Acronyms Flashcards
AC
Alternating Current
ACL
Access Control List
ACPI
Advanced Configuration Power Interface
ADF
Automatic Document Feeder
ADSL
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
AHCI
Advanced Host Controller Interface
AP
Access Point
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
AUP
Acceptable Use Policy
A/V
Audio Video
BD-R
Blu-ray Disc Recordable
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System
BD-RE
Blu-Ray Disc Rewritable
BNC
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman
BSOD
Blue Screen of Death
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
CAD
Computer-Aided Design
CAPTCHA
Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
CD
Compact Disc
CD-ROM
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory
CD-RW
Compact Disc-Rewritable
CDFS
Compact Disc File System
CERT
Computer Emergency Response Team
CFS
Central File System
Common File System
Command File System
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
I/O
Input/Output
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
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
IMEI
International Mobile Equipment Identity
IMSI
International Mobile Subscriber Identity
IP
Internet Protocol
IPConfig
Internet Protocol Configuration
IPP
Internet Printing Protocol
IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
IR
Infrared
IrDA
Infrared Data Association
IRP
Incident Response Plan
IRQ
Interrupt Request
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
ISP
Internet Service Provider
JBOD
Just a Bunch of Disks
KB
Knowledge Base
KVM
Kernel-based Virtual Machine
Keyboard-Video-Mouse
LAN
Local Area Network
LBA
Logical Block Addressing
LC
Lucent Connector
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LPD
Line Printer Daemon
LPT
Line Printer Terminal
LPR
Line Printer Remote
LVD
Low Voltage Differential
MAC
Media Access Control
Mandatory Access Control
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
MAPI
Messaging Application Programming Interface
mATX
Micro Advanced Technology Extended
MAU
Media Access Unit
Media Attachment Unit
MBR
Master Boot Record
MBSA
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
MDM
Mobile Device Management
MFA
Multifactor Authentication
MFD
Multifunction Device
MFP
Multifunction Product
MicroDIMM
Micro Dual Inline Memory Module
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
MMC
Microsoft Management Console
MP3
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
MP4
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 4
MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group
MSConfig
Microsoft Configuration
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
MT-RJ
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack
MUI
Multilingual User Interface
NaaS
Network as a Service
NAC
Network Access Control
NAS
Network-Attached Storage
NAT
Network Address Translation
NetBIOS
Networked Basic Input/Output System
NetBEUI
Networked Basic Input/Output System Extended User Interface
NFC
Near Field Communication
NFS
Network File System
NIC
Network Interface Card
NiCd
Nickel Cadmium
NiMH
Nickel Metal Hydride
NLX
New Low-profile Extended
NNTP
Network News Transfer Protocol
NTFS
New Technology File System
NTLDR
New Technology Loader
NTP
Network Time Protocol
NTSC
National Transmission Standards Committee
NVMe
Non-volatile Memory Express
OCR
Optical Character Recognition
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
OLED
Organic Light Emitting Diode
OS
Operating System
PaaS
Platform as a Service
PAL
Phase Alternating Line
PAN
Personal Area Network
PAT
Port Address Translation
PC
Personal Computer
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
Payment Card Industry
PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PCIx
Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended
PCL
Printer Command Language
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PE
Preinstallation Environment
PGA
Pin Grid Array
PGA2
Pin Grid Array 2
PGP
Pretty Good Protection
PII
Personally Identifiable Information
PIN
Personal Identification Number
PHI
Personal Health Information
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure