runtime, frameworks, and container/orchestration so you can deploy code without managing VMs.

What is PaaS?

300

A protocol for sharing files, printers, and other network resources among computers, primarily in Windows environments.

What is SMB - 445?

300

RPO

What is Recovery Point Objective?

300

Low-level packet sniffer in Linux that captures and displays live network traffic on an interface.

What is tcpdump?

400

a Cisco proprietary, hybrid routing protocol that blends distance-vector and link-state features. It considers multiple metrics—such as bandwidth, delay, reliability, and load—to choose the optimal route quickly while preventing loops.

What is EIGRP?

400

An architectural pattern where multiple customers share the same physical resources while logically isolating data and configurations.

What is Multi-Tenancy?

400

A standardized protocol for forwarding log messages in an IP network, enabling centralized logging of events from various systems and network devices.

What is Syslog - 514? 

400

SCADA

What is Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition?

400

Host discovery and port/service/OS scanner for security auditing and network inventory.

What is nmap?

500

He tops the NASCAR Cup Series win list with 200 victories—95 more than runner-up David Pearson’s 117 ahead of active leader Jimmie Johnson’s 83.

Who is Richard Petty?

500

He finished his 20-year NBA career with an all-time record 38,387 points, standing 1,459 points clear of second‐place.

Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

500

He owns the NFL's single season thouchdown pass record with 55 thrown. Averaging almost 4 per game.

Who is Peyton Manning? 

500

He surpassed Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal mark—netting his 895th career goal to become the NHL’s new leading all-time goal scorer.

Who is Alex Ovechkin?

500

He recorded at least one hit in 56 straight games—collecting 91 hits in 223 at-bats (a .408 average).

Who is Joe DiMaggio?  

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