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Comptia A + Certification Acronyms

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

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1. CNR
communication network riser
direct memory access
small office/home office
balanced technology extended

2. DOS
disk operating system or denial of service
balanced technology extended
Personal System/2 connector
personal computer

3. PC
secure shell
personal computer
internetwork packet exchange
storage area network

4. IRQ
permanent virtual circuit
interrupt request
multi-function device
continuity-rambus inline memory module

5. MicroDIMM
micro dual inline memory module
universal naming convention
erasable programmable read-only memory
advanced technology attachment

6. PROM
programmable read-only memory
network file system
random access memory
service pack 2

7. ECP
megabit
hard disk drive
digital visual interface
extended capabilities port

8. LC
distributed denial of service
hypertext markup language
ultra direct memory access
Lucent connector

9. BRI
gigabyte
basic rate interface
media access control
discretionary access control

10. SMB
terabyte
digital subscriber line
Netware Link
server message block or small to midsize business

11. ASR
automated system recovery
enhanced small device interface
service pack
hypertext markup language

12. VGA
internet printing protocol
video graphics array
zero-insertion-force
dynamic host configuration protocol

13. CRT
hard disk drive
metropolitan area network
reduced instruction set computer
cathode-ray tube

14. PSTN
original equipment manufacturer
public switched telephone network
16-bit file allocation table
ultra direct memory access

15. SPGA
staggered pin grid array
multi-function device
recommended standard 232
compact disc file system

16. GPRS
dual inline package
domain name service or domain name server
general packet radio system
infrared

17. GSM
terabyte
multi-function product
intelligent character recognition
global system for mobile communications

18. EVDO
advanced configuration and power interface
advanced technology
evolution data optimized or evolution data only
address resolution protocol

19. CD-ROM
zero-insertion-force
network news transfer protocol
compact disc-read-only memory
Moving Picture Experts Group

20. MAC
transmission control protocol/internet protocol
hypertext markup language
programmable read-only memory
media access control

21. UART
central processing unit
universal serial bus
gigahertz
universal asynchronous receiver transmitter

22. PKI
public key infrastructure
advanced technology attachment packet interface
optical mark recognition
kilobyte

23. SDRAM
light emitting diode
high definition media interface
universal naming convention
synchronous dynamic random access memory

24. OCR
internetwork packet exchange
new technology loader
optical character recognition
nickel cadmium

25. GDI
single inline memory module
error correction code
graphics device interface
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Navel Connector

26. ISO
Industry Standards Organization
network file system
Microsoft management console
RAMBUS

27. POP3
synchronous dynamic random access memory
post office protocol 3
enhanced small device interface
user datagram protocol

28. POP
multipurpose internet mail extension
multivariant curve resolution
emergency repair disk
post office protocol

29. SVGA
double data-rate random access memory
printer control language
lightweight directory access protocol
super video graphics array

30. NTLDR
hard disk drive
new technology loader
optical mark recognition
server message block or small to midsize business

31. MPEG
multilingual user interface
graphical user interface
Moving Picture Experts Group
small computer system interface identifier

32. HPFS
direct memory access
synchronous dynamic random access memory
hypertext markup language
high performance file system

33. NIC
network interface card
terabyte
internetwork packet exchange/sequenced packet exchange
wide area network

34. DB-25
digital video disc-random access memory
megahertz
staggered pin grid array
serial communications D-shell connector - 25 pins

35. FT
file transfer protocol
hardware compatibility list
wired equivalent privacy
Microsoft management console

36. ACT
internet mail access protocol
synchronous dynamic random access memory
uninterruptible power supply
activity

37. EMI
digital light processing
electromagnetic interference
pin grid array 2
registered jack

38. HAL
routing information protocol
plug and play
fast page-mode
hardware abstraction layer

39. APM
advanced power management
gigahertz
erasable programmable read-only memory
domain name service or domain name server

40. SXGA
universal serial bus
super extended graphics array
dynamic host configuration protocol
communication port 1

41. USB
universal serial bus
direct memory access
hard disk drive
Netware Link

42. Fn
Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
super video graphics array
low voltage differential
hypertext transfer protocol

43. STP
pin grid array
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
shielded twisted pair
evolution data optimized or evolution data only

44. DFS
distributed file system
megahertz
quality of service
interrupt request

45. URL
network interface card
uniform resource locator
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
point-to-point tunneling protocol

46. EVGA
domain name service or domain name server
Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Navel Connector
extended video graphics adapter/array
routing information protocol

47. MFP
simple network management protocol
digital light processing
multi-function product
Moving Picture Experts Group

48. SSH
ultra direct memory access
ultra extended graphics array
secure shell
multi-function product

49. LAN
low voltage differential
continuity-rambus inline memory module
local area network
multi-function device

50. TCP
transmission control protocol
wireless fidelity
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
encrypting file system