Comp A+ Acronyms Flashcards
1
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CPU
A
Central Processing Unit
2
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RAM
A
Random Access Memory
3
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ROM
A
Read Only Memory
4
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LCD
A
Liquid Crystal Display
5
Q
OS
A
Operating System
6
Q
BIOS
A
Basic input/output system
7
Q
UEFI
A
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
8
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POST
A
Power-on Self Test
9
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GPT
A
Guid Partition Table
10
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HDD
A
Hard Disk Drive
11
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SATA
A
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
12
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SSD
A
Solid State Drive
13
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SD
A
Secure Digital
14
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CF
A
Compact Flash
15
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SM
A
Smart Media
16
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XD
A
Picture card
17
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MS
A
Memory Stick
18
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MMS
A
Multimedia stick
19
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MMC
A
Multimedia cards
20
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SSHD
A
Solid State Hybrid Drive
21
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CD-ROM
A
Compact Disk- Read Only Memory
22
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CD-RW
A
Compact Disk- Rewrittable
23
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DVD-ROM
A
Digital Versatile Disk- Read Only memory
24
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LTFS
A
Linear Tape File System
25
LTO
Linear Tape-Open
26
EMMC
Embedded Multi-Media Controller
27
DRM
Digital Rights Management
28
USB
Universal Serial Bus Connection
29
USBIF
Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum
30
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
31
VGA
Video Graphics Array
32
HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface
33
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
34
SPDIF
Sony Phillips Digital Interface Format
35
RF
Radio Frequency
36
NFC
Near Field Communication
37
IR
Infrared
38
LED
Light Emitting Diodes
39
ESD
Electro-Static Discharge
40
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
41
AC
Alternating Current
42
DC
Direct Current
43
MPE
Maximum Permissible Exposure
44
NIC
Network Interface Card
45
PII
Personally Identifiable Information
46
ATX
Advanced Technology eXtended
47
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
48
IRQ
Interrupt Requests
49
PnP
Plug and Play
50
PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
51
PCIx
Peripheral Component Interconnect extended
52
GT/s
Gigatransfers per second
53
DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
54
RIMM
Rombus Inline Memory Module
55
EPIA
Embedded Platform Innovative Architecture
56
APM
Advanced Power Management
57
IHA
Intel Hub Architecture
58
GMCH
Graphics and AGP Memory Controller Hub
59
ICH
I/O Controller Hub
60
PGA
Pin Grid Array
61
TDP
Thermal Designed Power
62
LGA
Land Grid Array
63
QPI
Quick Path Interconnect
64
HT
Hyper Threading
65
GPU
Graphics Processing Unit
66
VRM
Voltage Regulator Module
67
MMX
Multi-media Extensions
68
EDB
Execute Disable Bit
69
PSU
Power Supply Unit
70
SRAM
Static Random Access Memory
71
DRAM
Dynamic Random Access Memory
72
DDR
Double Date Rate
73
ECC
Error Correcting Code
74
CAS
Column Address Strobe
75
RAS
Row Access Strobe
76
RP
Row Precharge
77
GPF
General Protection Faults
78
RAID
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
79
EEPROM
Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
80
MBR
Master Boot Record
81
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
82
SMART
Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
83
AUP
Acceptable Use Policy
84
IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
85
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
86
VPN
Virtual Private Networks
87
EULA
End User License Agreement
88
GHU GPC
General Public License
89
CCFL
Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp
90
TN
Twisted Nematic
91
IPS
In-Plane Switching
92
OLED
Organic Light Emitting Diode
93
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
94
DVI-A
Digital Visual Interface- Analog
95
DVI-D
Digital Visual Interface- Digital
96
DVI-I
Digital Visual Interface- Integrated
97
DTV
Digital TV
98
HDTV
High Definition TV
99
SDTV
Standard Definition TV
100
EDTV
Enhanced Digital TV
101
RCA
Radio Corporation of America
102
BNC
Bayonet Neil Concelman
103
OSD
On Screen Display
104
CMOS
Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
105
BSOD
Blue Screen of Death
106
DAC
Digital to Audio Conveter
107
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
108
KVM
Keyboard, Video, Mouse switch
109
AGP
Accelerated Graphics Processor
110
SIMM
Single In-line Memory module
111
MMC
Microsoft Management Console
112
ESP
EFI System Partition
113
WDS
Windows Deployment Services
114
PROM
Programmable Read Only Memory
115
GUI
Graphic User Interface
116
CCD
Charge Coupled Device
117
DMA
Direct Memory Access
118
SODIMM
Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module
119
TFT
Thin Film Transistor
120
IMEI
International Mobile Equipment Identify Number
121
EIR
Equipment Identity Register
122
IMSI
International Mobile Subscriber Identity Number
123
PRI
Preferred Roaming Index
124
PRL
Preferred Roaming List
125
POP3
Post Office Protocol version 3
126
IMAP4
Internet Mail Access Protocol version 4
127
TB
Terabyte
128
RSMMC
Reduced Sized Multi-Media Cards
129
CDFS
Compact Disk File System
130
UDF
Universal Disc Format
131
ESATA
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
132
MFD
Multi Function Device
133
EP Drum
Electrostatic Photographic Drum
134
NLQ
Near Letter Quality
135
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol
136
AP
Access Point
137
UAC
User Account Control
138
TMDS
Transition Minimized Differential Signaling
139
VT
Virtual Technology
140
PXE
Preboot Execution Enviroment
141
MBR
Master Boot Record
142
FAT
File Allocation Table
143
ExFAT
Extended File Allocation Table
144
CAB
Cabinet Files
145
VHD
Virtual Hard Disk
146
WinRE
Windows Recovery Enviroment
147
PID
Process ID
148
COM
Component Object Model
149
ODBC
Open Database Connectivity
150
USMT
User State Migration Tool
151
ILM
Independent Load Mechanism
152
HKEY
Handle to Registry Key
153
VMM
Virtual Machine Manager
154
SDRAM
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
155
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
156
CGI
Computer Generated Imagery
157
SAM
Security Accounts Manager
158
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
159
LAN
Local Area Network
160
PAN
Personal Area Network
161
WPAN
Wireless Personal Area Network
162
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
163
PoE
Power over Ethernet
164
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
165
DNS
Domain Name System
166
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
167
IPS
Intrusion Protection System
168
NIPS
Network Intrusion Protection System
169
UTM
Unified Threat Management
170
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
171
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
172
PaaS
Platform as a Service
173
EC2
Elastic Compute Cloud
174
S3
Simple Storage Service
175
RDS
Relational Database Service
176
ACL
Access Control List
177
MAC
Media Access Control
178
UTP
Unshelled Twisted Pair
179
STP
Shielded Twisted Pair
180
PVC
Polyvinyl Chloride
181
TIA
Telecommunications Industry Association
182
EIA
Electronic Industry Alliance
183
FRP
Flexible Reinforced Plastic
184
ST
Straight Tip
185
SC
Subscriber/ Standard Connector
186
FC
Face Contact
187
LC
Local Connector
188
SMA
Sub Multi- Assembly/ Sub Miniature Type A
189
MTRJ
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack
190
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol
191
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
192
CIDR
Classless- Inter Domain Routing
193
APIPA
Automatic Private IP Addressing
194
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
195
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
196
IANA
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
197
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
198
SMB
Server Message Block
199
CIFS
Common Internet File System
200
SSH
Secure Shell
201
AFP
Apple File Protocol
202
WAP
Wireless Access Point
203
WOL
Wake-on-LAN
204
QoS
Quality of Service
205
DMZ
Demilitarized Zone
206
NAT
Network Address Translation
207
ICS
Internet Connecting Sharing
208
DNAT
Dynamic Network Address Translation
209
UNC
Universal Naming Convention
210
IPC
InterProcess Communication
211
SSID
Service Set Identifier
212
DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service Attack
213
DLP
Data Loss Prevention
214
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
215
ACL
Access Control List
216
GUID
Globally Unique Identifier
217
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service
218
PSTN
Public Switch Telephone Network
219
SMB
Service Message Block
220
AFP
Apple File Protocol
221
NAT
Network Address Translation
222
DNAT
Dynamic Network Address Translation
223
ICS
Internet Connecting Sharing
224
UNC
Universal Naming Convention
225
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
226
SLA
Service Level Agreement
227
ISM
Industrial, Scientific, and Medical
228
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
229
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access
230
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
231
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
232
CCMP
Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol
233
EFS
Encrypting File System
234
COPE
Corporate Owned, Personally Enabled
235
BCD
Boot Configuration Data
236
WER
Windows Error Reporting
237
LSA
Local Security Authority
238
ELAM
Early Launch Anti-Malware
239
OLE
Object Linking and Embedding
240
DLL
Dynamic Link Library
241
ARC
Advanced Risk Computing
242
TTL
Time To Live
243
UMA
Unlicensed Mobile Access
