1
Q
AAA
A
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
2
Q
AC
A
Alternating Current
3
Q
ACL
A
Access Control List
4
Q
ADF
A
Automatic Document Feeder
5
Q
AES
A
Advanced Encryption Standard
6
Q
AP
A
Access Point
7
Q
APFS
A
Apple File System
8
Q
APIPA
A
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
9
Q
APK
A
Android Package
10
Q
ARM
A
Advanced RISC Machine
(Reduced Instruction Set Computer)
11
Q
ARP
A
Address Resolution Protocol
12
Q
ATA
A
Advanced Technology Attachment
13
Q
ATM
A
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
14
Q
ATX
A
Advanced Technology Extended
15
Q
AUP
A
Acceptable Use Policy
16
Q
BIOS
A
Basic Input/Output System
17
Q
BSOD
A
Blue Screen of Death
18
Q
BYOD
A
Bring Your Own Device
19
Q
CAD
A
Computer-aided Design
20
Q
CAPTCHA
A
Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
21
Q
CD
A
Compact Disc
22
Q
CDFS
A
Compact Disc File System
23
Q
CDMA
A
Code-Division Multiple Access
24
Q
CERT
A
Computer Emergency Response Team
25
CIFS
Common Internet File System
26
CMD
Command Prompt
27
CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
28
CPU
Central Processing Unit
29
CRL
Certificate Revocation List
30
DC
Direct Current
31
DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
32
DDR
Double Data Rate
33
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
34
DIMM
Dual In-line Memory Module
35
DKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail
36
DMA
Direct Memory Access
37
DMARC
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance
38
DNS
Domain Name System
39
DoS
Denial of Service
40
DRAM
Dynamic Random-Access Memory
41
DRM
Digital Rights Management
42
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
43
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
44
DVI-D
Digital Visual Interface-Digital
45
ECC
Error-Correcting Code
46
EFS
Encrypting File System
47
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
48
EOL
End-of-Life
49
eSATA
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
50
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
51
EULA
End-User License Agreement
52
exFAT
Extensible File Allocation Table
53
ext
Extended File System
54
FAT
File Allocation Table
55
FAT12
12-bit File Allocation Table
56
FAT16
16-bit File Allocation Table
57
FAT32
32-bit File Allocation Table
58
FSB
Front-Side Bus
59
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
60
GFS
| (backup rotation)
Grandfather-Father-Son
61
GPS
Global Positioning System
62
GPT
GUID Partition Table
| (Globally Unique Identifier)
63
GPU
Graphics Processing Unit
64
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
65
GUI
Graphical User Interface
66
GUID
Globally Unique Identifier
67
HAL
Hardware Abstraction Layer
68
HAV
Hardware-assisted Virtualization
69
HCL
Hardware Compatibility List
70
HDCP
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
71
HDD
Hard Disk Drive
72
HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
73
HSM
Hardware Security Module
74
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language
75
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
76
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
77
I/O
Input/Output
78
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
79
ICR
Intelligent Character Recognition
80
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
81
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
82
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
83
IMAP
Internet Message Access Protocol
84
IOPS
Input/Output Operations per Second
85
IoT
Internet of Things
86
IP
Internet Protocol
87
IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
88
IPS
| (monitor technology)
In-plane Switching
89
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
90
IrDA
Infrared Data Association
91
IRP
Incident Response Plan
92
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
93
ISP
Internet Service Provider
94
ITX
Information Technology eXtended
95
KB
Knowledge Base
96
KVM
Keyboard-Video-Mouse
97
LAN
Local Area Network
98
LC
Lucent Connector
99
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
100
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
101
LED
Light-Emitting Diode
102
MAC
Media Access Control/Mandatory Access Control
103
MAM
Mobile Application Management
104
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
105
MBR
Master Boot Record
106
MDM
Mobile Device Management
107
MFA
Multi-factor Authentication
108
MFD
Multifunction Device
109
MFP
Multifunction Printer
110
MMC
Microsoft Management Console
111
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
112
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
113
MSRA
Microsoft Remote Assistance
114
MX
Mail Exchange
115
NAC
Network Access Control
116
NAT
Network Address Translation
117
NDA
Non-disclosure Agreement
118
NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System
119
NetBT
NetBIOS over TCP/IP
| (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
120
NFC
Near Field Communication
121
NFS
Network File System
122
NIC
Network Interface Card
123
NTFS
New Technology File System
124
NVMe
Non-volatile Memory Express
125
OCR
Optical Character Recognition
126
OLED
Organic Light-emitting Diode
127
ONT
Optical Network Terminal
128
OS
Operating System
129
PaaS
Platform as a Service
130
PAN
Personal Area Network
131
PC
Personal Computer
132
PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
133
PCL
Printer Command Language
134
PE
Preinstallation Environment
135
PII
Personally Identifiable Information
136
PIN
Personal Identification Number
137
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
138
PoE
Power over Ethernet
139
POP3
Post Office Protocol 3
140
POST
Power-On Self-Test
141
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
142
PRL
Preferred Roaming List
143
PSU
Power Supply Unit
144
PXE
Preboot Execution Environment
145
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service
146
RAID
Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks
147
RAM
Random Access Memory
148
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
149
RF
Radio Frequency
150
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
151
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
152
RJ11
Registered Jack 11
153
RJ45
Registered Jack 45
154
RMM
Remote Monitoring and Management
155
RTO
Recovery Time Objective
156
SaaS
Software as a Service
157
SAN
Storage Area Network
158
SAS
Serial Attached SCSI
| (Small Computer System Interface)
159
SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
160
SC
Subscriber Connector
161
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
162
SCP
Secure Copy Protection
163
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
164
SDN
Software-defined Networking
165
SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
166
SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
167
SIMM
Single Inline Memory Module
168
S.M.A.R.T.
Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology
169
SMB
Server Message Block
170
SMS
Short Message Service
171
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
172
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
173
SNTP
Simple Network Time Protocol
174
SODIMM
Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module
175
SOHO
Small Office/Home Office
176
SPF
Sender Policy Framework
177
SQL
Structured Query Language
178
SRAM
Static Random Access Memory
179
SSD
Solid State Drive
180
SSH
Secure Shell
181
SSID
Service Set Identifier
182
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
183
SSO
Single Sign-On
184
ST
Straight Tip
185
STP
Shielded Twisted Pair
186
TACACS
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
187
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
188
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
189
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
190
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
191
TLS
Transport Layer Security
192
TN
Twisted Nematic
193
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
194
UAC
User Account Control
195
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
196
UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
197
UNC
Universal Naming Convention
198
UPnP
Universal Plug and Play
199
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
200
USB
Universal Serial Bus
201
UTM
Unified Threat Management
202
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
203
VA
Vertical Alignment
204
VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
205
VGA
Video Graphics Array
206
VLAN
Virtual LAN
| (Local Area Network)
207
VM
Virtual Machine
208
VNC
Virtual Network Computer
209
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
210
VPN
Virtual Private Network
211
VRAM
Video Random Access Memory
212
WAN
Wide Area Network
213
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
214
WISP
Wireless Internet Service Provider
215
WLAN
Wireless LAN
| (Local Area Network)
216
WMN
Wireless Mesh Network
217
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access
218
WWAN
Wireless Wide Area Network
219
XSS
Cross-site Scripting
