CompTIA 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
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
BIOS
Basic Input/ Output System
BNC
British Naval Connector
BTX
Balanced Technology Extended
CAPTCHA
Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
CCFL
Cold Cathode Flourescent Lamp
CD
Compact Disc
CD-ROM
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
CD-RW
Compact Disc-Rewritable
CFS
Central File System
CDFS
Compact Disc File System
CIFS
Common Internet File System
CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CNR
Communications and Networking Riser
COMx
Communications Port (x=port number)
CPU
Central Processing Unit
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
DLT
Digital Linear Tape
DLP
Digital Light Processing
DMA
Direct Memory Access
DMZ
Demilitarized Zone
DNS
Domain Name Server
DOS
Denial of Service
DRAM
Dynamic Random Access Memory
DRM
Digital Rights Management
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
DVD
Digital Video 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
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
ECC
Error Correcting 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
Electro-static Discharge
EULA
End User License Agreement
EVGA
Extended Video Graphics Adapter
EVDO
Evolution Data Optimized
FAT
File Allocation Table
FAT12
File Allocation Table 12-bit
FAT16
File Allocation Table 16-bit
FAT32
File Allocation Table 32-bit
FDD
Floppy Disk Drive
Fn
Function
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