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Comptia A + Certification Acronyms

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1. WIFI
wireless protected access
liquid crystal display
line printer daemon / line printer remote
wireless fidelity

2. AC
extended graphics array
user datagram protocol
alternating current
enhanced small device interface

3. SAN
charged coupled device
erasable programmable read-only memory
master boot record
storage area network

4. GPRS
Netware Link
general packet radio system
optical character recognition
gigahertz

5. CDFS
compact disc file system
RAMBUS
optical mark recognition
digital video disc-read only memory

6. MHz
compact disc-rewritable
red green blue
megahertz
digital video disc or digital versatile disc

7. DHCP
fully qualified domain name
dynamic host configuration protocol
universal naming convention
user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format

8. UXGA
enhanced parallel port
advanced power management
high performance file system
ultra extended graphics array

9. ZIF
Moving Picture Experts Group
zero-insertion-force
advanced technology attachment packet interface
video graphics array

10. ROM
digital video disc or digital versatile disc
read only memory
service pack
plug and play

11. NLX
new low-profile extended
double data-rate random access memory
peripheral component interconnect
optical mark recognition

12. MBR
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
distributed file system
network interface card
master boot record

13. CCD
hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
personal computer
asymmetrical digital subscriber line
charged coupled device

14. DRAM
unshielded twisted pair
master boot record
dynamic random access memory
balanced technology extended

15. MP3
lightweight directory access protocol
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
liquid crystal display
advanced power management

16. LCD
gigabyte
liquid crystal display
hardware abstraction layer
extended industry standard architecture

17. RJ-11
Infrared Data Association
megabit
registered jack function 11
disk operating system or denial of service

18. POP
post office protocol
basic rate interface
unshielded twisted pair
graphics device interface

19. APM
digital video disc-rewritable
advanced power management
electromagnetic pulse
direct current

20. MFP
multi-function product
advanced technology attachment
ultra direct memory access
super video graphics array

21. RDRAM
networked basic input/output system extended user interface
9 pin D shell connector
RAMBUS
Infrared Data Association

22. SD card
field replaceable unit
secure digital card
multiple link interface
domain name service or domain name server

23. FQDN
original equipment manufacturer
direct current
field replaceable unit
fully qualified domain name

24. Li-on
lithium-ion
network file system
internet protocol configuration
red green blue

25. ATM
general packet radio system
emergency repair disk
audio modem riser
asynchronous transfer mode

26. PROM
post office protocol 3
networked basic input/output system
communication network riser
programmable read-only memory

27. RGB
digital video disc-random access memory
global system for mobile communications
red green blue
advanced technology

28. DVD-R
extended industry standard architecture
small office/home office
digital video disc-recordable
post office protocol

29. LC
lithium-ion
secure digital card
digital video disc-rewritable
Lucent connector

30. UART
secure sockets layer
digital video disc-read only memory
advanced power management
universal asynchronous receiver transmitter

31. PSTN
messaging application programming interface
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
public switched telephone network
digital video disc or digital versatile disc

32. EIDE
video random access memory
uninterruptible power supply
optical character recognition
enhanced integrated drive electronics

33. IPSEC
dynamic host configuration protocol
read only memory
internet protocol security
double data-rate random access memory

34. FDD
encrypting file system
floppy disk drive
line printer terminal
micro dual inline memory module

35. RAID
redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs
original equipment manufacturer service release
returned materials authorization
extended industry standard architecture

36. POP3
multi-function device
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
post office protocol 3
advanced power management

37. SGRAM
synchronous graphics random access memory
multi-function device
Netware Link
communication port 1

38. PVC
ultra extended graphics array
permanent virtual circuit
video graphics array
continuity-rambus inline memory module

39. MLI
multiple link interface
enhanced small device interface
fully qualified domain name
serial advanced technology attachment

40. PCI
not logged in or natural language interface
file allocation table
peripheral component interconnect
metropolitan area network

41. MMX
pin grid array 2
network address translation
multimedia extensions
emergency repair disk

42. HTTP
digital video disc-rewritable
gigahertz
personal computer
hypertext transfer protocol

43. PCMCIA
internet mail access protocol
continuity-rambus inline memory module
public key infrastructure
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

44. WEP
wired equivalent privacy
user state migration tool
address resolution protocol
parallel advanced technology attachment

45. DDR
double data-rate
fully qualified domain name
32-bit file allocation table
digital video disc-recordable

46. LPD/LPR
line printer daemon / line printer remote
plug and play
remote access service
input/output

47. DPMS
Moving Picture Experts Group
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
peripheral component interconnect
display power management signaling

48. AT
advanced technology
fast page-mode
public switched telephone network
double data-rate

49. POTS
extended video graphics adapter/array
plain old telephone service
digital light processing
infrared

50. WAN
video random access memory
wide area network
basic rate interface
Industry Standards Organization