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Comptia A + Certification Acronyms

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

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1. OS
hypertext markup language
original equipment manufacturer
electromagnetic pulse
operating system

2. FAT16
16-bit file allocation table
enhanced small device interface
Infrared Data Association
preboot execution environment

3. MBR
public switched telephone network
distributed denial of service
virtual private network
master boot record

4. ATA
voice over internet protocol
advanced technology attachment
uniform resource locator
serial communications D-shell connector - 25 pins

5. LED
trivial file transfer protocol
light emitting diode
internet printing protocol
service pack 2

6. VoIP
parallel advanced technology attachment
voice over internet protocol
dual inline package
wireless application protocol

7. DVD-RW
megahertz
RAMBUS
digital video disc-rewritable
routing information protocol

8. EMI
plug and play
electromagnetic interference
Microsoft management console
interrupt request

9. NetBIOS
12-bit file allocation table
networked basic input/output system
voice over internet protocol
not logged in or natural language interface

10. FAT
hard disk drive
personal computer
file allocation table
zigzag inline package

11. NWLINK
Netware Link
internetwork packet exchange/sequenced packet exchange
distributed file system
wireless application protocol

12. IDE
wide area network
digital visual interface
user state migration tool
integrated drive electronics

13. PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
post office protocol 3
staggered pin grid array
dual inline package

14. DB-9
small office/home office
9 pin D shell connector
primary rate interface
secure shell

15. TB
network news transfer protocol
ultra extended graphics array
personal digital assistant
terabyte

16. NNTP
uninterruptible power supply
Industry Standards Organization
wireless local area network
network news transfer protocol

17. DSL
digital subscriber line
gigabyte
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
distributed file system

18. MSCONFIG
digital visual interface
compact disc file system
super extended graphics array
Microsoft configuration

19. LPX
low profile extended
system file checker
multi-function device
RAMBUS

20. Mb
Internet Information Services
megabit
small computer system interface identifier
hypertext markup language

21. SSID
time domain reflectometer
wireless local area network
service set identifier
terabyte

22. APIPA
wide area network
personal digital assistant
post office protocol 3
automatic private internet protocol addressing

23. DB-25
serial communications D-shell connector - 25 pins
new low-profile extended
advanced technology attachment
serial advanced technology attachment

24. NTLDR
new technology loader
nickel cadmium
activity
transmission control protocol

25. RTC
real-time clock
dual inline package
internet protocol security
server message block or small to midsize business

26. DFS
distributed file system
input/output
uniform resource locator
secure sockets layer

27. NLI
universal serial bus
network file system
storage area network
not logged in or natural language interface

28. ECC
radio frequency
error correction code
enhanced parallel port
Lucent connector

29. VRAM
direct memory access
time domain reflectometer
electromagnetic interference
video random access memory

30. SIMM
single inline memory module
remote installation service
registered jack
multiple link interface

31. AMD
advanced micro devices
double data-rate random access memory
communication network riser
kilobyte

32. IP
input/output
radio frequency interference
internet protocol
RAMBUS

33. VGA
video graphics array
Netware Link
general packet radio system
dual inline package

34. SGRAM
synchronous graphics random access memory
universal serial bus
compact disc-rewritable
enhanced integrated drive electronics

35. RGB
megabyte
red green blue
virtual file allocation table
lithium-ion polymer

36. POTS
extended graphics array
enhanced parallel port
enhanced small device interface
plain old telephone service

37. HCL
central processing unit
local area network
double data-rate random access memory
hardware compatibility list

38. NAT
electromagnetic pulse
public switched telephone network
network address translation
staggered pin grid array

39. ECP
single edge connector
extended capabilities port
internet protocol security
original equipment manufacturer

40. BRI
basic rate interface
general packet radio system
megabyte
digital light processing

41. POST
basic rate interface
wireless fidelity
power-on self test
zigzag inline package

42. CMOS
wireless protected access
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
internet mail access protocol
micro dual inline memory module

43. EPP
enhanced parallel port
audio modem riser
subscription channel
simple mail transport protocol

44. UL

45. PCIe
asynchronous transfer mode
storage area network
network address translation
peripheral component interconnect express

46. WIFI
random access memory
returned materials authorization
wireless fidelity
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Navel Connector

47. ATX
lithium-ion polymer
transmission control protocol
advanced technology extended
metropolitan area network

48. PCI
peripheral component interconnect
electrostatic discharge
direct memory access
original equipment manufacturer service release

49. SLI
universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
scalable link interface or system level integration or scanline interleave mode
central processing unit
redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs

50. FQDN
fully qualified domain name
internet protocol security
high definition media interface
Sony-Philips digital interface format