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Comptia A + Certification Acronyms

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

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. SoDIMM
compact disc
fast page-mode
address resolution protocol
small outline dual inline memory module

2. POTS
global system for mobile communications
lithium-ion
gigabyte
plain old telephone service

3. SXGA
simple network management protocol
small office/home office
super extended graphics array
personal computer

4. WUXGA
wide ultra extended graphics array
internet connection sharing
advanced technology
advanced technology attachment packet interface

5. MUI
distributed file system
ultra direct memory access
public switched telephone network
multilingual user interface

6. PnP
original equipment manufacturer service release
windows internet name service
plug and play
Video Electronics Standards Association

7. IrDA
basic rate interface
dynamic host configuration protocol
liquid crystal display
Infrared Data Association

8. DVD
optical character recognition
RAMBUS
digital video disc or digital versatile disc
disk operating system or denial of service

9. USB
electrostatic discharge
multivariant curve resolution
universal serial bus
registered jack function 45

10. RIP
serial advanced technology attachment
routing information protocol
master boot record
ultra extended graphics array

11. IPX/SPX
internetwork packet exchange/sequenced packet exchange
small outline dual inline memory module
serial advanced technology attachment
uninterruptible power supply

12. FAT16
pin grid array 2
wireless protected access
preboot execution environment
16-bit file allocation table

13. FAT12
kilobyte
multilingual user interface
virtual file allocation table
12-bit file allocation table

14. PCI
input/output
enhanced integrated drive electronics
wide area network
peripheral component interconnect

15. GPRS
general packet radio system
network address translation
serial advanced technology attachment
compact disc file system

16. ISA
windows internet name service
industry standard architecture
local area network
digital video disc-recordable

17. ATX
internet protocol
service pack
random access memory
advanced technology extended

18. CDFS
wired equivalent privacy
printer control language
compact disc file system
gigahertz

19. AT
general packet radio system
service set identifier
Microsoft management console
advanced technology

20. FAT32
wireless local area network
32-bit file allocation table
returned materials authorization
universal asynchronous receiver transmitter

21. IPSEC
internet protocol security
single inline memory module
post office protocol
service pack 1

22. LC
Lucent connector
super video graphics array
small computer system interface
global system for mobile communications

23. EFS
metropolitan area network
encrypting file system
radio frequency interference
original equipment manufacturer

24. MB
megabyte
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
original equipment manufacturer
messaging application programming interface

25. OSR
secure digital card
personal digital assistant
point-to-point protocol
original equipment manufacturer service release

26. SSH
secure shell
activity
returned materials authorization
single inline memory module

27. URL
time domain reflectometer
RAMBUS
hard disk drive
uniform resource locator

28. LED
light emitting diode
direct memory access
new technology file system
pin grid array 2

29. HDD
compact disc-rewritable
public switched telephone network
hard disk drive
user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format

30. NiCd
nickel cadmium
multivariant curve resolution
internet protocol
new technology loader

31. LCD
basic rate interface
uninterruptible power supply
service pack 2
liquid crystal display

32. UXGA
permanent virtual circuit
compact disc
enhanced parallel port
ultra extended graphics array

33. DMA
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
Underwriter's Laboratory
double data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory
direct memory access

34. RDRAM
plain old telephone service
digital video disc-random access memory
RAMBUS
terabyte

35. IPCONFIG
internet protocol configuration
internetwork packet exchange/sequenced packet exchange
advanced technology
hard disk drive

36. MAC
media access control
universal serial bus
megabit
user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format

37. PVC
secure digital card
post office protocol 3
electromagnetic pulse
permanent virtual circuit

38. MFD
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
32-bit file allocation table
multi-function device
super video graphics array

39. UDMA
ultra direct memory access
ultra extended graphics array
local area network
point-to-point protocol

40. VRAM
high definition media interface
media access control
video random access memory
dual inline memory module

41. RAID
public switched telephone network
point-to-point tunneling protocol
redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

42. UDP
user datagram protocol
ultra extended graphics array
secure digital card
system file checker

43. DVD-ROM
digital video disc-read only memory
floppy disk drive
hardware abstraction layer
post office protocol 3

44. XGA
internet protocol security
extended graphics array
plain old telephone service
wireless local area network

45. TCP/IP
transmission control protocol/internet protocol
Microsoft management console
uninterruptible power supply
serial advanced technology attachment

46. MAN
extended video graphics adapter/array
metropolitan area network
public switched telephone network
digital visual interface

47. LVD
megabyte
registered jack
shielded twisted pair
low voltage differential

48. DVD-RW
digital video disc-rewritable
multilingual user interface
secure sockets layer
virtual private network

49. SOHO
universal serial bus
small office/home office
ultra direct memory access
terabyte

50. EEPROM
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
dynamic host configuration protocol
enhanced parallel port
power-on self test