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Comptia A + Certification Acronyms

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

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1. DB-9
9 pin D shell connector
video graphics array
charged coupled device
asymmetrical digital subscriber line

2. PROM
line printer daemon / line printer remote
programmable read-only memory
compact disc
dynamic host configuration protocol

3. WPA
internet mail access protocol
wireless protected access
advanced technology attachment packet interface
alternating current

4. CD
programmable read-only memory
gigahertz
compact disc
pin grid array 2

5. USMT
user state migration tool
Personal System/2 connector
basic rate interface
digital visual interface

6. FPM
activity
Industry Standards Organization
point-to-point protocol
fast page-mode

7. PATA
parallel advanced technology attachment
trivial file transfer protocol
radio frequency
electromagnetic interference

8. EIDE
straight tip
RAMBUS
enhanced integrated drive electronics
sequenced package exchange

9. IPX
activity
simple mail transport protocol
infrared
internetwork packet exchange

10. SGRAM
hard disk drive
real-time clock
local area network
synchronous graphics random access memory

11. SSL
secure sockets layer
compact disc file system
electromagnetic pulse
ultra direct memory access

12. EVDO
wireless local area network
hard disk drive
evolution data optimized or evolution data only
serial communications D-shell connector - 25 pins

13. BIOS
basic input/output system
wireless fidelity
intelligent character recognition
compact disc

14. PS/2
internet protocol security
evolution data optimized or evolution data only
role-based access control or rule-based access control
Personal System/2 connector

15. DDR SDRAM
double data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory
real-time clock
peripheral component interconnect
Industry Standards Organization

16. SNMP
simple network management protocol
megabit
remote installation service
public key infrastructure

17. AT
direct current
Lucent connector
advanced technology
optical mark recognition

18. ADSL
distributed file system
low profile extended
asymmetrical digital subscriber line
accelerated graphics port

19. PAN
personal area network
advanced technology attachment packet interface
media access control
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory

20. SEC
single edge connector
preboot execution environment
Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
hardware compatibility list

21. ACT
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
16-bit file allocation table
electromagnetic pulse
activity

22. NetBIOS
public switched telephone network
post office protocol
super extended graphics array
networked basic input/output system

23. DB-25
public switched telephone network
serial communications D-shell connector - 25 pins
programmable read-only memory
accelerated graphics port

24. SP
service pack
read only memory
not logged in or natural language interface
uninterruptible power supply

25. ACPI
lightweight directory access protocol
advanced configuration and power interface
optical character recognition
electromagnetic pulse

26. HTTPS
plug and play
peripheral component interconnect
hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
registered jack

27. WIFI
pin grid array 2
asynchronous transfer mode
material safety data sheet
wireless fidelity

28. AGP
uninterruptible power supply
master boot record
accelerated graphics port
service pack 1

29. LPX
digital video disc-random access memory
megahertz
low profile extended
advanced micro devices

30. MLI
windows internet name service
universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
Moving Picture Experts Group
multiple link interface

31. DNS
small office/home office
new low-profile extended
post office protocol 3
domain name service or domain name server

32. ECP
megahertz
extended capabilities port
internet printing protocol
recommended standard 232

33. DDR RAM
double data-rate random access memory
original equipment manufacturer service release
random access memory
discretionary access control

34. NAS
network-attached storage
wide area network
operating system
hard disk drive

35. UNC
universal naming convention
erasable programmable read-only memory
pin grid array 2
remote access service

36. NiMH
virtual private network
nickel metal hydride
digital visual interface
infrared

37. VFAT
balanced technology extended
virtual file allocation table
multilingual user interface
12-bit file allocation table

38. SSID
service set identifier
Moving Picture Experts Group
lithium-ion
internetwork packet exchange

39. HDMi
high definition media interface
basic input/output system
Lucent connector
network interface card

40. RJ-11
compact disc file system
registered jack function 11
gigahertz
basic rate interface

41. PSTN
error correction code
public switched telephone network
role-based access control or rule-based access control
graphical user interface

42. HDD
universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
gigahertz
hard disk drive
universal serial bus

43. MMX
internetwork packet exchange/sequenced packet exchange
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
digital light processing
multimedia extensions

44. RJ-45
registered jack function 45
wide ultra extended graphics array
networked basic input/output system extended user interface
metropolitan area network

45. EMI
distributed denial of service
registered jack function 11
electromagnetic interference
lithium-ion polymer

46. IIS
light emitting diode
fully qualified domain name
Internet Information Services
terabyte

47. HAL
hardware abstraction layer
Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
plain old telephone service
graphics device interface

48. OMR
wide ultra extended graphics array
ultra direct memory access
optical mark recognition
compact disc file system

49. DDR
serial communications D-shell connector - 25 pins
central processing unit
double data-rate
electromagnetic interference

50. BTX
network interface card
virtual file allocation table
balanced technology extended
input/output