Acronym Flashcards
(139 cards)
1
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AC
A
Alternating Current
2
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ACL
A
Access Control List
3
Q
AES
A
Advanced Encryption Standard
4
Q
AIO
A
All In One
5
Q
APIPA
A
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
6
Q
ARM
A
Advanced RISC Machines
7
Q
ARP
A
Address Resolution Protocol
8
Q
ASCII
A
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
9
Q
BD-ROM
A
Blu-ray Disc/Read-Only Memory
10
Q
BIOS
A
Basic Input/output System
11
Q
CAD
A
Computer-Aided Design
12
Q
CAM
A
Computer-Aided Manufacturing
13
Q
CD
A
Compact Disc
14
Q
EMI
A
Electromagnetic Interference
15
Q
eSATA
A
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
16
Q
ESD
A
Electrostatic Discharge
17
Q
EULA
A
End-User License Agreement
18
Q
FAT
A
File Allocation Table
19
Q
FAT32
A
32-bit File Allocation Table
20
Q
FTP
A
File Transfer Protocol
21
Q
FTPS
A
File Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer
22
Q
Gb
A
Gigabit
23
Q
GB
A
Gigabyte
24
Q
Gbps
A
Gigabit per second
25
GHz
Gigahertz
26
GPS
Global Positioning System
27
GPU
Graphics Processing Unit
28
CD-ROM
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory
29
CD-RW
Compact Disc-Rewritable
30
CPU
Central Processing Unit
31
CRUD
Create, Read, Update, Delete
32
CSS
Cascading Style Sheets
33
DC
Direct Current
34
DDL
Data Definition Language
35
DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
36
DDR
Double Data-Rate
37
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
38
DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
39
DLL
Dynamic Link Layer
40
DLP
Data Leak Prevention
41
DML
Data Manipulation Language
42
DNS
Domain Name Service or Domain Name Server
43
DoS
Denial of Service
44
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
45
GUI
Graphical User Interface
46
HDD
Hard Disk Drive
47
HDMI
High-Definition Media Interface
48
HFS
Hierarchical File System
49
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language
50
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
51
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
52
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
53
IMAP
Internet Mail Access Protocol
54
IOPS
Input/output Operations Per Second
55
IoT
Internet of Things
56
IP
Internet Protocol
57
IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
58
IR
Infrared
59
ISP
Internet Service Provider
60
Kb
Kilobit
61
DVD
Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc
62
DVD-R
Digital Video Disc-Recordable
63
DVD-RW
Digital Video Disc-Rewritable
64
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
65
KB
Kilobyte or Knowledge Base
66
Kbps
Kilobit per second
67
LAN
Local Area Network
68
MAC
Media Access Control
69
Mb
Megabit
70
MB
Megabyte
71
Mbps
Megabit per second
72
MHz
Megahertz
73
MITM
Man in the Middle
74
MP3
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
75
MP4
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 4
76
NAS
Network Attached Storage
77
NDA
Non-Disclosure Agreement
78
NFC
Near Field Communications
79
NIC
Network Interface Card
80
NTFS
New Technology File System
81
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
82
OS
Operating System
83
PB
Petabyte
84
PC
Personal Computer
85
Tb
Terabit
86
TB
Terabyte
87
Tbps
Terabits per second
88
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
89
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
90
TKIP
Temporary Key Integrity Protocol
91
TLS
Thread Local Storage
92
UPS
Uninterruptable Power Supply
93
URL
Uniform Resource Locator
94
USB
Universal Serial Bus
95
VGA
Video Graphics Array or Video Graphics Adapter
96
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
97
VPN
Virtual Private Network
98
WAN
Wide Area Network
99
WAP
Wireless Access Point
100
WEP
Wired Equivalency Privacy
101
WiFi
Wireless Fidelity
102
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
103
WPA
Wireless Protected Access
104
WPA2
Wireless Protected Access 2
105
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
106
PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
107
PII
Personally Identification Information
108
PIN
Personal Identification Number
109
POP
Post Office Protocol
110
POP3
Post Office Protocol 3
111
PSU
Power Supply Unit
112
PXE
Preboot Execution Environment
113
RAID
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
114
RAM
Random Access Memory
115
RF
Radio Frequency
116
RJ
Registered Jack
117
RJ-11
Registered Jack Function 11
118
RJ-45
Registered Jack Function 45
119
ROM
Read-Only Memory
120
SaaS
Software as a Service
121
SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
122
SD Card
Secure Digital Card
123
SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
124
SID
System Identifier
125
SMB
Server Message Block
126
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
127
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
128
SOHO
Small Office, Home Office
129
SQL
Structured Query Language
130
SSD
Solid State Drive
131
SSID
Service Set Identifier
132
SSO
Secure Sign-On
133
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
134
PSU
Power Supply Unit
135
MD5
Message Digest Version 5
136
RoHS
Restriction of Hazardous Substances
137
DMZ
Demilitarized Zone
138
.dmg
Disc Image File (Apple)
139
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
