Computer Terms Flashcards
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RAM
A
Random Access Memory
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AC
A
Alternating Current
3
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ACL
A
Access Control List
4
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ACPI
A
Advanced Configuration Power Interface
5
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ADF
A
Automatic Document Feeder
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ADSL
A
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
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AES
A
Advanced Encryption Standard
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AHCI
A
Advanced Host Controller Interface
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AP
A
Access Point
10
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APIPA
A
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
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APM
A
Advanced Power Management
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ARP
A
Address Resolution Protocol
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ASR
A
Automated System Recovery
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ATA
A
Advanced Technology Attachment
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ATAPI
A
Advanced Technology Attachment
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Packet
A
Interface
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ATM
A
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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ATX
A
Advanced Technology Extended
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AUP
A
Acceptable Use Policy
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A/V
A
Audio Video
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BD-R
A
Blu-ray Disc Recordable
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BIOS
A
Basic Input/Output System
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BD-RE
A
Blu-ray Disc Rewritable
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BD-RE
A
Blu-ray Disc Rewritable
25
BNC
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman
26
BSOD
Blue Screen of Death
27
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
28
CAD
Computer-Aided Design
29
CAPTCHA
Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart
30
CD
Compact Disc
31
CD
Compact Disc
32
CD-ROM
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory
33
CD-RW
Compact Disc-Rewritable
34
CDFS
Compact Disc File System
35
CERT
Computer Emergency Response Team
36
CFS
Central File System, Common File System, or Command File System
37
CGA
Computer Graphics and Applications
38
CIDR
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
39
CIFS
Common Internet File System
40
CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
41
CNR
Communications and Networking Riser
42
COMx
Communication port (x=port number)
43
CPU
Central Processing Unit
44
CRT
Cathode-Ray Tube
45
DaaS
Data as a Service
46
DAC
Discretionary Access Control
47
DB-25
Serial Communications D-Shell Connector, 25 pins
48
DB-9
Serial Communications D-Shell Connector, 9 pins
49
DBaas
Database as a Service
50
DC
Direct Current
51
DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
52
DDR
Double Data Rate
53
DDR
RAM Double Data Rate Random Access Memory
54
DFS
Distributed File System
55
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
56
DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
57
DIN
Deutsche Industrie Norm
58
DLT
Digital Linear Tape
59
DLP
Digital Light Processing or Data Loss Prevention
60
DMA
Direct Memory Access
61
DMZ
Demilitarized Zone
62
DNS
Domain Name Service or Domain Name Server
63
DoS
Denial of Service
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DRAM
Dynamic Random Access Memory
65
DRM
Digital Rights Management
66
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
67
DVD-RAM
Digital Versatile Disc-Random Access Memory
68
DVD-ROM
Digital Versatile Disc-Read Only Memory
69
DVD-R
Digital Versatile Disc-Recordable
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DVD-RW
Digital Versatile Disc-Rewritable
71
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
72
DVI-D
Digital Visual Interface-Digital
73
ECC
Error Correcting Code
74
ECP
Extended Capabilities Port
75
EEPROM
Electrically Erasable Programmable
76
Read-Only
Memory
77
EFS
Encrypting File System
78
EIDE
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
79
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
80
EMP
Electromagnetic Pulse
81
EPROM
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
82
EPP
Enhanced Parallel Port
83
ERD
Emergency Repair Disk
84
eSATA
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
85
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
86
EULA
End User License Agreement
87
EVGA
Extended Video Graphics Adapter/Array
88
Ext2
Second Extended File System
89
exFAT
Extended File Allocation Table
90
FAT
File Allocation Table
91
FAT12
12-bit File Allocation Table
92
FAT16
16-bit File Allocation Table
93
FAT32
32-bit File Allocation Table
94
FDD
Floppy Disk Drive
95
FPM
Fast Page Mode
96
FSB
Front-Side Bus
97
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
98
FQDN
Fully Qualified Domain Name
99
GDDR
Graphics Double Data Rate
100
GDI
Graphics Device Interface
101
GUI
Graphical User Interface
102
GUID
Globally Unique Identifier
103
GPS
Global Positioning System
104
GPT
GUID Partition Table
105
GPU
Graphics Processing Unit
106
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
107
HAL
Hardware Abstraction Layer
108
HAV
Hardware Assisted Virtualization
109
HCL
Hardware Compatibility List
110
HDCP
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection
111
HDD
Hard Disk Drive
112
HDMI
High Definition Media Interface
113
HIPS
Host Intrusion Prevention System
114
HPFS
High Performance File System
115
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language
116
HTPC
Home Theater PC
117
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
118
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
119
I/O
Input/Output
120
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
121
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
122
ICR
Intelligent Character Recognition
123
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
124
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
125
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
126
IIS
Internet Information Services
127
IMAP
Internet Mail Access Protocol
128
IMEI
International Mobile Equipment Identity
129
IMSI
International Mobile Subscriber Identity
130
IP
Internet Protocol
131
IPConfig
Internet Protocol Configuration
132
IPP
Internet Printing Protocol
133
IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
134
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
135
IR
Infrared
136
IrDA
Infrared Data Association
137
IRP
Incident Response Plan
138
IRQ
Interrupt Request
139
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture
140
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
141
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
142
ISP
Internet Service Provider
143
JBOD
Just a Bunch of Disks
144
KB
Knowledge Base
145
KVM
Kernel-based Virtual Machine
146
KVM
Keyboard-Video-Mouse
147
LAN
Local Area Network
148
LBA
Logical Block Addressing
149
LC
Lucent Connector
150
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
151
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
152
LED
Light Emitting Diode
153
LPD/LPR
Line Printer Daemon/Line Printer Remote
154
LPT
Line Printer Terminal
155
LVD
Low Voltage Differential
156
MAC
Media Access Control/Mandatory Access Control
157
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
158
MAPI
Messaging Application Programming Interface
159
mATX
Micro Advanced Technology Extended
160
MAU
Media Access Unit/Media Attachment Unit
161
MBR
Master Boot Record
162
MBSA
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
163
MDM
Mobile Device Management
164
MFA
Multifactor Authentication
165
MFD
Multifunction Device
166
MFP
Multifunction Product
167
MicroDIMM
Micro Dual Inline Memory Module
168
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
169
MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
170
MIMO
Multiple Input Multiple Output
171
MMC
Microsoft Management Console
172
MP3
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
173
MP4
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 4
174
MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group
175
MSConfig
Microsoft Configuration
176
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
177
MT-RJ
Mechanical Transfer Registered Jack
178
MUI
Multilingual User Interface
179
NaaS
Network as a Service
180
NAC
Network Access Control
181
NAS
Network-Attached Storage
182
NAT
Network Address Translation
183
NetBIOS
Networked Basic Input/Output System
184
NetBEUI
Networked Basic Input/Output
185
System
Extended User Interface
186
NFC
Near Field Communication
187
NFS
Network File System
188
NIC
Network Interface Card
189
NiCd
Nickel Cadmium
190
NiMH
Nickel Metal Hydride
191
NLX
New Low-profile Extended
192
NNTP
Network News Transfer Protocol
193
NTFS
New Technology File System
194
NTLDR
New Technology Loader
195
NTP
Network Time Protocol
196
NTSC
National Transmission Standards Committee
197
NVMe
Non-volatile Memory Express
198
OCR
Optical Character Recognition
199
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
200
OLED
Organic Light Emitting Diode
201
OS
Operating System
202
PaaS
Platform as a Service
203
PAL
Phase Alternating Line
204
PAN
Personal Area Network
205
PAT
Port Address Translation
206
PC
Personal Computer
207
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
208
PCI
Payment Card Industry
209
PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
210
PCIX
Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended
211
PCL
Printer Command Language
212
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card
213
International
Association
214
PE
Preinstallation Environment
215
PGA
Pin Grid Array
216
PGA2
Pin Grid Array 2
217
PGP
Pretty Good Protection
218
PII
Personally Identifiable Information
219
PIN
Personal Identification Number
220
PHI
Personal Health Information
221
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
222
PnP
Plug and Play
223
PoE
Power over Ethernet
224
POP3
Post Office Protocol 3
225
PoS
Point of Sale
226
POST
Power-On sSelf-tTest
227
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
228
PPM
Pages Per Minute
229
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
230
PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
231
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
232
PROM
Programmable Read-Only Memory
233
PS/2
Personal System/2 connector
234
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
235
PSU
Power Supply Unit
236
PVA
Patterned Vertical Alignment
237
PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuit
238
PXE
Preboot Execution Environment
239
QoS
Quality of Service
240
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Server
241
RAID
Redundant Array of Independent (or inexpensive) Discs
242
RAS
Remote Access Service
243
RDP
RDP
244
RF
Radio Frequency
245
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
246
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
247
RGB
Red Green Blue
248
RIP
Routing Information Protocol
249
RIS
Remote Installation Service
250
RISC
Reduced Instruction Set Computer
251
RJ-11
Registered Jack Function 11
252
RJ-45
Registered Jack Function 45
253
RMA
Returned Materials Authorization
254
Returned Materials Authorization
Returned Materials Authorization
255
RPO
Recovery Point Objective
256
RTC
Real-Time Clock
257
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
258
SaaS
Software as a Service
259
SAN
Storage Area Network
260
SAS
Serial Attached SCSI
261
SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
262
SC
Subscription Channel
263
SCP
Secure Copy Protection
264
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
265
SCSI
ID Small Computer System Interface Identifier
266
SD
card Secure Digital Card
267
SEC
Single Edge Connector
268
SFC
System File Checker
269
SFF
Small Form Factor
270
SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
271
SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
272
SIMM
Single In-Line Memory Module
273
SLI
Scalable Link Interface or System Level
274
Integration S.M.A.R.T. Reporting
Scanline Interleave Mode
Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and
Technology
275
SMB
Server Message Block
276
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
277
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
278
SoDIMM
Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
279
SOHO
Small Office/Home Office
280
SP
Service Pack
281
SPDIF
Sony-Philips Digital Interface Format
282
SPGA
Staggered Pin Grid Array
283
SRAM
Static Random Access Memory
284
SSD
Solid State Drive
285
SSH
Secure Shell
286
SSID
Service Set Identifier
287
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
288
SSO
Single Sign-on
289
ST
Straight Tip
290
STP
Shielded Twisted Pair
291
SXGA
Super Extended Graphics Array
292
TACACS
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
293
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
294
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
295
TDR
Time Domain Reflectometer
296
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
297
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
298
TLS
Transport Layer Security
299
TN
Twisted Nematic
300
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
301
UAC
User Account Control
302
UDF
User Defined Functions or Universal Disk Format or Universal Data Format
303
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
304
UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
305
UNC
Universal Naming Convention
306
UPnP
Universal Plug and Play
307
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
308
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
309
USB
Universal Serial Bus
310
USMT
User State Migration Tool
311
UTM
Unified Threat Management
312
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
313
UXGA
Ultra Extended Graphics Array
314
VA
Vertical Alignment
315
VDC
Volts DC
316
VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
317
VESA
Video Electronics Standards Association
318
VFAT
Virtual File Allocation Table
319
VGA
Video Graphics Array
320
VLAN
Virtual LAN
321
VM
Virtual Machine
322
VNC
Virtual Network Computer
323
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
324
VPN
Virtual Private Network
325
VRAM
Video Random Access Memory
326
WAN
Wide Area Network
327
WAP
Wireless Access Protocol/Wireless Access Point
328
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
329
WIFI
Wireless Fidelity
330
WINS
Windows Internet Name Service
331
WLAN
332
WMN
Wireless Mesh Network
333
WPA
Wireless Protected Access
334
WPA2
WiFi Protected Access 2
335
WPS
WiFi Protected Setup
336
WUXGA
Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array
337
WWAN
Wireless Wide Area Network
338
XGA
Extended Graphics Array
339
ZIF
Zero-Insertion-Force
340
ZIP
Zigzag Inline Package
