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Comptia A + Certification Acronyms

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

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1. ICR
super extended graphics array
time domain reflectometer
intelligent character recognition
infrared

2. OEM
gigabyte
original equipment manufacturer
red green blue
Infrared Data Association

3. EFS
hypertext transfer protocol
returned materials authorization
encrypting file system
dynamic host configuration protocol

4. LPT1
file transfer protocol
line printer terminal 1
server message block or small to midsize business
straight tip

5. PCL
multimedia extensions
network file system
printer control language
internet protocol security

6. USB
peripheral component interconnect express
universal serial bus
personal computer
accelerated graphics port

7. BIOS
basic input/output system
digital light processing
remote access service
liquid crystal display

8. EEPROM
terabyte
multivariant curve resolution
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
integrated drive electronics

9. IPX/SPX
quality of service
asymmetrical digital subscriber line
networked basic input/output system extended user interface
internetwork packet exchange/sequenced packet exchange

10. SoDIMM
small outline dual inline memory module
gigabyte
secure shell
registered jack

11. RBAC
uniform resource locator
operating system
role-based access control or rule-based access control
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

12. AMD
user state migration tool
audio modem riser
distributed denial of service
advanced micro devices

13. OMR
Underwriter's Laboratory
wired equivalent privacy
optical mark recognition
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

14. WAN
wireless application protocol
registered jack function 11
internet control message protocol
wide area network

15. PDA
personal digital assistant
wireless application protocol
hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
simple network management protocol

16. IIS
networked basic input/output system
liquid crystal display
plug and play
Internet Information Services

17. EPP
uniform resource locator
enhanced parallel port
Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
transmission control protocol

18. ISO
RAMBUS
evolution data optimized or evolution data only
low profile extended
Industry Standards Organization

19. COM1
communication port 1
networked basic input/output system extended user interface
file transfer protocol
network-attached storage

20. SCSI ID
dynamic host configuration protocol
enhanced small device interface
wide ultra extended graphics array
small computer system interface identifier

21. PPP
staggered pin grid array
wireless fidelity
point-to-point protocol
activity

22. SMTP
simple mail transport protocol
small computer system interface identifier
extended video graphics adapter/array
uniform resource locator

23. SCSI
compact disc-rewritable
file allocation table
small computer system interface
networked basic input/output system extended user interface

24. ZIF
zero-insertion-force
simple network management protocol
double data-rate random access memory
compact disc file system

25. HAL
hardware abstraction layer
internet service provider
asynchronous transfer mode
multimedia extensions

26. ST
super video graphics array
input/output
personal identification number
straight tip

27. LIP or LiPoly
lithium-ion polymer
hypertext markup language
fully qualified domain name
kilobyte

28. FAT12
12-bit file allocation table
serial advanced technology attachment
megabyte
networked basic input/output system extended user interface

29. HTML
hypertext markup language
gigahertz
quality of service
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

30. LPD/LPR
programmable read-only memory
line printer daemon / line printer remote
new technology file system
megabit

31. SD card
secure digital card
central processing unit
routing information protocol
secure sockets layer

32. DDR
digital linear tape
double data-rate
straight tip
messaging application programming interface

33. DVI
internet protocol security
trivial file transfer protocol
digital visual interface
disk operating system or denial of service

34. MSCONFIG
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
point-to-point protocol
network address translation
Microsoft configuration

35. PAN
Industry Standards Organization
personal area network
internet control message protocol
multimedia extensions

36. NFS
unshielded twisted pair
network file system
digital video disc-rewritable
line printer terminal 1

37. IMAP
time domain reflectometer
internet mail access protocol
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
pin grid array

38. IDE
network-attached storage
integrated drive electronics
input/output
universal serial bus

39. UXGA
ultra extended graphics array
general packet radio system
hard disk drive
digital light processing

40. EMP
low voltage differential
personal area network
domain name service or domain name server
electromagnetic pulse

41. NiMH
remote installation service
cathode-ray tube
nickel metal hydride
direct current

42. FT
networked basic input/output system
file transfer protocol
virtual file allocation table
discretionary access control

43. SIMM
wide ultra extended graphics array
internet protocol security
single inline memory module
RAMBUS

44. TCP
digital subscriber line
16-bit file allocation table
line printer terminal 1
transmission control protocol

45. TFTP
service pack
trivial file transfer protocol
digital video disc-rewritable
multipurpose internet mail extension

46. ICMP
internet protocol
communication port 1
internet control message protocol
multipurpose internet mail extension

47. MIDI
musical instrument digital interface
double data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory
media access control
Lucent connector

48. MBSA
compact disc-read-only memory
radio frequency
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

49. ERD
universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
virtual private network
floppy disk drive
emergency repair disk

50. POST
lithium-ion polymer
universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
distributed file system
power-on self test