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Comptia A + Certification Acronyms

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1. POP3
registered jack
activity
post office protocol 3
programmable read-only memory

2. RS-232 or RS-232C
digital video disc-read only memory
recommended standard 232
audio modem riser
peripheral component interconnect express

3. ADSL
line printer terminal
metropolitan area network
asymmetrical digital subscriber line
kilobyte

4. OEM
original equipment manufacturer
multilingual user interface
hardware compatibility list
digital video disc-rewritable

5. SAN
storage area network
digital subscriber line
communication network riser
dual inline memory module

6. POTS
plain old telephone service
super video graphics array
communication network riser
electromagnetic interference

7. SSL
role-based access control or rule-based access control
line printer daemon / line printer remote
activity
secure sockets layer

8. NLI
wireless application protocol
not logged in or natural language interface
simple network management protocol
ultra extended graphics array

9. UDF
real-time clock
time domain reflectometer
digital subscriber line
user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format

10. DDR
double data-rate
synchronous dynamic random access memory
Personal System/2 connector
Deutsche Industrie Norm

11. DIN
Industry Standards Organization
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Deutsche Industrie Norm
internet connection sharing

12. IPCONFIG
internet protocol configuration
local area network
operating system
network news transfer protocol

13. SSID
service set identifier
network news transfer protocol
public key infrastructure
intelligent character recognition

14. PROM
programmable read-only memory
registered jack
optical mark recognition
red green blue

15. VPN
advanced technology attachment packet interface
graphics device interface
peripheral component interconnect express
virtual private network

16. GB
asynchronous transfer mode
direct memory access
balanced technology extended
gigabyte

17. SP1
service pack 1
plain old telephone service
advanced power management
personal computer

18. PDA
Personal System/2 connector
digital video disc-rewritable
personal digital assistant
secure shell

19. MB
registered jack function 11
megabyte
wireless local area network
registered jack function 45

20. MUI
dual inline package
ultra direct memory access
multilingual user interface
uninterruptible power supply

21. LPX
low profile extended
wired equivalent privacy
accelerated graphics port
registered jack function 11

22. COM1
communication port 1
communication network riser
super video graphics array
compact disc-rewritable

23. LVD
low voltage differential
personal identification number
lightweight directory access protocol
simple mail transport protocol

24. SP2
domain name service or domain name server
returned materials authorization
windows internet name service
service pack 2

25. FAT16
small computer system interface identifier
static random access memory
power-on self test
16-bit file allocation table

26. LED
light emitting diode
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
address resolution protocol
field replaceable unit

27. DMA
dynamic host configuration protocol
direct memory access
graphics device interface
public switched telephone network

28. ATM
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
logical block addressing
peripheral component interconnect express
asynchronous transfer mode

29. PC
compact disc-read-only memory
parallel advanced technology attachment
personal computer
service set identifier

30. ICR
communication network riser
line printer daemon / line printer remote
service pack
intelligent character recognition

31. Mb
megabit
secure sockets layer
ultra extended graphics array
redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs

32. PCIe
power-on self test
peripheral component interconnect express
simple mail transport protocol
digital visual interface

33. IIS
unshielded twisted pair
Internet Information Services
personal digital assistant
power-on self test

34. SPGA
user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format
Netware Link
staggered pin grid array
input/output

35. RAID
single inline memory module
distributed file system
redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs
recommended standard 232

36. ERD
emergency repair disk
dual inline package
recommended standard 232
compact disc

37. HDD
hard disk drive
dynamic random access memory
user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format
small outline dual inline memory module

38. ESDI
internetwork packet exchange
redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs
RAMBUS
enhanced small device interface

39. DFS
graphics device interface
advanced micro devices
distributed file system
media access control

40. ROM
read only memory
advanced configuration and power interface
wireless fidelity
dynamic host configuration protocol

41. MIDI
personal area network
musical instrument digital interface
domain name service or domain name server
general packet radio system

42. DVD-R
recommended standard 232
industry standard architecture
digital video disc-recordable
communication network riser

43. IPSEC
user state migration tool
internet protocol security
remote access service
RAMBUS

44. UTP
Internet Information Services
field replaceable unit
unshielded twisted pair
advanced technology extended

45. SCSI ID
low voltage differential
wide ultra extended graphics array
small computer system interface identifier
universal naming convention

46. EVGA
local area network
virtual file allocation table
extended video graphics adapter/array
media access control

47. HDMi
high definition media interface
point-to-point protocol
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
wired equivalent privacy

48. PCL
megahertz
trivial file transfer protocol
printer control language
plug and play

49. ARP
multimedia extensions
address resolution protocol
hypertext markup language
kilobyte

50. IPX
parallel advanced technology attachment
personal digital assistant
basic input/output system
internetwork packet exchange