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Comptia A + Certification Acronyms

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1. WAP
single inline memory module
wireless application protocol
12-bit file allocation table
high performance file system

2. STP
windows internet name service
shielded twisted pair
small office/home office
hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer

3. DVD-RW
Sony-Philips digital interface format
digital video disc-rewritable
network-attached storage
Industry Standards Organization

4. SD card
kilobyte
user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format
secure digital card
wireless fidelity

5. UL

6. SOHO
Infrared Data Association
small office/home office
line printer terminal
wide ultra extended graphics array

7. NTLDR
peripheral component interconnect extended
enhanced small device interface
new technology loader
server message block or small to midsize business

8. UDF
user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format
graphics device interface
Underwriter's Laboratory
alternating current

9. FT
staggered pin grid array
recommended standard 232
file transfer protocol
communication network riser

10. VPN
distributed denial of service
kilobyte
hypertext transfer protocol
virtual private network

11. OS
media access control
graphics device interface
user datagram protocol
operating system

12. SPDIF
evolution data optimized or evolution data only
registered jack function 11
asynchronous transfer mode
Sony-Philips digital interface format

13. CD-ROM
quality of service
compact disc-read-only memory
internet printing protocol
network-attached storage

14. LVD
real-time clock
low voltage differential
internetwork packet exchange/sequenced packet exchange
logical block addressing

15. PC
dual inline package
transmission control protocol
scalable link interface or system level integration or scanline interleave mode
personal computer

16. RBAC
read only memory
role-based access control or rule-based access control
alternating current
communication port 1

17. RS-232 or RS-232C
recommended standard 232
server message block or small to midsize business
wide area network
new technology file system

18. MB
metropolitan area network
activity
megabyte
parallel advanced technology attachment

19. HCL
hardware compatibility list
infrared
personal identification number
distributed denial of service

20. EEPROM
digital visual interface
gigahertz
Video Electronics Standards Association
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory

21. FPM
fast page-mode
read only memory
direct current
synchronous graphics random access memory

22. RISC
public switched telephone network
intelligent character recognition
reduced instruction set computer
uninterruptible power supply

23. WINS
electromagnetic pulse
wireless fidelity
windows internet name service
ultra extended graphics array

24. PIN
personal identification number
service pack 1
Netware Link
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

25. IR
high performance file system
infrared
extended industry standard architecture
ultra direct memory access

26. NAS
uninterruptible power supply
line printer daemon / line printer remote
network-attached storage
nickel cadmium

27. MUI
virtual file allocation table
electromagnetic pulse
multilingual user interface
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

28. DPMS
peripheral component interconnect extended
peripheral component interconnect
display power management signaling
digital video disc-rewritable

29. SMB
electromagnetic interference
low profile extended
12-bit file allocation table
server message block or small to midsize business

30. MAC
multiple link interface
user state migration tool
compact disc
media access control

31. ACPI
floppy disk drive
advanced configuration and power interface
registered jack
9 pin D shell connector

32. IP
internet protocol
uninterruptible power supply
universal naming convention
power-on self test

33. DVI
multiple link interface
digital visual interface
read only memory
reduced instruction set computer

34. UDMA
ultra direct memory access
random access memory
RAMBUS
original equipment manufacturer

35. MSDS
material safety data sheet
simple mail transport protocol
lightweight directory access protocol
internet protocol configuration

36. ATAPI
infrared
advanced micro devices
plain old telephone service
advanced technology attachment packet interface

37. ASR
Sony-Philips digital interface format
domain name service or domain name server
automated system recovery
super extended graphics array

38. RDRAM
RAMBUS
synchronous graphics random access memory
charged coupled device
gigahertz

39. EISA
ultra extended graphics array
electrostatic discharge
extended industry standard architecture
pin grid array

40. WLAN
wireless local area network
network news transfer protocol
subscription channel
pin grid array 2

41. COM1
communication port 1
dynamic host configuration protocol
radio frequency
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio

42. WAN
Video Electronics Standards Association
hypertext markup language
post office protocol 3
wide area network

43. NAT
Netware Link
printer control language
network address translation
secure shell

44. Fn
cathode-ray tube
serial advanced technology attachment
Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
compact disc-rewritable

45. PKI
public key infrastructure
wired equivalent privacy
wireless application protocol
small office/home office

46. ISA
hypertext markup language
advanced technology
power-on self test
industry standard architecture

47. MCR
multivariant curve resolution
virtual file allocation table
line printer terminal
continuity-rambus inline memory module

48. NetBEUI
remote installation service
networked basic input/output system extended user interface
gigahertz
virtual file allocation table

49. PROM
new low-profile extended
programmable read-only memory
communication network riser
hypertext markup language

50. SVGA
super video graphics array
compact disc
direct current
advanced power management