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Comptia A + Certification Acronyms

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

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1. FQDN
charged coupled device
personal identification number
Infrared Data Association
fully qualified domain name

2. DC
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
Lucent connector
direct current
serial advanced technology attachment

3. ESDI
pin grid array
internet mail access protocol
enhanced small device interface
wireless protected access

4. UL

5. DMA
registered jack function 11
internetwork packet exchange
low voltage differential
direct memory access

6. DDR
radio frequency
peripheral component interconnect
double data-rate
virtual file allocation table

7. SCSI ID
hard disk drive
small computer system interface identifier
basic input/output system
peripheral component interconnect extended

8. FERPA
single edge connector
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
serial advanced technology attachment
service pack 1

9. RFI
megabyte
radio frequency interference
domain name service or domain name server
asynchronous transfer mode

10. NiCd
RAMBUS
storage area network
nickel cadmium
automated system recovery

11. NiMH
registered jack function 11
nickel metal hydride
single edge connector
universal naming convention

12. BNC
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Navel Connector
hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
Moving Picture Experts Group

13. PATA
simple network management protocol
compact disc-read-only memory
logical block addressing
parallel advanced technology attachment

14. SSL
real-time clock
secure sockets layer
emergency repair disk
encrypting file system

15. GSM
master boot record
global system for mobile communications
line printer terminal
digital video disc-read only memory

16. CD-RW
permanent virtual circuit
high performance file system
compact disc-rewritable
operating system

17. MIDI
musical instrument digital interface
Sony-Philips digital interface format
floppy disk drive
automatic private internet protocol addressing

18. PCL
double data-rate random access memory
Netware Link
printer control language
internetwork packet exchange

19. PGA
power-on self test
communication port 1
pin grid array
programmable read-only memory

20. RGB
Microsoft management console
red green blue
lightweight directory access protocol
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio

21. SMB
accelerated graphics port
server message block or small to midsize business
personal computer
universal serial bus

22. WEP
gigahertz
Lucent connector
wired equivalent privacy
industry standard architecture

23. LCD
liquid crystal display
not logged in or natural language interface
megabyte
internet connection sharing

24. RIP
hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
synchronous dynamic random access memory
post office protocol
routing information protocol

25. RS-232 or RS-232C
recommended standard 232
digital light processing
secure digital card
point-to-point protocol

26. SSID
12-bit file allocation table
peripheral component interconnect extended
megabyte
service set identifier

27. OCR
optical character recognition
graphical user interface
radio frequency interference
industry standard architecture

28. PCI
programmable read-only memory
emergency repair disk
infrared
peripheral component interconnect

29. DHCP
new technology file system
balanced technology extended
dynamic host configuration protocol
disk operating system or denial of service

30. MCR
synchronous graphics random access memory
multivariant curve resolution
internet service provider
small outline dual inline memory module

31. SDRAM
hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
synchronous dynamic random access memory
radio frequency
ultra extended graphics array

32. OEM
original equipment manufacturer
video graphics array
hardware abstraction layer
internet protocol security

33. NLI
remote installation service
not logged in or natural language interface
megahertz
hardware abstraction layer

34. DVI
digital visual interface
point-to-point tunneling protocol
unshielded twisted pair
single inline memory module

35. RAM
Sony-Philips digital interface format
musical instrument digital interface
activity
random access memory

36. ESD
hypertext markup language
electrostatic discharge
time domain reflectometer
advanced technology extended

37. NNTP
transmission control protocol
digital visual interface
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
network news transfer protocol

38. KB
registered jack
network-attached storage
kilobyte
direct current

39. PCMCIA
pin grid array 2
zigzag inline package
accelerated graphics port
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

40. MMX
electromagnetic pulse
multimedia extensions
serial advanced technology attachment
user datagram protocol

41. UXGA
local area network
quality of service
power-on self test
ultra extended graphics array

42. NWLINK
single inline memory module
intelligent character recognition
Netware Link
hypertext markup language

43. ISO
Industry Standards Organization
wireless protected access
floppy disk drive
internet connection sharing

44. FT
file transfer protocol
activity
distributed file system
light emitting diode

45. DSL
windows internet name service
high performance file system
digital subscriber line
storage area network

46. RMA
returned materials authorization
graphical user interface
domain name service or domain name server
digital video disc or digital versatile disc

47. RJ-45
registered jack function 45
activity
Microsoft configuration
network file system

48. DNS
service pack
public key infrastructure
domain name service or domain name server
operating system

49. OS
digital subscriber line
operating system
electromagnetic interference
internet protocol security

50. WUXGA
public switched telephone network
static random access memory
field replaceable unit
wide ultra extended graphics array