A Acronyms Flashcards
AC
alternating current
ACL
access control list
ACPI
advanced configuration power interface
ACT
activity
ADSL
asymmetrical digital subscriber line
AGP
accelerated graphics port
AMD
advanced micro devices
APIPA
automatic private internet protocol addressing
APM
advanced power management
ARP
address resolution protocol
ASR
automated system recovery
ATA
advanced technology attachment
ATAPI
advanced technology attachment packet interface
ATM
asynchronous transfer mode
ATX
advanced technology extended
A/V
Audio Video
BIOS
basic input/output system
BNC
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
BTX
balanced technology extended
CAPTCHA
Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart
CCFL
Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp
CD
compact disc
CD-ROM
compact disc-read-only memory
CD-RW
compact disc-rewritable
CDFS
compact disc file system
CFS
Central File System, Common File System, Command File System
CMOS
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CNR
Communications and Networking Riser
COMx
communication port (x=port number)
CPU
central processing unit
CRIMM
Continuity Rambus Inline Memory Mode
CRT
cathode-ray tube
DAC
discretionary access control
DB-25
serial communications D-shell connector, 25 pins
DB-9
9 pin D shell connector
DC
direct current
DDOS
distributed denial of service
DDR
double data-rate
DDR RAM
double data-rate random access memory
DDR SDRAM
double data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory
DFS
distributed file system
DHCP
dynamic host configuration protocol
DIMM
dual inline memory module
DIN
Deutsche Industrie Norm
DIP
dual inline package
DLT
digital linear tape
DLP
digital light processing
DMA
direct memory access
DMZ
demilitarized zone
DNS
domain name service or domain name server
DOS
denial of service
DRAM
dynamic random access memory
DSL
digital subscriber line
DVD
digital video disc or digital versatile disc
DVD-RAM
digital video disc-random access memory
DVD-ROM
digital video disc-read only memory
DVD-R
digital video disc-recordable
DVD-RW
digital video disc-rewritable
DVI
digital visual interface
ECC
error correction code
ECP
extended capabilities port
EEPROM
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
EFS
encrypting file system
EIDE
enhanced integrated drive electronics
EMI
electromagnetic interference
EMP
electromagnetic pulse
EPROM
erasable programmable read-only memory
EPP
enhanced parallel port
ERD
emergency repair disk
ESD
electrostatic discharge
EVGA
extended video graphics adapter/array
EVDO
evolution data optimized or evolution data only
FAT
file allocation table
FAT12
12-bit file allocation table
FAT16
16-bit file allocation table
FAT32
32-bit file allocation table
FDD
floppy disk drive
Fn
Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
FPM
fast page-mode
FRU
field replaceable unit
FSB
Front Side Bus
FTP
file transfer protocol
FQDN
fully qualified domain name
Gb
gigabit
GB
gigabyte
GDI
graphics device interface
GHz
gigahertz
GUI
graphical user interface
GPS
global positioning system
GSM
global system for mobile communications
HAL
hardware abstraction layer
HAV
Hardware Assisted Virtualization
HCL
hardware compatibility list
HDD
hard disk drive
HDMI
high definition media interface
HPFS
high performance file system
HTML
hypertext markup language
HTPC
Home Theater PC
HTTP
hypertext transfer protocol
HTTPS
hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
I/O
input/output
ICMP
internet control message protocol
ICR
intelligent character recognition
IDE
integrated drive electronics
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IIS
Internet Information Services
IMAP
internet mail access protocol
IP
internet protocol
IPCONFIG
internet protocol configuration
IPP
internet printing protocol
IPSEC
internet protocol security
IR
infrared
IrDA
Infrared Data Association
IRQ
interrupt request
ISA
industry standard architecture
ISDN
integrated services digital network
ISO
Industry Standards Organization