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CompTIA 801 A+ Acronyms

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  1. ACRONYM - AC
    alternating current
  2. ACRONYM - ACL
    access control list
  3. ACRONYM - ACPI
    advanced configuration power interface
  4. ACRONYM - ACT
    activity
  5. ACRONYM - ADSL
    asymmetrical digital subscriber line
  6. ACRONYM - AGP
    accelerated graphics port
  7. ACRONYM - AHCI
    Advanced host controller interface
  8. ACRONYM - AMD
    advanced micro devices
  9. ACRONYM - AP
    Access point
  10. ACRONYM - APIPA
    automatic private internet protocol addressing
  11. ACRONYM - APM
    advanced power management
  12. ACRONYM - ARP
    address resolution protocol
  13. ACRONYM - ASR
    automated system recovery
  14. ACRONYM - ATA
    advanced technology attachment
  15. ACRONYM - ATAPI
    advanced technology attachment packet interface
  16. ACRONYM - ATM
    asynchronous transfer mode
  17. ACRONYM - ATX
    advanced technology extended
  18. ACRONYM - A/V
    Audio Video
  19. ACRONYM - BIOS
    basic input/output system
  20. ACRONYM - BNC
    Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector
  21. ACRONYM - BTX
    balanced technology extended
  22. ACRONYM - CAPTCHA
    Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart
  23. ACRONYM - CCFL
    Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp
  24. ACRONYM - CD
    compact disc
  25. ACRONYM - CD-ROM
    compact disc-read-only memory
  26. ACRONYM - CD-RW
    compact disc-rewritable
  27. ACRONYM - CDFS
    compact disc file system
  28. ACRONYM - CFS
    Central File System, Common File System, Command File System
  29. ACRONYM - CIFS
    Common Internet File System
  30. ACRONYM - CMOS
    complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
  31. ACRONYM - CNR
    Communications and Networking Riser
  32. ACRONYM - COMx
    communication port (x=port number)
  33. ACRONYM - CPU
    central processing unit
  34. ACRONYM - CRIMM
    Continuity Rambus Inline Memory Mode
  35. ACRONYM - CRT
    cathode-ray tube
  36. ACRONYM - DAC
    discretionary access control
  37. ACRONYM - DB-25
    serial communications D-shell connector, 25 pins
  38. ACRONYM - DB-9
    9 pin D shell connector
  39. ACRONYM - DC
    direct current
  40. ACRONYM - DDOS
    distributed denial of service
  41. ACRONYM - DDR
    double data-rate
  42. ACRONYM - DDR RAM
    double data-rate random access memory
  43. ACRONYM - DDR SDRAM
    double data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory
  44. ACRONYM - DFS
    distributed file system
  45. ACRONYM - DHCP
    dynamic host configuration protocol
  46. ACRONYM - DIMM
    dual inline memory module
  47. vDIN Deutsche
    Industrie Norm
  48. ACRONYM - DIP
    dual inline package
  49. ACRONYM - DLT
    digital linear tape
  50. ACRONYM - DLP
    digital light processing
  51. ACRONYM - DMA
    direct memory access
  52. ACRONYM - DMZ
    demilitarized zone
  53. ACRONYM - DNS
    domain name service or domain name server
  54. ACRONYM - DOS
    denial of service
  55. ACRONYM - DRAM
    dynamic random access memory
  56. ACRONYM - DSL
    digital subscriber line
  57. ACRONYM - DVD
    digital video disc or digital versatile disc
  58. ACRONYM - DVD-RAM
    digital video disc-random access memory
  59. ACRONYM - DVD-ROM
    digital video disc-read only memory
  60. ACRONYM - DVD-R
    digital video disc-recordable
  61. ACRONYM - DVD-RW
    digital video disc-rewritable
  62. ACRONYM - DVI
    digital visual interface
  63. ACRONYM - ECC
    error correction code
  64. ACRONYM - ECP
    extended capabilities port
  65. ACRONYM - EEPROM
    electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
  66. ACRONYM - EFS
    encrypting file system
  67. ACRONYM - EIDE
    enhanced integrated drive electronics
  68. ACRONYM - EMI
    electromagnetic interference
  69. ACRONYM - EMP
    electromagnetic pulse
  70. ACRONYM - EPROM
    erasable programmable read-only memory
  71. ACRONYM - EPP
    enhanced parallel port
  72. ACRONYM - ERD
    emergency repair disk
  73. ACRONYM - ESD
    electrostatic discharge
  74. ACRONYM - EVGA
    extended video graphics adapter/array
  75. ACRONYM - EVDO
    evolution data optimized or evolution data only
  76. ACRONYM - FAT
    file allocation table
  77. ACRONYM - FAT12
    12-bit file allocation table
  78. ACRONYM - FAT16
    16-bit file allocation table
  79. ACRONYM - FAT32
    32-bit file allocation table
  80. ACRONYM - FDD
    floppy disk drive
  81. ACRONYM - Fn
    Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
  82. ACRONYM - FPM
    fast page-mode
  83. ACRONYM - FRU
    field replaceable unit
  84. ACRONYM - FSB
    Front Side Bus
  85. ACRONYM - FTP
    file transfer protocol
  86. ACRONYM - FQDN
    fully qualified domain name
  87. ACRONYM - Gb
    gigabit
  88. ACRONYM - GB
    gigabyte
  89. ACRONYM - GDI
    graphics device interface
  90. ACRONYM - GHz
    gigahertz
  91. ACRONYM - GUI
    graphical user interface
  92. ACRONYM - GPS
    global positioning system
  93. ACRONYM - GSM
    global system for mobile communications
  94. ACRONYM - HAL
    hardware abstraction layer
  95. ACRONYM - HAV
    Hardware Assisted Virtualization
  96. ACRONYM - HCL
    hardware compatibility list
  97. ACRONYM - HDD
    hard disk drive
  98. ACRONYM - HDMI
    high definition media interface
  99. ACRONYM - HPFS
    high performance file system
  100. ACRONYM - HTML
    hypertext markup language
  101. ACRONYM - HTPC
    Home theater PC
  102. ACRONYM - HTTP
    hypertext transfer protocol
  103. ACRONYM - HTTPS
    hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
  104. ACRONYM - I/O
    input/output
  105. ACRONYM - ICMP
    internet control message protocol
  106. ACRONYM - ICR
    intelligent character recognition
  107. ACRONYM - IDE
    integrated drive electronics
  108. ACRONYM - IDS
    Intrusion Detection System
  109. ACRONYM - IEEE
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
  110. ACRONYM - IIS
    Internet Information Services
  111. ACRONYM - IMAP
    internet mail access protocol
  112. ACRONYM - IP
    internet protocol
  113. ACRONYM - IPCONFIG
    internet protocol configuration
  114. ACRONYM - IPP
    internet printing protocol
  115. ACRONYM - IPSEC
    internet protocol security
  116. ACRONYM - IR
    infrared
  117. ACRONYM - IrDA
    Infrared Data Association
  118. ACRONYM - IRQ
    interrupt request
  119. ACRONYM - ISA
    industry standard architecture
  120. ACRONYM - ISDN
    integrated services digital network
  121. ACRONYM - ISO
    Industry Standards Organization
  122. ACRONYM - ISP
    internet service provider
  123. ACRONYM - JBOD
    just a bunch of disks
  124. ACRONYM - Kb
    kilobit
  125. ACRONYM - KB
    Kilobyte or knowledge base
  126. ACRONYM - LAN
    local area network
  127. ACRONYM - LBA
    logical block addressing
  128. ACRONYM - LC
    Lucent connector
  129. ACRONYM - LCD
    liquid crystal display
  130. ACRONYM - LDAP
    lightweight directory access protocol
  131. ACRONYM - LED
    light emitting diode
  132. ACRONYM - Li-on
    lithium-ion
  133. ACRONYM - LPD/LPR
    line printer daemon / line printer remote
  134. ACRONYM - LPT
    line printer terminal
  135. ACRONYM - LVD
    low voltage differential
  136. ACRONYM - MAC
    media access control / mandatory access control
  137. ACRONYM - MAPI
    messaging application programming interface
  138. ACRONYM - MAU
    media access unit, media attachment unit
  139. ACRONYM - Mb
    megabit
  140. ACRONYM - MB
    megabyte
  141. ACRONYM - MBR
    master boot record
  142. ACRONYM - MBSA
    Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
  143. ACRONYM - MCA
    Micro Channel Architecture
  144. ACRONYM - MFD
    multi-function device
  145. ACRONYM - MFP
    multi-function product
  146. ACRONYM - MHz
    megahertz
  147. ACRONYM - MicroDIMM
    micro dual inline memory module
  148. ACRONYM - MIDI
    musical instrument digital interface
  149. ACRONYM - MIME
    multipurpose internet mail extension
  150. ACRONYM - MIMO
    Multiple Input Multiple Output
  151. ACRONYM - MMC
    Microsoft management console
  152. ACRONYM - MMX
    multimedia extensions
  153. ACRONYM - MP3
    Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
  154. ACRONYM - MP4
    Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 4
  155. ACRONYM - MPEG
    Moving Picture Experts Group
  156. ACRONYM - MSCONFIG
    Microsoft configuration
  157. ACRONYM - MSDS
    material safety data sheet
  158. ACRONYM - MUI
    multilingual user interface
  159. ACRONYM - NAC
    network access control
  160. ACRONYM - NAS
    network-attached storage
  161. ACRONYM - NAT
    network address translation
  162. ACRONYM - NetBIOS
    networked basic input/output system
  163. ACRONYM - NetBEUI
    networked basic input/output system extended user interface
  164. ACRONYM - NFS
    network file system
  165. ACRONYM - NIC
    network interface card
  166. ACRONYM - NiCd
    nickel cadmium
  167. ACRONYM - NiMH
    nickel metal hydride
  168. ACRONYM - NLX
    new low-profile extended
  169. ACRONYM - NNTP
    network news transfer protocol
  170. ACRONYM - NTFS
    new technology file system
  171. ACRONYM - NTLDR
    new technology loader
  172. ACRONYM - NTP
    Network Time Protocol
  173. ACRONYM - OCR
    optical character recognition
  174. ACRONYM - OEM
    original equipment manufacturer
  175. ACRONYM - OLED
    Organic Light Emitting Diode
  176. ACRONYM - OS
    operating system
  177. ACRONYM - PAN
    personal area network
  178. ACRONYM - PATA
    parallel advanced technology attachment
  179. ACRONYM - PC
    personal computer
  180. ACRONYM - PCI
    peripheral component interconnect
  181. ACRONYM - PCIe
    peripheral component interconnect express
  182. ACRONYM - PCIX
    peripheral component interconnect extended
  183. ACRONYM - PCL
    printer control language
  184. ACRONYM - PCMCIA
    Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
  185. ACRONYM - PDA
    personal digital assistant
  186. ACRONYM - PGA
    pin grid array
  187. ACRONYM - PGA2
    pin grid array 2
  188. ACRONYM - PII
    Personally Identifiable Information
  189. ACRONYM - PIN
    personal identification number
  190. ACRONYM - PKI
    public key infrastructure
  191. ACRONYM - PnP
    plug and play
  192. ACRONYM - POP3
    post office protocol 3
  193. ACRONYM - PoS
    Point of Sale
  194. ACRONYM - POST
    power-on self test
  195. ACRONYM - POTS
    plain old telephone service
  196. ACRONYM - PPP
    point-to-point protocol
  197. ACRONYM - PPTP
    point-to-point tunneling protocol
  198. ACRONYM - PRI
    primary rate interface
  199. ACRONYM - PROM
    programmable read-only memory
  200. ACRONYM - PS/2
    personal system/2 connector
  201. ACRONYM - PSTN
    public switched telephone network
  202. ACRONYM - PSU
    power supply unit
  203. ACRONYM - PVC
    permanent virtual circuit
  204. ACRONYM - PXE
    preboot execution environment
  205. ACRONYM - QoS
    quality of service
  206. ACRONYM - RAID
    redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs
  207. ACRONYM - RAM
    random access memory
  208. ACRONYM - RAS
    remote access service
  209. ACRONYM - RDRAM RAMBUS®
    dynamic random access memory
  210. ACRONYM - RDP
    Remote Desktop Protocol
  211. ACRONYM - RF
    radio frequency
  212. ACRONYM - RFI
    radio frequency interference
  213. ACRONYM - RGB
    red green blue
  214. ACRONYM - RIMM RAMBUS®
    inline memory module
  215. ACRONYM - RIP
    routing information protocol
  216. ACRONYM - RIS
    remote installation service
  217. ACRONYM - RISC
    reduced instruction set computer
  218. ACRONYM - RJ
    registered jack
  219. ACRONYM - RJ-11
    registered jack function 11
  220. ACRONYM - RJ-45
    registered jack function 45
  221. ACRONYM - RMA
    returned materials authorization
  222. ACRONYM - ROM
    read only memory
  223. ACRONYM - RS-232 or RS-232C
    recommended standard 232
  224. ACRONYM - RTC
    real-time clock
  225. ACRONYM - SAN
    storage area network
  226. ACRONYM - SAS
    Serial Attached SCSI
  227. ACRONYM - SATA s
    erial advanced technology attachment
  228. ACRONYM - SC
    subscription channel
  229. ACRONYM - SCP
    secure copy protection
  230. ACRONYM - SCSI
    small computer system interface
  231. ACRONYM - SCSI ID
    small computer system interface identifier
  232. ACRONYM - SD
    card secure digital card
  233. ACRONYM - SDRAM
    synchronous dynamic random access memory
  234. ACRONYM - SEC
    single edge connector
  235. ACRONYM - SFC
    system file checker
  236. ACRONYM - SFF
    Small Form Factor
  237. ACRONYM - SGRAM
    synchronous graphics random access memory
  238. ACRONYM - SIMM
    single inline memory module
  239. ACRONYM - SLI
    scalable link interface or system level integration or scanline interleave mode

    • ACRONYM -S.M.A.R.T.
    • self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology
  240. ACRONYM - SMB
    server message block or small to midsize business
  241. ACRONYM - SMTP
    simple mail transfer protocol
  242. ACRONYM - SNMP
    simple network management protocol
  243. ACRONYM - SoDIMM
    small outline dual inline memory module
  244. ACRONYM - SOHO
    small office/home office
  245. ACRONYM - SP
    service pack
  246. ACRONYM - SP1
    service pack 1
  247. ACRONYM - SP2
    service pack 2
  248. ACRONYM - SP3
    service pack 3
  249. ACRONYM - SP4
    service pack 4
  250. ACRONYM - SPDIF
    Sony-Philips digital interface format
  251. ACRONYM -
    SPGA staggered pin grid array
  252. ACRONYM - SRAM
    static random access memory
  253. ACRONYM - SSH
    secure shell
  254. ACRONYM - SSID
    service set identifier
  255. ACRONYM - SSL
    secure sockets layer
  256. ACRONYM - ST
    straight tip
  257. ACRONYM - STP
    shielded twisted pair
  258. ACRONYM - SVGA
    super video graphics array
  259. ACRONYM - SXGA
    super extended graphics array
  260. ACRONYM - TB
    terabyte
  261. ACRONYM - TCP
    transmission control protocol
  262. ACRONYM - TCP/IP
    transmission control protocol/internet protocol
  263. ACRONYM - TDR
    time domain reflectometer
  264. ACRONYM - TFTP
    trivial file transfer protocol
  265. ACRONYM - TKIP
    Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
  266. ACRONYM - TPM
    trusted platform module
  267. ACRONYM - UAC
    user account control
  268. ACRONYM - UART
    universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
  269. ACRONYM - UDF
    user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format
  270. ACRONYM - UDMA
    ultra direct memory access
  271. ACRONYM - UDP
    user datagram protocol
  272. ACRONYM - UNC
    universal naming convention
  273. ACRONYM - UPS
    uninterruptible power supply
  274. ACRONYM - URL
    uniform resource locator
  275. ACRONYM - USB
    universal serial bus
  276. ACRONYM - USMT
    user state migration tool
  277. ACRONYM - UTP
    unshielded twisted pair
  278. ACRONYM - UXGA
    ultra extended graphics array
  279. ACRONYM - VESA
    Video Electronics Standards Association
  280. ACRONYM - VFAT
    virtual file allocation table
  281. ACRONYM - VGA
    video graphics array
  282. ACRONYM - VM
    Virtual Machine
  283. ACRONYM - VoIP
    voice over internet protocol
  284. ACRONYM - VPN
    virtual private network
  285. ACRONYM - VRAM
    video random access memory
  286. ACRONYM - WAN
    wide area network
  287. ACRONYM - WAP
    wireless application protocol
  288. ACRONYM - WEP
    wired equivalent privacy
  289. ACRONYM - WIFI
    wireless fidelity
  290. ACRONYM - WINS
    windows internet name service
  291. ACRONYM - WLAN
    wireless local area network
  292. ACRONYM - WPA
    wireless protected access
  293. ACRONYM - WPS
    WiFi Protected Setup
  294. ACRONYM - WUXGA
    wide ultra extended graphics array
  295. ACRONYM - XGA
    extended graphics array
  296. ACRONYM - ZIF
    zero-insertion-force
  297. ACRONYM - ZIP
    zigzag inline package
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