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Comptia A + Certification Acronyms

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1. DDOS
metropolitan area network
distributed denial of service
low voltage differential
advanced technology

2. UART
universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
optical mark recognition
lightweight directory access protocol
Personal System/2 connector

3. POP3
post office protocol 3
lightweight directory access protocol
transmission control protocol
9 pin D shell connector

4. ZIF
line printer daemon / line printer remote
zero-insertion-force
video random access memory
integrated services digital network

5. IIS
master boot record
Internet Information Services
interrupt request
Infrared Data Association

6. RAID
secure digital card
advanced power management
transmission control protocol
redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs

7. PATA
parallel advanced technology attachment
double data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory
service pack
Internet Information Services

8. SCSI ID
basic rate interface
12-bit file allocation table
small computer system interface identifier
power-on self test

9. PGA
network address translation
general packet radio system
peripheral component interconnect express
pin grid array

10. SNMP
public switched telephone network
simple network management protocol
16-bit file allocation table
single edge connector

11. OS
operating system
metropolitan area network
peripheral component interconnect express
network interface card

12. POP
compact disc
sequenced package exchange
post office protocol
erasable programmable read-only memory

13. WIFI
wireless fidelity
direct memory access
balanced technology extended
12-bit file allocation table

14. ERD
personal digital assistant
emergency repair disk
secure sockets layer
9 pin D shell connector

15. DVD
extended video graphics adapter/array
nickel cadmium
digital video disc or digital versatile disc
fast page-mode

16. CRT
digital video disc or digital versatile disc
plug and play
extended capabilities port
cathode-ray tube

17. PnP
internet connection sharing
plug and play
read only memory
electromagnetic pulse

18. NTFS
video random access memory
voice over internet protocol
new technology file system
extended graphics array

19. MAN
metropolitan area network
point-to-point protocol
networked basic input/output system extended user interface
Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)

20. ZIP
disk operating system or denial of service
low profile extended
pin grid array
zigzag inline package

21. DVD-RW
small office/home office
programmable read-only memory
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
digital video disc-rewritable

22. NetBIOS
networked basic input/output system
new low-profile extended
pin grid array
dual inline package

23. ISDN
communication port 1
integrated services digital network
original equipment manufacturer
plug and play

24. OSR
original equipment manufacturer service release
extended video graphics adapter/array
double data-rate random access memory
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

25. DPMS
electrostatic discharge
display power management signaling
static random access memory
integrated drive electronics

26. PKI
read only memory
public key infrastructure
communication network riser
charged coupled device

27. LDAP
high performance file system
pin grid array 2
lightweight directory access protocol
uniform resource locator

28. SPGA
staggered pin grid array
public switched telephone network
service set identifier
advanced micro devices

29. TCP
transmission control protocol
digital video disc-rewritable
advanced power management
liquid crystal display

30. HCL
Video Electronics Standards Association
multilingual user interface
industry standard architecture
hardware compatibility list

31. DIP
hardware compatibility list
dual inline package
compact disc
digital video disc-recordable

32. EISA
floppy disk drive
peripheral component interconnect express
extended industry standard architecture
parallel advanced technology attachment

33. PCMCIA
hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
automatic private internet protocol addressing
internet service provider
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

34. UDMA
ultra direct memory access
low profile extended
extended capabilities port
permanent virtual circuit

35. DDR
distributed file system
digital video disc-recordable
user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format
double data-rate

36. ATA
wireless fidelity
megahertz
advanced technology attachment
double data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory

37. CMOS
internet mail access protocol
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
evolution data optimized or evolution data only
registered jack function 45

38. SEC
Netware Link
single edge connector
display power management signaling
hardware compatibility list

39. NetBEUI
activity
graphical user interface
networked basic input/output system extended user interface
messaging application programming interface

40. GUI
internet control message protocol
graphical user interface
media access control
remote installation service

41. CNR
internet control message protocol
emergency repair disk
communication network riser
16-bit file allocation table

42. NTLDR
new technology loader
compact disc-rewritable
multiple link interface
compact disc

43. RIS
internet protocol
evolution data optimized or evolution data only
remote installation service
compact disc

44. ISO
line printer daemon / line printer remote
Industry Standards Organization
small computer system interface identifier
floppy disk drive

45. ESDI
direct memory access
cathode-ray tube
enhanced small device interface
point-to-point protocol

46. CDFS
micro dual inline memory module
compact disc file system
master boot record
zigzag inline package

47. FAT12
network-attached storage
extended capabilities port
12-bit file allocation table
trivial file transfer protocol

48. BNC
storage area network
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Navel Connector
balanced technology extended
input/output

49. FT
Industry Standards Organization
dynamic host configuration protocol
liquid crystal display
file transfer protocol

50. QoS
emergency repair disk
master boot record
quality of service
erasable programmable read-only memory