Acronyms Flashcards
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AC
A
Alternating Current
2
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ACL
A
Access Control List
3
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ACPI
A
Advanced Configuration Power Interface
4
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ADF
A
Automatic Document Feeder
5
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ADSL
A
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
6
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AES
A
Advanced Encryption Standard
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AHCI
A
Advanced Host Controller Interface
8
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AP
A
Access Point
9
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APIPA
A
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
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APM
A
Advanced Power Management
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ARP
A
Address Resolution Protocol
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ASR
A
Automated System Recovery
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ATA
A
Advanced Technology Attachment
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ATAPI
A
Advanced Technology
Attachment Packet Interface
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ATM
A
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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ATX
A
Advanced Technology Extended
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AUP
A
Acceptable Use Policy
18
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A/V
A
Audio Video
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BD-R
A
Blu-ray Disc Recordable
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BIOS
A
Basic Input/Output System
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BD-RE
A
Blu-ray Disc Rewritable
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BNC
A
Bayonet-Neil-Concelman
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BSOD
A
Blue Screen of Death
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BYOD
A
Bring Your Own Device
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CAD
Computer-Aided Design
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CAPTCHA
Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
27
CD
Compact Disc
28
CD-ROM
Compact Disc-Read Only Memory
29
CD-RW
Compact Disc-Rewritable
30
CDFS
Compact Dis File System
31
CERT
Computer Emergency Response Team
32
CFS
Central File System, Common File System, or Command File System
33
CGA
Computer Graphics and Applications
34
CIDR
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
35
CIFS
Common Internet File System
36
CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
37
CNR
Communications and Network Riser
38
COMx
Communication port (x=port number)
39
CPU
Central Processing Unit
40
CRT
Cathode-Ray Tube
41
DaaS
Data as a Service
42
DAC
Discretionary Access Control
43
DB-25
Serial Communications D-Shell Connector,
| 25 pins
44
DB-9
Serial Communications D-Shell Connector
| 9 pins
45
DBaaS
Database as a Service
46
DC
Direct Current
47
DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
48
DDR
Double Data Rate
49
DDR RAM
Double Data Rate Random Access Memory
50
DFS
Distributed File System
51
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
52
DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
53
DIN
Deutsche Industrie Norm
54
DLT
Digital Linear Tape
55
DLP
Digital Light Processing or Data Loss Prevention
56
DMA
Direct Memory Access
57
DMZ
Demilitarized Zone
58
DNS
Domain Name Service or Domain Name Server
59
DoS
Denial of Service
60
DRAM
Dynamic Random Access Memory
61
DRM
Digital Rights Management
62
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
63
DVD
Digital Versatile Disc
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DVD-RAM
Digital Versatile Disc-Random Access Memory
65
DVD-ROM
Digital Versatile Disc-Read Only Memory
66
DVD-R
Digital Versatile Disc-Recordable
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DVD-RW
Digital Versatile Disc-Rewritable
68
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
69
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
70
I/O
Input/Output
71
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
72
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
73
ICR
Intelligent Character Recognition
74
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
75
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
76
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
77
IIS
Internet Information Services
78
IMAP
Internet Mail Access Protocol
79
IMEI
International Mobile Equipment Identity
80
IMSI
International Mobile Subscriber Identity
81
IP
Internet Protocol
82
IPConfig
Internet Protocol Configuration
83
IPP
Internet Printing Protocol
84
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
85
IR
Infrared
86
IrDA
Infrared Data Association
87
IRP
Incident Response Plan
88
IRQ
Interrupt Request
89
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture
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DVI
Digital Visual Interface
91
DVI-D
Digital Visual Interface-Digital
92
EDD
Error Correcting Code
93
ECP
Extended Capabilities Port
94
EEPROM
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
95
EFS
Encrypting File System
96
EIDE
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
97
EMI
Electromagnetic Interface
98
EMP
Electromagnetic Pulse
99
EPROM
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
100
EPP
Enhanced Parallel Port
101
ERD
Emergency Repair Disk
102
eSATA
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
103
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
104
EULA
End User License Agreement
105
EVGA
Extended Video Graphics Adapter/Array
106
Ext2
Second Extended File System
107
ExFAT
Extended File Allocation Table
108
FAT
File Allocation Table
109
FAT12
12-bit File Allocation Table
110
FAT16
16-bit File Allocation Table
111
FAT32
32-bit File Allocation Table
112
FDD
Floppy Disk Drive
113
FPM
Fast Page Mode
114
FSB
Front-Side Bus
115
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
116
FQDN
Fully Qualified Domain Name
117
GDDR
Graphics Double Data Rate
118
GDI
Graphics Device Interface
119
GUI
Graphical User Interface
120
GUID
Globally Unique Identifier
121
GPS
Global Positioning System
122
GPT
GUID Partition Table
123
GPU
Graphics Processing Unit
124
GPT
GUID Partition Table
125
GPU
Graphics Processing Unit
126
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
127
HAL
Hardware Abstraction Layer
128
HAV
Hardware Assisted Virtualization
129
HCL
Hardware Compatibility List
130
HDCP
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection
131
HDD
Hard Disk Drive
132
HDMI
High Definition Media Interface
133
HIPS
Host Intrusion Prevention System
134
HPFS
High Performance File System
135
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language
136
HTPC
Home Theater PC
137
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
138
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
139
ISP
Internet Service Provider
140
JBOD
Just a Bunch of Disks
141
KB
Knowledge Base
142
KVM
Kernel-based Virtual Machine
143
KVM
Keyboard-Video-Mouse
144
LAN
Local Area Network
145
LBA
Logical Block Addressing
146
LC
Lucent Connector
147
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
148
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
149
LED
Light Emitting Diode
150
LPD/LPR
Line Printer Daemon/Line Printer Remote
151
LPT
Line Printer Terminal
152
LVD
Low Voltage Differential
153
LPT
Line Printer Terminal
154
LVD
Low Voltage Differential
155
MAC
Media Access Control/Mandatory Access Control
156
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
157
MAPI
Messaging Application Programming Interface
158
MATX(mATX)
Micro Advanced Technology Extended
159
MAU
Media Access Unit/Media Attachment Unit
160
MBR
Master Boot Record
161
MBSA
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
162
MDM
Mobile Device Management
163
MFA
Multifactor Authentication
164
MFD
Multifunction Device
165
MicroDIMM
Micro Dual Inline Memory Module
166
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
167
MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
168
MIMO
Multiple Input Multiple Output
169
MMC
Microsoft Management Console
170
MP3
Moving Pictures Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
171
MP4
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 4
172
MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group
173
MSConfig
Microsoft Configuration
174
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
175
MT-RJ
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack
176
MUI
Multilingual User Interface
177
NaaS
Network as a Service
178
NAC
Network Access Control
179
NAS
Network-Attached Storage
180
NAT
Network-Attached Storage
181
NAT
Network Address Translation
182
NetBIOS
Networked Basic Input/Output System
183
NetBEUI
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
184
NFC
Near Field Communication
185
NFS
Network File System
186
NIC
Network Interface Card
187
NiCD
Nickel Cadmium
188
MiMH
Nickel Metal Hydride
189
NLX
New Low-profile Extended
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NNTP
Network News Transfer Protocol
191
NTFS
New Technology File System
192
NTLDR
New Technology Loader
193
NTP
Network Time Protocol
194
NTSC
National Transmission Standards Committee
195
NVMe
Non-volatile Memory Express
196
OCR
Optical Character Recognition
197
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
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OLED
Organic Light Emitting Diode
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OS
Operating System
200
PaaS
Platform as a Service
201
PAL
Phase Alternating Line
202
PAN
Personal Area Network
203
PAT
Port Address Translation
204
PC
Personal Computer
205
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
206
PCI
Payment Card Industry
207
PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
208
PCIX
Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended
209
PCL
Printer Command Language
210
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
211
PE
Preinstallation Environment
212
PGA
Pin Grid Array
213
PGA2
Pin Grid Array 2
214
PGP
Pretty Good Protection
215
PII
Personal Identification Number
216
PHI
Personal Health Information
217
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
218
PnP
Plug and Play
219
PoE
Power over Ethernet
220
POP3
Post Office Protocol 3
221
PoS
Point of Sale
222
POST
Power-On Self-Test
223
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
224
PPM
Pages Per Minute
225
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
226
PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
227
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
228
PROM
Programmable Read-Only Memory
229
PS/2
Personal System/2 connector
230
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
231
PSU
Power Supply Unit
232
PVA
Patterned Vertical Alignment
233
PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuit
234
PXE
Preboot Execution Environment
235
QoS
Quality of Service
236
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Server
237
RAID
Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks
238
RAM
Random Access Memory
239
RAS
Remote Access Service
240
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
241
RF
Radio Frequency
242
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
243
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
244
RGB
Red Green Blue
245
RIP
Routing Information Protocol
246
RIS
Remote Installation Protocol
247
RIS
Remote Installation Service
248
RISC
Reduced Instruction Set Computer
249
RJ-11
Registered Jack Function 11
250
RJ-45
Registered Jack Function 45
251
RMA
Returned Materials Authoriazation
252
ROM
Read-Only Memory
253
RPO
Recovery Point Objective
254
RTC
Real-Time Clock
255
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
256
Saas
Software as a Service
257
SAN
Storage Area Network
258
SAS
Serial Attached SCSI
259
SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
260
SC
Subscription Channel
261
SCP
Secure Copy Protection
262
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
263
SCSI ID
Small Computer System Interface Identifier
264
SD card
Secure Digital Card
265
SEC
Single Edge Connector
266
SFC
System File Checker
267
SFF
Small Form Factor
268
SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
269
SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
270
SLI
Scalable Link Interface or System Level Integration or Scanline Interleave Mode
271
S.M.A.R.T
Self-Monitoring Analysis, and Reporting Technology
272
SMB
Server Message Block
273
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
274
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
275
SoDIMM
Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
276
SOHO
Small Office/Home Office
277
SP
Service Pack
278
SPDIF
Sony-Philips Digital Interface Format
279
SPGA
Staggered Pin Grid Array
280
SRAM
Static Random Access Memory
281
SSD
Solid State Drive
282
SSH
Secure Shell
283
SSID
Service Set Identifier
284
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
285
SSO
Single Sign-on
286
ST
Straight Tip
287
STP
Shielded Twisted Pair
288
SXGA
Super Extended Graphics Array
289
TACACS
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
290
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
291
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
292
TDR
Time Domain Reflectometer
293
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
294
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
295
TLS
Transport Layer Security
296
TN
Twisted Nematic
297
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
298
UAC
User Account Control
299
UDF
User Defined Functions or Universal Disk Format or Universal Data Format
300
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
301
UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
302
UNC
Universal Naming Convention
303
UPnP
Universal Plug and Play
304
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
305
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
306
USB
Universal Serial Bus
307
USMT
User State Migration Tool
308
UTM
Unified Threat Management
309
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
310
UXGA
Ultra Extended Graphics Array
311
VA
Vertical Alignment
312
VDC
Volts DC
313
VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
314
VESA
Video Electronics Standards Association
315
VFAT
Virtual File Allocation Table
316
VGA
Video Graphics Array
317
VLAN
Virtual LAN
318
VM
Virtual Machine
319
VNC
Virtual Network Computer
320
VRAM
Video Random Access Memory
321
WAN
Wide Area Network
322
WAP
Wireless Access Protocol/Wireless Access Point
323
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
324
WI-FI
Wireless Fidelity
325
WINS
Windows Internet Name Service
326
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
327
WMN
Wireless Mesh Network
328
WPA
Wireless Protected Access
329
WPA2
WiFi Protected Access 2
330
WPS
WiFi Protected Setup
331
WUXGA
Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array
332
WWAN
Wireless Wide Area Network
333
XGA
Extended Graphics Array
334
ZIF
Zero-Insertion-Force
335
ZIP
Zigzag Inline Package
