1. COMP TIA FLASHCARDS
SET 5
(NAS – PVC)
CIS 140, Susan K. Smith, TVCC,
Fall Quarter 2011

2.  NAS

3.  Network-Attached
Storage
 NAS

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

5.  NAT

6.  Network Address
Translation
 NAT

7.  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

8.  NetBIOS

9.  Networked Basic
Input/Output System
 NetBIOS

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

11.  NetBEUI

12.  Networked Basic
input/output system
Extended User
Interface
 NetBEUI

13.  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

14.  NFS

15.  Network File System
 NFS

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

17.  NIC

18.  Network Interface
Card
 NIC

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

20.  NNTP

21.  Network News
Transfer Protocol
 NNTP

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

23.  NTFS

24.  New Technology
File System
 NTFS

25.  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

26.  NTLDR

27.  New Technology LoaDerR
 NTLDR

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

29.  OEM

30.  Original Equipment
Manufacturer
 OEM

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

32.  PAN

33.  Personal Area
Network
 PAN

34.  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.

35.  PCI

36.  Peripheral
Component
Interconnect
 PCI

37.  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

38.  PCIX

39.  Peripheral
Component
Interconnect
Extended
 PCIX

40.  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

41.  PCL

42.  Printer Control
Language
 PCL

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

44.  PCMCIA

45.  Personal Computer
Memory Card
International
Association
 PCMCIA

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

47.  PDA

48.  Personal Digital
Assistant
 PDA

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

50.  PGA

51.  Pin Grid Array
 PGA

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

53.  POP

54.  Post Office Protocol
 POP

55.  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

56.  POST

57.  Power-On Self Test
 POST

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

59.  PPP

60.  Point-to-Point
Protocol
 PPP

61.  A method of
connecting a
computer to the
Internet.
 PPP

62.  PPTP

63.  Point-to-Point
Tunneling Protocol
 PPTP

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

65.  PRI

66.  Primary Rate
Interface
 PRI

67.  A type of ISDN
service designed for
larger organizations.
 PRI

68.  PROM

69.  Programmable
Read-Only Memory
 PROM

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

71.  PSTN

72.  Public Switched
Telephone Network
 PSTN

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

74.  PVC

75.  Permanent Virtual
Circuit
 PVC

76.  A virtual circuit that
is permanently
available.
 PVC

77. Set 5 - Complete