CompTIA Security + SY0-701 (V7) Exam Acronyms Practice Test 3

NIST stands for National Institute of Standards & Technology 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.

OSINT stands for Open-source Intelligence 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.

OS stands for Operating 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.

OID stands for Object Identifier 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.

OCSP stands for Online Certificate Status 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.

OAUTH stands for Open Authorization 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.

NTP stands for Network Time 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.

NTLM stands for New Technology LAN Manager 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.

NTFS stands for New Technology File 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.

OSPF stands for Open Shortest Path First 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.

NIPS stands for Network-based Intrusion Prevention 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.

NIDS stands for Network-based Intrusion Detection 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.

NGFW stands for Next-generation Firewall 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.

NFC stands for Near Field Communication 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.

NDA stands for Non-disclosure Agreement 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.

NAT stands for Network Address Translation 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.

NAC stands for Network Access Control 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.

PAC stands for Proxy Auto Configuration 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.

PCI DSS stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security 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.

PCAP stands for Packet Capture 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.

PBX stands for Private Branch Exchange 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.

PBKDF2 stands for Password-based Key Derivation Function 2 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.

PAT stands for Port Address Translation 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.

PAP stands for Password Authentication Protocol 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.

PAM stands for Pluggable Authentication Modules 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.

PAM stands for Privileged Access Management 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.

MX stands for Mail Exchange 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.

PaaS stands for Platform as a 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.

P2P stands for Peer to Peer 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.

P12 stands for PKCS #12 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.

OWASP stands for Open Worldwide Application Security Project 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.

OVAL stands for Open Vulnerability Assessment Language 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.

OTA stands for Over the Air 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.

OT stands for Operational Technology 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.

MaaS stands for Monitoring as a Service 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.

MDM stands for Mobile Device Management 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.

MDF stands for Main Distribution Frame 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.

MD5 stands for Message Digest 5 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.

MBR stands for Master Boot Record 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.

MAN stands for Metropolitan Area Network 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.

MAC stands for Message Authentication Code 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.

MAC stands for Media Access Control 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.

MAC stands for Mandatory 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.

MFA stands for Multifactor Authentication 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.

LEAP stands for Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol 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.

LDAP stands for Lightweight Directory Access 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.

LAN stands for Local Area Network 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.

L2TP stands for Layer 2 Tunneling 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.

KEK stands for Key Encryption Key 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.

KDC stands for Key Distribution Center 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.