CompTIA Aplus Acronyms flashcards - Sheet1
ZIGZAG INLINE PACKAGE
ZIP
ZERO INSERTION FORCE
ZIF
EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAY
XGA
WIDE ULTRA EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAY
WUXGA
WiFi PROTECTED ACCESS
WPS
WIRELESS PROTECTED ACCESS
WPA
WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK
WLAN
WINDOWS INTERNET NAME SERVICE
WINS
WIRELESS FIDELITY
WiFi
WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACY
WEP
WIRELESS ACCESS POINT OR WIRELESS ACCESS PROTOCOL
WAP
WIDE AREA NETWORK
WAN
VIRTUAL RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
VRAM
VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK
VPN
VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL
VoIP
VIRTUAL MACHINE
VM
VIDEO GRAPHICS ARRAY
VGA
VIRTUAL FILE ALLOCATION TABLE
VFAT
VIDEO ELECTRONICS STANDARDS ASSOCIATION
VESA
ULTRA EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAY
UXGA
UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR
UTP
USER STATE MIGRATION TOOL
USMT
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS
USB
UNIVERSAL RESOURCE LOCATOR
URL
UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY
UPS
UNIVERSAL NAMING CONVENTION
UNC
UNIFIED EXTENSIBLE FIRMWARE INTERFACE
UEFI
USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOL
UDP
USER DEFINED FUNCTION OR UNIVERSAL DISK FORMAT OR UNIVERSAL DATA FORMAT
UDF
USER ACCOUNT CONTROL
UAC
TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE
TPM
TEMPORAL KEY INTEGRITY PROTOCOL
TKIP
TRIVIAL FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
TFTP
TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER
TDR
TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL INTERNET PROTOCOL
TCP/IP
TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL
TCP
TERABYTE
TB
SUPER EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAY
SXGA
SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR
STP
STRAIGHT TIP
ST
SECURE SOCKETS LAYER
SSL
SERVICE SET IDENTIFIER
SSID
SECURE SHELL
SSH
STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
SRAM
STAGGERED PIN GRID ARRAY
SPGA
SONY PHILLIPS DIGITAL INTERFACE FORMAT
SPDIF
SERVICE PACK
SP
SMALL OFFICE HOME OFFICE
SOHO
SMALL OUTLINE DUAL INLINE MEMORY MANAGEMENT
SODIMM
SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL
SNMP
SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL
SMTP
SERVER MESSAGE BLOCK
SMB
SELF MONITORING ANALYSIS REPORTING TECHNOLOGY
S.M.A.R.T.
SCALABLE LINK INTERFACE OR SYSTEM LEVEL INTEGRATION OR SCANLINE INTERLEAVE MODE
SLI
SMALL FORM FACTOR
SFF
SYSTEM FILE CHECKER
SFC
SINGLE EDGE CONNECTOR
SEC
SYNCHRONOUS DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
SDRAM
SECURE DIGITAL CARD
SD CARD
SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE IDENTIFIER
SCSI ID
SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE
SCSI
SECURE COPY PROTECTION
SCP
SUBSCRIPTION CHANNEL
SC
SERIAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT
SATA
SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI
SAS
STORAGE AREA NETWORK
SAN
REAL TIME CLOCK
RTC
READ ONLY MEMORY
ROM
RETURNED MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION
RMA
REGISTERED JACK FUNCTION 45
RJ-45
REGISTERED JACK FUNCTION 11
RJ-11
REDUCED INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTER
RISC
REMOTE INSTALLATION SERVICE
RIS
ROUTING INFORMATION PROTOCOL
RIP
RED GREEN BLUE
RGB
RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE
RFI
RADIO FREQUENCY
RF
REMOTE DESKTOP PROTOCOL
RDP
REMOTE ACCESS SERVICE
RAS
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
RAM
REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INDEPENDENT DISKS
RAID
QUALITY OF SERVICE
QoS
PREBOOT EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT
PXE
PERMANENT VIRTUAL CIRCUIT
PVC
POWER SUPPLY UNIT
PSU
PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK
PSTN
PERSONAL SYSTEM 2
PS/2
PROGRAMMABLE READ ONLY MEMORY
PROM
PREFERRED ROAMING LIST
PRL
PREFERRED ROAMING INDEX
PRI
POINT TO POINT TUNNELING PROTOCOL
PPTP
POINT TO POINT PROTOCOL
PPP
PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SERVICE
POTS
POWER ON SELF TEST
POST
POINT OF SALE
PoS
POST OFFICE PROTOCOL 3
POP3
PLUG AND PLAY
PnP
PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE
PKI
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
PIN
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
PII
PIN GRID ARRAY 2
PGA2
PIN GRID ARRAY
PGA
PREINSTALLATION ENVIRONMENT
PE
PERSONAL COMPUTER MEMORY CARD INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
PCMCIA
PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXTENDED
PCIX
PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS
PCIe
PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT
PCI
PERSONAL COMPUTER
PC
PARALLEL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT
PATA
PERSONAL AREA NETWORK
PAN
OPERATING SYSTEM
OS
ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
OLED
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER
OEM
OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION
OCR
NETWORK TYPE PROTOCOL
NTP
NEW TECHNOLOGY LOADER
NTLDR
NEW TECHNOLOGY FILE SYSTEM
NTFS
NETWORK NEW TRANSFER PROTOCOL
NNTP
NEW LOW PROFILE EXTENDED
NLX
NICKLE METAL HYDRIDE
NiMH
NICKLE CADMIUM
NiCd
NETWORK INTERFACE CARD
NIC
NETWORK FILE SYSTEM
NFS
NETWORK BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM ENHANCED USER INTERFACE
NETBEUI
NETWORK BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM
NETBIOS
NETWORK ADDRESSED TRANSLATION
NAT
NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE
NAS
NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL
NAC
MULTILINGUAL USER INTERFACE
MUI
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
MSDS
MICROSOFT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
MSCONFIG
MOVING PICTURES EXPERTS GROUP
MPEG
MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP LAYER 4
MP4
MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP LAYER 3 AUDIO
MP3
MICROSOFT MANAGEMENT CONSOLE
MMC
MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT
MIMO
MULTIPURPOSE INTERNET MAIL EXTENSION
MIME
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE
MIDI
MICRO DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULE
MICRODIMM
MEGAHERTZ
MHZ
MULTI FUNCTION PRODUCT
MFP
MULTI FUNCTION DEVICE
MFD
MICROSOFT BASELINE SECURITY ANALYZER
MBSA
MASTER BOOT RECORD
MBR
MEGABYTES
MB
MEGABITS
Mb
MEDIA ACCESS UNITS OR MEDIA ATTACHMENT UNIT
MAU
MESSAGING APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
MAPI
MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL
MAC
LOW VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIAL
LVD
LINE PRINTER TERMINAL
LPT
LINE PRINTER REMOTE
LPR
LINE PRINTER DAEMON
LPD
LITHIUM ION
LI-ON
LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
LED
LIGHTWEIGHT DIRECTORY ACCESS PROTOCOL
LDAP
LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
LCD
LUCENT CONNECTOR
LC
LOGICAL BLOCK ADDRESSING
LBA
LOCAL AREA NETWORK
LAN
KILOBYTES
KB
KILOBITS
Kb
JUST A BUNCH OF DISKS
JBOD
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
ISP
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION
ISO
INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK
ISDN
INTERRUPT REQUEST
IRQ
INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN
IRP
INFRARED DATA ASSOCIATION
IRDA
INFRARED
IR
INTERNET PROTOCOL SECURITY
IPSEC
INTRUSION PREVENTION SYSTEM
IPS
INTERNET PRINTING PROTOCOL
IPP
INTERNET PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION
IPCONFIG
INTERNET PROTOCOL
IP
INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY
IMSI
INTERNATIONAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT IDENTITIY
IMEI
INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL
IMAP
INTERNET INFORMATION SERVICES
IIS
INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEEERS
IEEE
INTRUSION Detection SYSTEM
IDS
INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS
IDE
INTELLIGENT CHARACTER RECOGNITION
ICR
INTERNET CONTROL MESSAGE PROTOCOL
ICMP
INPUT OUTPUT
I/O
HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL OVER SECURE SOCKETS LAYER
HTTPS
HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL
HTTP
HOME THEATER PERSONAL COMPUTER
HTPC
HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE
HTML
HIGH PERFORMANCE FILE SYSTEM
HPFS
HIGH DEFINITION MEDIA INTERFACE
HDMI
HARD DISk DRIVE
HDD
HARDWARE CONTROL LIST
HCL
HARDWARE ASSISTED VIRTUALIZATION
HAV
HARDWARE ABSTRACTION LAYER
HAL
GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
GSM
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
GPS
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
GUI
GIGAHERTZ
GHZ
GRAPHICS DEVICE INTERFACE
GDI
GIGABYTE
GB
GIGABIT
Gb
FULLY QUALIFIED DOMAIN NAME
FQDN
FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
FTP
FRONT SIDE BUS
FSB
FIELD REPLACEABLE UNIT
FRU
FAST PAGE MODE
FPM
FUNCTION
FN
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
FDD
FILE ALLOCATION TABLE 32 BIT
FAT32
FILE ALLOCATION TABLE 16 BIT
FAT16
FILE ALLOCATION TABLE 12 BIT
FAT12
FILE ALLOCATION TABLE
FAT
EVOLUTION DATA OPTIMIZED
EVDO
EXTENDED VIDEO GRAPHICS ARRAY
EVGA
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
EULA
ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE
ESD
EMERGENCY REPAIR DISC
ERD
ENHANCED PARALLEL PORT
EPP
ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READ ONLY MEMORY
EPROM
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE
EMP
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFACE
EMI
ENHANCED INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS
EIDE
ENCRYPTING FILE SYSTEM
EFS
ELECTRONICAL ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READ ONLY MEMORY
EEPROM
ERROR CORRECTING CODE
ECC
DIGITAL VIDEO INTERFACE
DVI
DVD REWRITEABLE
DVD-RW
DVD RECORDABLE
DVD-R
DIGITAL VIDEO DISC OR DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC
DVD
DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE
DSL
DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
DRM
DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
DRAM
DENIAL OF SERVICE
DOS
DOMAIN NAME SERVICE OR DOMAIN NAME SERVER
DNS
DEMILITARIZED ZONE
DMZ
DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS
DMA
DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING
DLP
DIGITAL LINEAR TAPE
DLT
Deutsches Insitut Normung
DIN
DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULE
DIMM
DYNAMIC HOST CONTROL PROTOCOL
DHCP
DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEM
DFS
DOUBLE DATA RATE SYNCHRONOUS DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
DDR SDRAM
DOUBLE DATA RATE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
DDR RAM
DOUBLE DATA RATE
DDR
DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE
DDOS
DIRECT CURRENT
DC
9 PIN D SHELL CONNECTOR
DB-9
SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS D SHELL CONNECTOR 25 PINS
DB-25
DISCRETIONARY ACCESS CONTROL
DAC
CATHODE RAY TUBE
CRT
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
CPU
COMMUNICATIONS PORT X NUMBER
COMX
COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING RISER
CNR
COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR
CMOS
COMMON INTERNET FILE SYSTEM
CIFS
CENTRAL COMMON FILE SYSTEM
CFS
COMPACT DISC
CD
COLD CATHODE FLUORESCENT LAMP
CCFL
AUDIO VIDEO
A/V
ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
AUP
ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE
ATM
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT PACKET INTERFACE
ATAPI
ADVANCED HOST CONTROLLER INTERFACE
AHCI
ACCESS POINT
AP
ACTIVITY
ACT
ACCESS CONTROL LIST
ACL
COMPACT DISC READ WRITE
CD-RW
COMPACT DISC READ ONLY
CD-ROM
COMPACT DISC FILE SYSTEM
CDFS
COMPLETELY AUTOMATED PUBLIC TURING TEST TO TELL COMPUTERS AND HUMANS APART
CAPTCHA
BALANCED TECHNOLOGY EXTENDED
BTX
BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH
BSOD
BAYONET NEIL CONCELMAN
BNC
BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM
BIOS
BLU RAY DISC READ
BD-R
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EXTENDED
ATX
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT
ATA
AUTOMATED SYSTEM RECOVERY
ASR
ADDRESS RESOLUTION PROTOCOL
ARP
ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT
APM
AUTOMATIC PRIVATE IP ADDRESSING
APIPA
APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
API
ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORT
AGP
ASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE
ADSL
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION and POWER INTERFACE
ACPI
ALTERNATING CURRENT
AC
ZIP
ZIGZAG INLINE PACKAGE
ZIF
ZERO INSERTION FORCE
XGA
EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAY
WUXGA
WIDE ULTRA EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAY
WPS
WiFi PROTECTED ACCESS
WPA
WIRELESS PROTECTED ACCESS
WLAN
WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK
WINS
WINDOWS INTERNET NAME SERVICE
WiFi
WIRELESS FIDELITY
WEP
WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACY
WAP
WIRELESS ACCESS POINT OR WIRELESS ACCESS PROTOCOL
WAN
WIDE AREA NETWORK
VRAM
VIRTUAL RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
VPN
VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK
VoIP
VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL
VM
VIRTUAL MACHINE
VGA
VIDEO GRAPHICS ARRAY
VFAT
VIRTUAL FILE ALLOCATION TABLE
VESA
VIDEO ELECTRONICS STANDARDS ASSOCIATION
UXGA
ULTRA EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAY
UTP
UNSHIELDED TWISTED PAIR
USMT
USER STATE MIGRATION TOOL
USB
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS
URL
UNIVERSAL RESOURCE LOCATOR
UPS
UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY
UNC
UNIVERSAL NAMING CONVENTION
UEFI
UNIFIED EXTENSIBLE FIRMWARE INTERFACE
UDP
USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOL
UDF
USER DEFINED FUNCTION OR UNIVERSAL DISK FORMAT OR UNIVERSAL DATA FORMAT
UAC
USER ACCOUNT CONTROL
TPM
TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE
TKIP
TEMPORAL KEY INTEGRITY PROTOCOL
TFTP
TRIVIAL FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
TDR
TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER
TCP/IP
TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL INTERNET PROTOCOL
TCP
TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL
TB
TERABYTE
SXGA
SUPER EXTENDED GRAPHICS ARRAY
STP
SHIELDED TWISTED PAIR
ST
STRAIGHT TIP
SSL
SECURE SOCKETS LAYER
SSID
SERVICE SET IDENTIFIER
SSH
SECURE SHELL
SRAM
STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
SPGA
STAGGERED PIN GRID ARRAY
SPDIF
SONY PHILLIPS DIGITAL INTERFACE FORMAT
SP
SERVICE PACK
SOHO
SMALL OFFICE HOME OFFICE
SODIMM
SMALL OUTLINE DUAL INLINE MEMORY MANAGEMENT
SNMP
SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL
SMTP
SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL
SMB
SERVER MESSAGE BLOCK
S.M.A.R.T.
SELF MONITORING ANALYSIS REPORTING TECHNOLOGY
SLI
SCALABLE LINK INTERFACE OR SYSTEM LEVEL INTEGRATION OR SCANLINE INTERLEAVE MODE
SFF
SMALL FORM FACTOR
SFC
SYSTEM FILE CHECKER
SEC
SINGLE EDGE CONNECTOR
SDRAM
SYNCHRONOUS DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
SD CARD
SECURE DIGITAL CARD
SCSI ID
SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE IDENTIFIER
SCSI
SMALL COMPUTER SYSTEM INTERFACE
SCP
SECURE COPY PROTECTION
SC
SUBSCRIPTION CHANNEL
SATA
SERIAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT
SAS
SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI
SAN
STORAGE AREA NETWORK
RTC
REAL TIME CLOCK
ROM
READ ONLY MEMORY
RMA
RETURNED MATERIALS AUTHORIZATION
RJ-45
REGISTERED JACK FUNCTION 45
RJ-11
REGISTERED JACK FUNCTION 11
RISC
REDUCED INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTER
RIS
REMOTE INSTALLATION SERVICE
RIP
ROUTING INFORMATION PROTOCOL
RGB
RED GREEN BLUE
RFI
RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE
RF
RADIO FREQUENCY
RDP
REMOTE DESKTOP PROTOCOL
RAS
REMOTE ACCESS SERVICE
RAM
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
RAID
REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INDEPENDENT DISKS
QoS
QUALITY OF SERVICE
PXE
PREBOOT EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT
PVC
PERMANENT VIRTUAL CIRCUIT
PSU
POWER SUPPLY UNIT
PSTN
PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK
PS/2
PERSONAL SYSTEM 2
PROM
PROGRAMMABLE READ ONLY MEMORY
PRL
PREFERRED ROAMING LIST
PRI
PREFERRED ROAMING INDEX
PPTP
POINT TO POINT TUNNELING PROTOCOL
PPP
POINT TO POINT PROTOCOL
POTS
PLAIN OLD TELEPHONE SERVICE
POST
POWER ON SELF TEST
PoS
POINT OF SALE
POP3
POST OFFICE PROTOCOL 3
PnP
PLUG AND PLAY
PKI
PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE
PIN
PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
PII
PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
PGA2
PIN GRID ARRAY 2
PGA
PIN GRID ARRAY
PE
PREINSTALLATION ENVIRONMENT
PCMCIA
PERSONAL COMPUTER MEMORY CARD INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
PCIX
PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXTENDED
PCIe
PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS
PCI
PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT
PC
PERSONAL COMPUTER
PATA
PARALLEL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT
PAN
PERSONAL AREA NETWORK
OS
OPERATING SYSTEM
OLED
ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
OEM
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER
OCR
OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION
NTP
NETWORK TYPE PROTOCOL
NTLDR
NEW TECHNOLOGY LOADER
NTFS
NEW TECHNOLOGY FILE SYSTEM
NNTP
NETWORK NEW TRANSFER PROTOCOL
NLX
NEW LOW PROFILE EXTENDED
NiMH
NICKLE METAL HYDRIDE
NiCd
NICKLE CADMIUM
NIC
NETWORK INTERFACE CARD
NFS
NETWORK FILE SYSTEM
NETBEUI
NETWORK BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM ENHANCED USER INTERFACE
NETBIOS
NETWORK BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM
NAT
NETWORK ADDRESSED TRANSLATION
NAS
NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE
NAC
NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL
MUI
MULTILINGUAL USER INTERFACE
MSDS
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
MSCONFIG
MICROSOFT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
MPEG
MOVING PICTURES EXPERTS GROUP
MP4
MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP LAYER 4
MP3
MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP LAYER 3 AUDIO
MMC
MICROSOFT MANAGEMENT CONSOLE
MIMO
MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT
MIME
MULTIPURPOSE INTERNET MAIL EXTENSION
MIDI
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE
MICRODIMM
MICRO DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULE
MHZ
MEGAHERTZ
MFP
MULTI FUNCTION PRODUCT
MFD
MULTI FUNCTION DEVICE
MBSA
MICROSOFT BASELINE SECURITY ANALYZER
MBR
MASTER BOOT RECORD
MB
MEGABYTES
Mb
MEGABITS
MAU
MEDIA ACCESS UNITS OR MEDIA ATTACHMENT UNIT
MAPI
MESSAGING APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
MAC
MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL
LVD
LOW VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIAL
LPT
LINE PRINTER TERMINAL
LPR
LINE PRINTER REMOTE
LPD
LINE PRINTER DAEMON
LI-ON
LITHIUM ION
LED
LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
LDAP
LIGHTWEIGHT DIRECTORY ACCESS PROTOCOL
LCD
LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
LC
LUCENT CONNECTOR
LBA
LOGICAL BLOCK ADDRESSING
LAN
LOCAL AREA NETWORK
KB
KILOBYTES
Kb
KILOBITS
JBOD
JUST A BUNCH OF DISKS
ISP
INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
ISO
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION
ISDN
INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK
IRQ
INTERRUPT REQUEST
IRP
INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN
IRDA
INFRARED DATA ASSOCIATION
IR
INFRARED
IPSEC
INTERNET PROTOCOL SECURITY
IPS
INTRUSION PREVENTION SYSTEM
IPP
INTERNET PRINTING PROTOCOL
IPCONFIG
INTERNET PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION
IP
INTERNET PROTOCOL
IMSI
INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY
IMEI
INTERNATIONAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT IDENTITIY
IMAP
INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL
IIS
INTERNET INFORMATION SERVICES
IEEE
INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEEERS
IDS
INTRUSION Detection SYSTEM
IDE
INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS
ICR
INTELLIGENT CHARACTER RECOGNITION
ICMP
INTERNET CONTROL MESSAGE PROTOCOL
I/O
INPUT OUTPUT
HTTPS
HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL OVER SECURE SOCKETS LAYER
HTTP
HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL
HTPC
HOME THEATER PERSONAL COMPUTER
HTML
HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE
HPFS
HIGH PERFORMANCE FILE SYSTEM
HDMI
HIGH DEFINITION MEDIA INTERFACE
HDD
HARD DISk DRIVE
HCL
HARDWARE CONTROL LIST
HAV
HARDWARE ASSISTED VIRTUALIZATION
HAL
HARDWARE ABSTRACTION LAYER
GSM
GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
GPS
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
GUI
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE
GHZ
GIGAHERTZ
GDI
GRAPHICS DEVICE INTERFACE
GB
GIGABYTE
Gb
GIGABIT
FQDN
FULLY QUALIFIED DOMAIN NAME
FTP
FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL
FSB
FRONT SIDE BUS
FRU
FIELD REPLACEABLE UNIT
FPM
FAST PAGE MODE
FN
FUNCTION
FDD
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
FAT32
FILE ALLOCATION TABLE 32 BIT
FAT16
FILE ALLOCATION TABLE 16 BIT
FAT12
FILE ALLOCATION TABLE 12 BIT
FAT
FILE ALLOCATION TABLE
EVDO
EVOLUTION DATA OPTIMIZED
EVGA
EXTENDED VIDEO GRAPHICS ARRAY
EULA
END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
ESD
ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE
ERD
EMERGENCY REPAIR DISC
EPP
ENHANCED PARALLEL PORT
EPROM
ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READ ONLY MEMORY
EMP
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE
EMI
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFACE
EIDE
ENHANCED INTEGRATED DRIVE ELECTRONICS
EFS
ENCRYPTING FILE SYSTEM
EEPROM
ELECTRONICAL ERASABLE PROGRAMMABLE READ ONLY MEMORY
ECC
ERROR CORRECTING CODE
DVI
DIGITAL VIDEO INTERFACE
DVD-RW
DVD REWRITEABLE
DVD-R
DVD RECORDABLE
DVD
DIGITAL VIDEO DISC OR DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC
DSL
DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE
DRM
DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT
DRAM
DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
DOS
DENIAL OF SERVICE
DNS
DOMAIN NAME SERVICE OR DOMAIN NAME SERVER
DMZ
DEMILITARIZED ZONE
DMA
DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS
DLP
DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING
DLT
DIGITAL LINEAR TAPE
DIN
Deutsches Insitut Normung
DIMM
DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULE
DHCP
DYNAMIC HOST CONTROL PROTOCOL
DFS
DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEM
DDR SDRAM
DOUBLE DATA RATE SYNCHRONOUS DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
DDR RAM
DOUBLE DATA RATE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY
DDR
DOUBLE DATA RATE
DDOS
DISTRIBUTED DENIAL OF SERVICE
DC
DIRECT CURRENT
DB-9
9 PIN D SHELL CONNECTOR
DB-25
SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS D SHELL CONNECTOR 25 PINS
DAC
DISCRETIONARY ACCESS CONTROL
CRT
CATHODE RAY TUBE
CPU
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
COMX
COMMUNICATIONS PORT X NUMBER
CNR
COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING RISER
CMOS
COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR
CIFS
COMMON INTERNET FILE SYSTEM
CFS
CENTRAL COMMON FILE SYSTEM
CD
COMPACT DISC
CCFL
COLD CATHODE FLUORESCENT LAMP
A/V
AUDIO VIDEO
AUP
ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
ATM
ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE
ATAPI
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT PACKET INTERFACE
AHCI
ADVANCED HOST CONTROLLER INTERFACE
AP
ACCESS POINT
ACT
ACTIVITY
ACL
ACCESS CONTROL LIST
CD-RW
COMPACT DISC READ WRITE
CD-ROM
COMPACT DISC READ ONLY
CDFS
COMPACT DISC FILE SYSTEM
CAPTCHA
COMPLETELY AUTOMATED PUBLIC TURING TEST TO TELL COMPUTERS AND HUMANS APART
BTX
BALANCED TECHNOLOGY EXTENDED
BSOD
BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH
BNC
BAYONET NEIL CONCELMAN
BIOS
BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM
BD-R
BLU RAY DISC READ
ATX
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY EXTENDED
ATA
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT
ASR
AUTOMATED SYSTEM RECOVERY
ARP
ADDRESS RESOLUTION PROTOCOL
APM
ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT
APIPA
AUTOMATIC PRIVATE IP ADDRESSING
API
APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
AGP
ACCELERATED GRAPHICS PORT
ADSL
ASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE
ACPI
ADVANCED CONFIGURATION and POWER INTERFACE
AC
ALTERNATING CURRENT