Core 1 Acronyms Flashcards
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AAA: Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
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AC: Alternating Current
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ACL: Access Control List
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ADF: Automatic Document Feeder
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AES: Advanced Encryption Standard
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AP: Access Point
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APFS: Apple File System
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APIPA: Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
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APK: Android Package
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ARM: Advanced RISC [Reduced Instruction Set Computer] Machine
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ARP: Address Resolution Protocol
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ATA: Advanced Technology Attachment
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ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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ATX: Advanced Technology Extended
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AUP: Acceptable Use Policy
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BIOS: Basic Input/Output System
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BSOD: Blue Screen of Death
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BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
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CAD: Computer-aided Design
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CAPTCHA: Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
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CD: Compact Disc
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CDFS: Compact Disc File System
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CDMA: Code-Division Multiple Access
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CERT: Computer Emergency Response Team
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CIFS: Common Internet File System
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CMD: Command Prompt
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CMOS: Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
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CPU: Central Processing Unit
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CRL: Certificate Revocation List
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DC: Direct Current
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DDoS: Distributed Denial of Service
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DDR: Double Data Rate
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DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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DIMM: Dual Inline Memory Module
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DKIM: DomainKeys Identified Mail
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DMA: Direct Memory Access
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DMARC: Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance
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DNS: Domain Name System
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DoS: Denial of Service
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DRAM: Dynamic Random-Access Memory
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DRM: Digital Rights Management
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DSL: Digital Subscriber Line
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DVI: Digital Visual Interface
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DVI-D: Digital Visual Interface-Digital
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ECC: Error Correcting Code
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EFS: Encrypting File System
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EMI: Electromagnetic Interference
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EOL: End-of-Life
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eSATA: External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
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ESD: Electrostatic Discharge
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EULA: End-User License Agreement
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exFAT: Extensible File Allocation Table
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ext: Extended File System
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FAT: File Allocation Table
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FAT12: 12-bit File Allocation Table
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FAT16: 16-bit File Allocation Table
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FAT32: 32-bit File Allocation Table
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FSB: Front-Side Bus
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FTP: File Transfer Protocol
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GFS: Grandfather-Father-Son
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GPS: Global Positioning System
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GPT: GUID [Globally Unique Identifier] Partition Table
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GPU: Graphics Processing Unit
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GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications
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GUI: Graphical User Interface
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GUID: Globally Unique Identifier
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HAL: Hardware Abstraction Layer
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HAV: Hardware-assisted Virtualization
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HCL: Hardware Compatibility List
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HDCP: High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
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HDD: Hard Disk Drive
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HDMI: High-Definition Multimedia Interface
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HSM: Hardware Security Module
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HTML: Hypertext Markup Language
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HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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HTTPS: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
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I/O: Input/Output
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IaaS: Infrastructure as a Service
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ICR: Intelligent Character Recognition
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IDE: Integrated Drive Electronics
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IDS: Intrusion Detection System
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IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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IMAP: Internet Mail Access Protocol
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IOPS: Input/Output Operations Per Second
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IoT: Internet of Things
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IP: Internet Protocol
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IPS: Intrusion Prevention System
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IPS: In-plane Switching
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IPSec: Internet Protocol Security
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IR: Infrared
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IrDA: Infrared Data Association
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IRP: Incident Response Plan
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ISO: International Organization for Standardization
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ISP: Internet Service Provider
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ITX: Information Technology eXtended
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KB: Knowledge Base
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KVM: Keyboard-Video-Mouse
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LAN: Local Area Network
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LC: Lucent Connector
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LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
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LDAP: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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LED: Light-emitting Diode
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MAC: Media Access Control/Mandatory Access Control
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MAM: Mobile Application Management
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MAN: Metropolitan Area Network
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MBR: Master Boot Record
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MDM: Mobile Device Management
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MFA: Multifactor Authentication
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MFD: Multifunction Device
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MFP: Multifunction Printer
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MMC: Microsoft Management Console
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MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
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MSDS: Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSRA: Microsoft Remote Assistance
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MX: Mail Exchange
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NAC: Network Access Control
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NAT: Network Address Translation
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NDA: Non-disclosure Agreement
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NetBIOS: Networked Basic Input/Output System
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NetBT: NetBIOS over TCP/IP [Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol]
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NFC: Near-field Communication
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NFS: Network File System
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NIC: Network Interface Card
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NTFS: New Technology File System
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NVMe: Non-volatile Memory Express
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OCR: Optical Character Recognition
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OLED: Organic Light-emitting Diode
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ONT: Optical Network Terminal
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OS: Operating System
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PaaS: Platform as a Service
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PAN: Personal Area Network
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PC: Personal Computer
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PCIe: Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
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PCL: Printer Command Language
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PE: Preinstallation Environment
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PII: Personally Identifiable Information
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PIN: Personal Identification Number
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PKI: Public Key Infrastructure
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PoE: Power over Ethernet
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POP3: Post Office Protocol 3
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POST: Power-on Self-Test
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PPP: Point-to-Point Protocol
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PRL: Preferred Roaming List
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PSU: Power Supply Unit
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PXE: Preboot Execution Environment
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RADIUS: Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service
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RAID: Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks
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RAM: Random-access Memory
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RDP: Remote Desktop Protocol
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RF: Radio Frequency
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RFI: Radio-Frequency Interference
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RFID: Radio-Frequency Identification
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RJ11: Registered Jack Function 11
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RJ45: Registered Jack Function 45
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RMM: Remote Monitoring and Management
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RTO: Recovery Time Objective
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SaaS: Software as a Service
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SAN: Storage Area Network
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SAS: Serial Attached SCSI [Small Computer System Interface]
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SATA: Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
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SC: Subscriber Connector
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SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
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SCP: Secure Copy Protection
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SCSI: Small Computer System Interface
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SDN: Software-defined Networking
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SFTP: Secure File Transfer Protocol
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SIM: Subscriber Identity Module
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SIMM: Single Inline Memory Module
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S.M.A.R.T.: Self-monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology
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SMB: Server Message Block
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SMS: Short Message Service
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SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
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SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol
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SNTP: Simple Network Time Protocol
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SODIMM: Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
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SOHO: Small Office/Home Office
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SPF: Sender Policy Framework
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SQL: Structured Query Language
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SRAM: Static Random-access Memory
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SSD: Solid-State Drive
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SSH: Secure Shell
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SSID: Service Set Identifier
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SSL: Secure Sockets Layer
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SSO: Single Sign-on
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ST: Straight Tip
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STP: Shielded Twisted Pair
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TACACS: Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System
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TCP: Transmission Control Protocol
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TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
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TFTP: Trivial File Transfer Protocol
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TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
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TLS: Transport Layer Security
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TN: Twisted Nematic
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TPM: Trusted Platform Module
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UAC: User Account Control
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UDP: User Datagram Protocol
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UEFI: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
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UNC: Universal Naming Convention
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UPnP: Universal Plug and Play
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UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply
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USB: Universal Serial Bus
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UTM: Unified Threat Management
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UTP: Unshielded Twisted Pair
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VA: Vertical Alignment
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VDI: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
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VGA: Video Graphics Array
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VLAN: Virtual LAN [Local Area Network]
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VM: Virtual Machine
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VNC: Virtual Network Computer
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VoIP: Voice over Internet Protocol
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VPN: Virtual Private Network
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VRAM: Video Random-access Memory
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WAN: Wide Area Network
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WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy
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WISP: Wireless Internet Service Provider
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WLAN: Wireless LAN [Local Area Network]
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WMN: Wireless Mesh Network
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WPA: WiFi Protected Access
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WWAN: Wireless Wide Area Network
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XSS: Cross-site Scripting
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