Comp Tia Flashcards Set 5 (25 cards) NAS - PVC

COMP TIA FLASHCARDSSET 5

(NAS – PVC)

CIS 140, Susan K. Smith, TVCC,

Fall Quarter 2011

NAS

Network-Attached Storage

NAS

A server that is dedicated to nothing more than file sharing.

NAS

NAT

Network Address Translation

NAT

An Internet standard that enables a local-area network (LAN) to use one set of IP addresses for internal traffic and a second set of addresses for external traffic.

NAT

NetBIOS

Networked Basic Input/Output System

NetBIOS

An API that augments the DOS BIOS by adding special functions for local-area networks (LANs).

NetBIOS

NetBEUI

Networked Basic input/output system Extended User Interface

NetBEUI

An enhanced version of the NetBIOS protocol used by network operating systems such as LAN Manager, LAN Server, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95 and Windows NT.

NetBEUI

NFS

Network File System

NFS

A client/server application designed by Sun Microsystems that allows all network users to access shared files stored on computers of different types.

NFS

NIC

Network Interface Card

NIC

An expansion board you insert into a computer so the computer can be connected to a network.

NIC

NNTP

Network News Transfer Protocol

NNTP

The protocol used to post, distribute, and retrieve USENET messages.

NNTP

NTFS

New Technology File System

NTFS

One of the file system for the Windows NT operating system (Windows NT also supports the FAT file system). NTFS has features to improve reliability, such as transaction logs to help recover from disk failures.

NTFS

NTLDR

New Technology LoaDerR

NTLDR

A program loaded from the hard drive boot sector that displays the Microsoft Windows NT startup menu and helps load Windows NT.

NTLDR

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

OEM

A misleading term for a company that has a special relationship with computer producers.

OEM

PAN

Personal Area Network

PAN

Based on the electric-field transmission medium, an IBM technology that allows individuals to exchange data with a simple touch or grasp, such as a handshake.

PAN

PCI

Peripheral Component Interconnect

PCI

A local bus standard developed by Intel Corporation. Most modern PCs include a PCI bus in addition to a more general ISA expansion bus.

PCI

PCIX

Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended

PCIX

PCI-X is backward-compatible with existing PCI cards. It improves upon the speed of PCI from 133 MBps to as much as 1 GBps.

PCIX

PCL

Printer Control Language

PCL

The page description language (PDL) developed by Hewlett Packard and used in many of their laser and ink-jet printers.

PCL

PCMCIA

Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

PCMCIA

An organization consisting of some 500 companies that has developed a standard for small, credit card-sized devices, called PC Cards.

PCMCIA

PDA

Personal Digital Assistant

PDA

A handheld device that combines computing, telephone/fax, Internet and networking features. The first PDA was released in 1986.

PDA

PGA

Pin Grid Array

PGA

A type of chip package in which the connecting pins are located on the bottom in concentric squares.

PGA

POP

Post Office Protocol

POP

A protocol used to retrieve e-mail from a mail server. Not to be confused with the sound generally associated with the term, “going postal.”

POP

POST

Power-On Self Test

POST

A diagnostic testing sequence run by a computer’s BIOS as the computer’s power is initially turned on.

POST

PPP

Point-to-Point Protocol

PPP

A method of connecting a computer to the Internet.

PPP

PPTP

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

PPTP

A new technology for creating Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) developed jointly by Microsoft, Ascend Communications, 3Com, and others.

PPTP

PRI

Primary Rate Interface

PRI

A type of ISDN service designed for larger organizations.

PRI

PROM

Programmable Read-Only Memory

PROM

A memory chip on which data can be written only once.

PROM

PSTN

Public Switched Telephone Network

PSTN

This term refers to the international telephone system based on copper wires carrying analog voice data.

PSTN

PVC

Permanent Virtual Circuit

PVC

A virtual circuit that is permanently available.

PVC

Set 5 - Complete