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Comptia A + Certification Acronyms

Subjects : certifications, comptia-a-+, it-skills

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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. NiMH
uninterruptible power supply
nickel metal hydride
real-time clock
digital video disc-rewritable

2. DVD-RW
printer control language
hypertext markup language
digital video disc-rewritable
asymmetrical digital subscriber line

3. RJ-45
single edge connector
internet protocol security
registered jack function 45
evolution data optimized or evolution data only

4. MLI
communication network riser
advanced technology attachment
multiple link interface
routing information protocol

5. PCMCIA
digital video disc or digital versatile disc
compact disc-rewritable
general packet radio system
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

6. FDD
radio frequency
asymmetrical digital subscriber line
basic rate interface
floppy disk drive

7. NNTP
plug and play
direct current
advanced configuration and power interface
network news transfer protocol

8. SNMP
balanced technology extended
radio frequency
simple network management protocol
electromagnetic interference

9. DDOS
original equipment manufacturer
remote installation service
gigahertz
distributed denial of service

10. AGP
hard disk drive
accelerated graphics port
evolution data optimized or evolution data only
advanced configuration and power interface

11. I/O
input/output
digital subscriber line
scalable link interface or system level integration or scanline interleave mode
real-time clock

12. PPP
field replaceable unit
point-to-point protocol
RAMBUS
multivariant curve resolution

13. DIP
wired equivalent privacy
Industry Standards Organization
returned materials authorization
dual inline package

14. QoS
enhanced parallel port
quality of service
wide ultra extended graphics array
peripheral component interconnect extended

15. VoIP
peripheral component interconnect express
multilingual user interface
advanced technology
voice over internet protocol

16. PXE
Industry Standards Organization
preboot execution environment
asynchronous transfer mode
transmission control protocol

17. BRI
network-attached storage
basic rate interface
logical block addressing
Infrared Data Association

18. OSR
original equipment manufacturer service release
basic input/output system
registered jack
multiple link interface

19. LC
service pack 1
integrated services digital network
Lucent connector
hypertext transfer protocol

20. MB
graphics device interface
zero-insertion-force
megabyte
Video Electronics Standards Association

21. RTC
real-time clock
communication port 1
megabit
service pack

22. PVC
megabyte
permanent virtual circuit
electrostatic discharge
read only memory

23. RAS
graphics device interface
plain old telephone service
remote access service
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio

24. RAID
original equipment manufacturer service release
redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs
audio modem riser
ultra direct memory access

25. GHz
internet service provider
new technology file system
public switched telephone network
gigahertz

26. RJ-11
high performance file system
digital video disc-random access memory
line printer terminal
registered jack function 11

27. IR
multipurpose internet mail extension
infrared
messaging application programming interface
wireless protected access

28. FAT16
16-bit file allocation table
internet service provider
digital subscriber line
integrated services digital network

29. ADSL
secure shell
post office protocol 3
service set identifier
asymmetrical digital subscriber line

30. RGB
Deutsche Industrie Norm
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
global system for mobile communications
red green blue

31. PSTN
serial advanced technology attachment
public switched telephone network
input/output
registered jack function 45

32. MHz
megahertz
remote access service
automated system recovery
personal computer

33. SLI
advanced configuration and power interface
Netware Link
digital video disc-read only memory
scalable link interface or system level integration or scanline interleave mode

34. SOHO
dual inline package
digital video disc-read only memory
intelligent character recognition
small office/home office

35. VESA
Video Electronics Standards Association
hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
not logged in or natural language interface
Lucent connector

36. WPA
fully qualified domain name
wireless protected access
reduced instruction set computer
universal asynchronous receiver transmitter

37. PCIe
32-bit file allocation table
straight tip
peripheral component interconnect express
cathode-ray tube

38. MPEG
transmission control protocol
hardware abstraction layer
returned materials authorization
Moving Picture Experts Group

39. CRIMM
multipurpose internet mail extension
continuity-rambus inline memory module
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
straight tip

40. PATA
unshielded twisted pair
radio frequency
user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format
parallel advanced technology attachment

41. BTX
radio frequency
balanced technology extended
multilingual user interface
line printer terminal

42. WLAN
new technology loader
simple network management protocol
wireless local area network
Microsoft management console

43. AMR
industry standard architecture
Deutsche Industrie Norm
remote access service
audio modem riser

44. IDE
infrared
integrated drive electronics
ultra extended graphics array
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Navel Connector

45. DRAM
secure sockets layer
global system for mobile communications
activity
dynamic random access memory

46. TDR
compact disc file system
red green blue
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
time domain reflectometer

47. ECP
extended capabilities port
trivial file transfer protocol
advanced power management
discretionary access control

48. TCP
transmission control protocol
multi-function product
service pack 2
secure shell

49. SP
service pack
universal naming convention
parallel advanced technology attachment
transmission control protocol

50. NLX
networked basic input/output system
graphics device interface
new low-profile extended
operating system