Acronyms Flashcards
(163 cards)
1
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AAA
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Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
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Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
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AAA
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AC
A
Alternating Current
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Alternating Current
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AC
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ACL
A
Access Control List
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Access Control List
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ACL
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ADF
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Automatic Document Feeder
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AES
A
Advanced Encryption Standard
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AP
A
Access Point
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APFS
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Apple File System
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APIPA
A
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
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APK
A
Android Package
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ARM
A
Advanced RISC [Reduced Instruction Set Computer] Machine
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ARP
A
Address Resolution Protocol
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ATA
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Advanced Technology Attachment
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ATM
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Asynchronous Transfer Mode
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ATX
A
Advanced Technology Extended
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AUP
A
Acceptable Use Policy
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AV
A
Antivirus
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BIOS
A
Basic Input/Output System
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BSOD
A
Blue Screen of Death
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BYOD
A
Bring Your Own Device
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CA
A
Certificate Authority
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CAPTCHA
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Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
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CAD
Computer-aided Design
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CD
Compact Disc
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CDFS
Compact Disc File System
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CDMA
Code-Division Multiple Access
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CERT
Computer Emergency Response Team
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CIFS
Common Internet File System
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CMD
Command Prompt
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CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
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CNAME
Canonical Name
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CPU
Central Processing Unit
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CRL
Certificate Revocation List
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DaaS
Data as a Service
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DBaaS
Database as a Service
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DC
Direct Current
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DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
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DDR
Double Data Rate
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DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
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DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
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DKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail
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DMA
Direct Memory Access
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DMARC
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance
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DNS
Domain Name System
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DoS
Denial of Service
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DRaaS
Disaster Recovery as a Service
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DRAM
Dynamic Random-Access Memory
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DRM
Digital Rights Management
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DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
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DVI
Digital Visual Interface
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DVI-D
Digital Visual Interface-Digital
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ECC
Error Correcting Code
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EFS
Encrypting File System
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EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
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EOL
End-of-Life
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eSATA
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
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ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
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EULA
End-User License Agreement
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exFAT
Extensible File Allocation Table
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ext
Extended File System
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FAT
File Allocation Table
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FAT12
12-bit File Allocation Table
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FAT16
16-bit File Allocation Table
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FAT32
32-bit File Allocation Table
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FSB
Front-Side Bus
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
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GFS
Grandfather-Father-Son
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GPS
Global Positioning System
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GPT
GUID [Globally Unique Identifier] Partition Table
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GPU
Graphics Processing Unit
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GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
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GUI
Graphical User Interface
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GUID
Globally Unique Identifier
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HAL
Hardware Abstraction Layer
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HAV
Hardware-assisted Virtualization
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HCL
Hardware Compatibility List
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HDCP
High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection
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HDD
Hard Disk Drive
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HDMI
High Definition Multimedia Interface
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HHD
Hybrid Hard Drive
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HSM
Hardware Security Module
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HTML
Hypertext Markup Language
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HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
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HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure
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I/O
Input/Output
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IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service
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ICR
Intelligent Character Recognition
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IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
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IDS
Intrusion Detection System
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IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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IMAP
Internet Mail Access Protocol
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IOPS
Input/Output Operations Per Second
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IoT
Internet of Things
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IP
Internet Protocol
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IPS
Intrusion Prevention System
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IPS
In-Plane Switching
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IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
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IR
Infrared
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IrDA
Infrared Data Association
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IRP
Incident Response Plan
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ISO
International Standardization Organization
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ISP
Internet Service Provider
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IT
Information Technology
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ITX
Information Technology eXtended
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KB
Knowledge Base
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KVM
Keyboard-Video-Mouse
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LAN
Local Area Network
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LC
Lucent Connector
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LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
112
LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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LED
Light-emitting Diode
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MAC
Media Access Control/Mandatory Access Control
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MAM
Mobile Application Management
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MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
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MBR
Master Boot Record
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MDM
Mobile Device Management
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MFA
Multifactor Authenticaiton
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MFD
Multifunction Device
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MFP
Multifunction Printer
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MMC
Microsoft Management Console
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MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
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mSATA
Mini-serial Advanced Technology
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MSDS
Material Safety Data SHeet
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MSRA
Microsoft Remote Assistance
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MX
Mail Exchange
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NAC
Network Access Control
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NAT
Network Address Translation
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NDA
Non-disclosure Agreement
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NetBIOS
Networked Basic Input/Output System
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NetBT
NetBIOS over TCP/IP [Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol]
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NFC
Near Field Communication
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NFS
Network File System
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NIC
Network Interface Card
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NTFS
New Technology File System
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NTP
Network Time Protocol
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NVMe
Non-volatile Memory Express
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OCR
Optical Character Recognition
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OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
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OLED
Organic Light-emitting Diode
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ONT
Optical Network Terminal
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OS
Operating System
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PaaS
Platform as a Service
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PAN
Personal Area Network
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PC
Personal Computer
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PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
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PCL
Printer Command Language
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PDU
Power Distribution Unit
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PE
Preinstallation Environment
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PII
Personally Identifiable Information
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PIN
Personal Identification Number
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PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
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PoE
Power over Ethernet
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POP3
Post Office Protocol 3 (TCP/110)
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POST
Power-on Self-Test
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PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
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PRL
Preferred Roaming List
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PSU
Power Supply Unit
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PXE
Preboot Execution Environment
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RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service
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RAID
Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks
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RAM
Random-access Memory
