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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