Acronyms Spelled Out Flashcards
AC,
AC, Alternating Current
ACL,
ACL, Access Control List
ACPI,
ACPI, Advanced Configuration Power Interface
ADF,
ADF, Automatic Document Feeder
ADSL,
ADSL, Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
AES,
AES, Advanced Encryption Standard
AHCI,
AHCI, Advanced Host Controller Interface
AP,
AP, Access Point
APIPA,
APIPA, Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
APM,
APM, Advanced Power Management
ARP,
ARP, Address Resolution Protocol
ASR,
ASR, Automated System Recovery
ATA,
ATA, Advanced Technology Attachment
ATAPI,
ATAPI, Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATM,
ATM, Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATX,
ATX, Advanced Technology Extended
AUP,
AUP, Acceptable Use Policy
A/V,
A/V, Audio Video
BD-R,
BD-R, Blu-ray Disc Recordable
BIOS,
BIOS, Basic Input/Output System
BD-RE,
BD-RE, Blu-ray Disc Rewritable
BNC,
BNC, Bayonet-Neill-Concelman
BSOD,
BSOD, Blue Screen of Death
BYOD,
BYOD, Bring Your Own Device
CAD,
CAD, Computer-Aided Design
CAPTCHA,
CAPTCHA, Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
CD,
CD, Compact Disc
CD-ROM,
CD-ROM, Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory
CD-RW,
CD-RW, Compact Disc-Rewritable
CDFS,
CDFS, Compact Disc File System
CERT,
CERT, Computer Emergency Response Team
CFS,
CFS, Central File System or Common File System or Command File System
CGA,
CGA, Computer Graphics and Applications
CIDR,
CIDR, Classless Inter-Domain Routing
CIFS,
CIFS, Common Internet File System
CMOS,
CMOS, Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CNR,
CNR, Communications and Networking Riser
COMx,
COMx, Communication port (x=port number)
CPU,
CPU, Central Processing Unit
CRT,
CRT, Cathode-Ray Tube
DaaS,
DaaS, Data as a Service
DAC,
DAC, Discretionary Access Control
DB-25,
DB-25, Serial Communications D-Shell Connector - 25 pins
DB-9,
DB-9, Serial Communications D-Shell Connector - 9 pins
DBaas,
DBaas, Database as a Service
DC,
DC, Direct Current
DDoS,
DDoS, Distributed Denial of Service
DDR,
DDR, Double Data Rate
DDR RAM,
DDR RAM, Double Data Rate Random Access Memory
DFS,
DFS, Distributed File System
DHCP,
DHCP, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIMM,
DIMM, Dual Inline Memory Module
DIN,
DIN, Deutsche Industrie Norm
DLT,
DLT, Digital Linear Tape
DLP,
DLP, Digital Light Processing or Data Loss Prevention
DMA,
DMA, Direct Memory Access
DMZ,
DMZ, Demilitarized Zone
DNS,
DNS, Domain Name Service or Domain Name Server
DoS,
DoS, Denial of Service
DRAM,
DRAM, Dynamic Random Access Memory
DRM,
DRM, Digital Rights Management
DSL,
DSL, Digital Subscriber Line
DVD,
DVD, Digital Versatile Disc
DVD-RAM,
DVD-RAM, Digital Versatile Disc-Random Access Memory
DVD-ROM,
DVD-ROM, Digital Versatile Disc-Read Only Memory
DVD-R,
DVD-R, Digital Versatile Disc-Recordable
DVD-RW,
DVD-RW, Digital Versatile Disc-Rewritable
DVI,
DVI, Digital Visual Interface
DVI-D,
DVI-D, Digital Visual Interface-Digital
ECC,
ECC, Error Correcting Code
ECP,
ECP, Extended Capabilities Port
EEPROM,
EEPROM, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EFS,
EFS, Encrypting File System
EIDE,
EIDE, Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
EMI,
EMI, Electromagnetic Interference
EMP,
EMP, Electromagnetic Pulse
EPROM,
EPROM, Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EPP,
EPP, Enhanced Parallel Port
ERD,
ERD, Emergency Repair Disk
eSATA,
eSATA, External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
ESD,
ESD, Electrostatic Discharge
EULA,
EULA, End User License Agreement
EVGA,
EVGA, Extended Video Graphics Adapter/Array
Ext2,
Ext2, Second Extended File System
exFAT,
exFAT, Extended File Allocation Table
FAT,
FAT, File Allocation Table
FAT12,
FAT12, 12-bit File Allocation Table
FAT16,
FAT16, 16-bit File Allocation Table
FAT32,
FAT32, 32-bit File Allocation Table
FDD,
FDD, Floppy Disk Drive
FPM,
FPM, Fast Page Mode
FSB,
FSB, Front-Side Bus
FTP,
FTP, File Transfer Protocol
FQDN,
FQDN, Fully Qualified Domain Name
GDDR,
GDDR, Graphics Double Data Rate
GDI,
GDI, Graphics Device Interface
GUI,
GUI, Graphical User Interface
GUID,
GUID, Globally Unique Identifier
GPS,
GPS, Global Positioning System
GPT,
GPT, GUID Partition Table
GPU,
GPU, Graphics Processing Unit
GSM,
GSM, Global System for Mobile Communications
HAL,
HAL, Hardware Abstraction Layer
HAV,
HAV, Hardware Assisted Virtualization
HCL,
HCL, Hardware Compatibility List
HDCP,
HDCP, High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection
HDD,
HDD, Hard Disk Drive
HDMI,
HDMI, High Definition Media Interface
HIPS,
HIPS, Host Intrusion Prevention System
HPFS,
HPFS, High Performance File System
HTML,
HTML, Hypertext Markup Language
HTPC,
HTPC, Home Theater PC
HTTP,
HTTP, Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS,
HTTPS, Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
I/O,
I/O, Input/Output
IaaS,
IaaS, Infrastructure as a Service
ICMP,
ICMP, Internet Control Message Protocol
ICR,
ICR, Intelligent Character Recognition
IDE,
IDE, Integrated Drive Electronics
IDS,
IDS, Intrusion Detection System
IEEE,
IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IIS,
IIS, Internet Information Services
IMAP,
IMAP, Internet Mail Access Protocol
IMEI,
IMEI, International Mobile Equipment Identity
IMSI,
IMSI, International Mobile Subscriber Identity
IP,
IP, Internet Protocol
IPConfig,
IPConfig, Internet Protocol Configuration
IPP,
IPP, Internet Printing Protocol
IPS,
IPS, Intrusion Prevention System
IPSec,
IPSec, Internet Protocol Security
IR,
IR, Infrared
IrDA,
IrDA, Infrared Data Association
IRP,
IRP, Incident Response Plan
IRQ,
IRQ, Interrupt Request