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Comptia A + Certification Acronyms

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1. CPU
digital subscriber line
central processing unit
sequenced package exchange
asymmetrical digital subscriber line

2. IrDA
internet protocol
transmission control protocol/internet protocol
Infrared Data Association
digital video disc or digital versatile disc

3. FT
internetwork packet exchange/sequenced packet exchange
file transfer protocol
optical character recognition
alternating current

4. PDA
compact disc
personal digital assistant
wide ultra extended graphics array
32-bit file allocation table

5. LAN
local area network
gigabyte
liquid crystal display
radio frequency

6. RDRAM
32-bit file allocation table
RAMBUS
user datagram protocol
service pack 1

7. DIMM
megahertz
basic rate interface
Personal System/2 connector
dual inline memory module

8. RJ-11
advanced power management
advanced technology attachment packet interface
read only memory
registered jack function 11

9. DOS
video graphics array
disk operating system or denial of service
enhanced small device interface
industry standard architecture

10. HDD
hard disk drive
compact disc file system
basic rate interface
local area network

11. DMA
operating system
metropolitan area network
direct memory access
pin grid array

12. SD card
secure digital card
secure shell
interrupt request
digital visual interface

13. SVGA
video graphics array
zigzag inline package
super video graphics array
digital linear tape

14. RFI
radio frequency interference
new technology file system
direct memory access
plug and play

15. TCP/IP
lithium-ion polymer
transmission control protocol/internet protocol
power-on self test
read only memory

16. GHz
sequenced package exchange
gigahertz
16-bit file allocation table
asynchronous transfer mode

17. SPX
staggered pin grid array
peripheral component interconnect
sequenced package exchange
operating system

18. VPN
serial advanced technology attachment
RAMBUS
virtual private network
internet protocol security

19. UL

20. PCMCIA
wireless protected access
interrupt request
distributed denial of service
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

21. MP3
pin grid array
personal computer
preboot execution environment
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio

22. EEPROM
redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
logical block addressing
service set identifier

23. IDE
communication port 1
extended graphics array
single inline memory module
integrated drive electronics

24. RAM
wide area network
super video graphics array
random access memory
digital subscriber line

25. ZIF
secure digital card
pin grid array
direct memory access
zero-insertion-force

26. LPX
new technology loader
internetwork packet exchange/sequenced packet exchange
low profile extended
zigzag inline package

27. UDF
multiple link interface
user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format
small outline dual inline memory module
network file system

28. RIS
Microsoft configuration
metropolitan area network
remote installation service
digital video disc or digital versatile disc

29. RTC
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
distributed denial of service
post office protocol 3
real-time clock

30. NNTP
wireless fidelity
hypertext transfer protocol
digital light processing
network news transfer protocol

31. MAPI
messaging application programming interface
straight tip
digital video disc-random access memory
simple network management protocol

32. DLT
digital linear tape
hypertext markup language
video random access memory
user defined functions or universal disk format or universal data format

33. LIP or LiPoly
wireless application protocol
pin grid array
lithium-ion polymer
new technology loader

34. PCIe
super extended graphics array
floppy disk drive
peripheral component interconnect express
enhanced small device interface

35. PS/2
internet printing protocol
Moving Picture Experts Group
digital video disc-read only memory
Personal System/2 connector

36. BIOS
multilingual user interface
routing information protocol
basic input/output system
kilobyte

37. SoDIMM
liquid crystal display
service pack 2
small outline dual inline memory module
general packet radio system

38. CD
service pack
secure digital card
compact disc
hardware abstraction layer

39. LDAP
small office/home office
lightweight directory access protocol
quality of service
display power management signaling

40. DDR RAM
advanced technology attachment
network news transfer protocol
electrostatic discharge
double data-rate random access memory

41. PAN
advanced power management
synchronous graphics random access memory
personal area network
communication port 1

42. PATA
low voltage differential
point-to-point protocol
parallel advanced technology attachment
infrared

43. WINS
Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
windows internet name service
synchronous graphics random access memory
transmission control protocol

44. CD-RW
reduced instruction set computer
small computer system interface
compact disc-rewritable
user state migration tool

45. UDP
network-attached storage
alternating current
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
user datagram protocol

46. RAS
wireless application protocol
voice over internet protocol
remote access service
returned materials authorization

47. PSTN
public switched telephone network
industry standard architecture
domain name service or domain name server
video random access memory

48. IP
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
wide ultra extended graphics array
internet protocol
graphical user interface

49. XGA
extended graphics array
digital light processing
RAMBUS
secure digital card

50. EVDO
evolution data optimized or evolution data only
kilobyte
internet mail access protocol
32-bit file allocation table