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Quiz about Computer Acronyms
Quiz about Computer Acronyms

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A multiple-choice quiz by nyte. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
nyte
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
62,502
Updated
Apr 01 23
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
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Question 1 of 15
1. What does ICMP stand for? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What does SSL stand for? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What is LCP? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What does PPTP stand for? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What is a MAC? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What is a NIC? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What is NAT? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. What is VCM? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. What does DOCSIS stand for? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What does DES stand for?

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 11 of 15
11. What is FMD? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What is TTL? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What does ECP stand for? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. What is a GPU? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What is RISC? Hint



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1. What does ICMP stand for?

Answer: Internet Control Message Protocol

ICMP Packets are used to send control messages including errors.
2. What does SSL stand for?

Answer: Secure Socket Layer

A protocol developed by Netscape to allow secure connections over the net.
3. What is LCP?

Answer: Link Control Protocol

LCP is a part of PPP.
4. What does PPTP stand for?

Answer: Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

It is a protocol used to create VPN connections over the net.
5. What is a MAC?

Answer: Media Access Control

MAC is short for Media Access Control address, an address unique to every piece of network hardware.
6. What is a NIC?

Answer: Network Interface Card

A NIC is a Network Interface Card. Usually a card that is plugged into a computer's expansion slot.
7. What is NAT?

Answer: Network Address Translation

NAT is commonly used by nearly all consumer routers today, both hardware and software.
8. What is VCM?

Answer: Virtual Channel Memory

VCM was designed by NEC Corp. It is supposed to be faster than normal SDRAM, and it is, but it never caught on.
9. What does DOCSIS stand for?

Answer: Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification

DOCSIS was developed by CableLabs. A standard set for Cable equipment to ensure compatibility across all DOCSIS networks.
10. What does DES stand for?

Answer: Data Encryption Standard

Data Encryption Standard - A common form of encryption, which is limited to 56 bits out of North America.
11. What is FMD?

Answer: Fluorescent Multi-Layer Disc

A new type of disc developed by Constellation 3D Inc. These discs can hold up to to 140 GB of data.
12. What is TTL?

Answer: Time To Live

Time To Live specifies how many more hops a packet can travel before being dropped.
13. What does ECP stand for?

Answer: Extended Capabilities Port

An Extended Capabilities Port is about 10 times faster than the old standard one, but it is used the same way a regular parallel port is.
14. What is a GPU?

Answer: Graphics Processing Unit

It is a chip dedicated to performing 3D calculations.
15. What is RISC?

Answer: Reduced Instruction Set Computer

Reduced Instruction Set Computer - a type of processor that relies on simple instructions which can be used to build more complicated ones.
Source: Author nyte

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