CompTIA Security + SY0-701 (V7) Exam Acronyms Practice Test 1

CSU stands for Channel Service Unit on the official Security+ acronym list. Candidates should be able to recall this expansion in either direction, since exam questions may present either the acronym or its full definition.

CCTV stands for Closed-circuit Television on the official Security+ acronym list. Candidates should be able to recall this expansion in either direction, since exam questions may present either the acronym or its full definition.

CHAP stands for Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

CIA stands for Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

CIO stands for Chief Information Officer on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

CIRT stands for Computer Incident Response Team on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

CMS stands for Content Management System on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

COBO stands for Corporate-owned, Business-only on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

COOP stands for Continuity of Operation Planning on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

COPE stands for Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

CP stands for Contingency Planning on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

CRC stands for Cyclical Redundancy Check on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

CRL stands for Certificate Revocation List on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

CSO stands for Chief Security Officer on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

CSP stands for Cloud Service Provider on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

CSR stands for Certificate Signing Request on the official Security+ acronym list. Candidates should be able to recall this expansion in either direction, since exam questions may present either the acronym or its full definition.

3DES stands for Triple Data Encryption Standard on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

CTO stands for Chief Technology Officer on the official Security+ acronym list. Candidates should be able to recall this expansion in either direction, since exam questions may present either the acronym or its full definition.

CVE stands for Common Vulnerability Enumeration on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

CVSS stands for Common Vulnerability Scoring System on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

CYOD stands for Choose Your Own Device on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

DAC stands for Discretionary Access Control on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

DBA stands for Database Administrator on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

DDoS stands for Distributed Denial of Service on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

DEP stands for Data Execution Prevention on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

DES stands for Digital Encryption Standard on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

DHE stands for Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

DKIM stands for DomainKeys Identified Mail on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

DLL stands for Dynamic Link Library on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

DLP stands for Data Loss Prevention on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

DMARC stands for Domain Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance on the official Security+ acronym list. Candidates should be able to recall this expansion in either direction, since exam questions may present either the acronym or its full definition.

AIS stands for Automated Indicator Sharing on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

AUP stands for Acceptable Use Policy on the official Security+ acronym list. Candidates should be able to recall this expansion in either direction, since exam questions may present either the acronym or its full definition.

ASLR stands for Address Space Layout Randomization on the official Security+ acronym list. Candidates should be able to recall this expansion in either direction, since exam questions may present either the acronym or its full definition.

ARP stands for Address Resolution Protocol on the official Security+ acronym list. Candidates should be able to recall this expansion in either direction, since exam questions may present either the acronym or its full definition.

ARO stands for Annualized Rate of Occurrence on the official Security+ acronym list. Candidates should be able to recall this expansion in either direction, since exam questions may present either the acronym or its full definition.

APT stands for Advanced Persistent Threat on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

API stands for Application Programming Interface on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

AP stands for Access Point on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

ALE stands for Annualized Loss Expectancy on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

CBC stands for Cipher Block Chaining on the official Security+ acronym list. Candidates should be able to recall this expansion in either direction, since exam questions may present either the acronym or its full definition.

AI stands for Artificial Intelligence on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

AH stands for Authentication Header on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

AES-256 stands for Advanced Encryption Standards 256-bit on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

AES stands for Advanced Encryption Standard on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

ACL stands for Access Control List on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact acronym for a given definition matters for this part of the exam.

AAA stands for Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

2FA stands for Two-factor Authentication on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.

AV stands for Antivirus on the official Security+ acronym list. The distractor options are other real acronyms' definitions from the same list, which is why memorizing the exact expansion, rather than relying on a general sense of the term, matters for this part of the exam.