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