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Acronyms Flashcards

The list of acronyms that appear on the CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) Exam. Candidates are encouraged to review the complete list and attain a working knowledge of all listed acronyms as part of a comprehensive exam preparation program.

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AAA

A

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

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AC

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Alternating Current

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ACL

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Access Control List

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ADF

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Automatic Document Feeder

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AES

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Advanced Encryption Standard

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AP

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Access Point

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APFS

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Apple File System

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APIPA

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Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing

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APK

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Android Package

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ARM

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Advanced RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) Machine

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ARP

A

Address Resolution Protocol

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ATA

A

Advanced Technology Attachment

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ATM

A

Asynchronous Transfer Mode

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ATX

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Advanced Technology Extended

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AUP

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Acceptable Use Policy

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BIOS

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Basic Input/Output System

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BSOD

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Blue Screen of Death

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BYOD

A

Bring Your Own Device

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CAD

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Computer-Aided Design

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CAPTCHA

A

Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart

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CD

A

Compact Disc

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CDFS

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Compact Disc File System

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CDMA

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Code-Division Multiple Access

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CERT

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Computer Emergency Response Team

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CIFS

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Common Internet File System

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CMD

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Command Prompt

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CMOS

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Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

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CPU

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Central Processing Unit

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CRL

A

Certificate Revocation List

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DC

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Direct Current

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DDoS

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Distributed Denial of Service

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DDR

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Double Data Rate

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DHCP

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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DIMM

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Dual Inline Memory Module

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DKIM

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Domain Keys Identified Mail

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DMA

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Direct Memory Access

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DMARC

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Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance

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DNS

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Domain Name System

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DoS

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Denial of Service

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DRAM

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Dynamic Random-Access Memory

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DRM

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Digital Rights Management

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DSL

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Digital Subscriber Line

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DVI

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Digital Visual Interface

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DVI-D

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Digital Visual Interface - Digital

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ECC

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Error Correcting Code

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EFS

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Encrypting File System

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EMI

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Electromagnetic Interface

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EOL

A

End-of-Life

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eSATA

A

External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

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ESD

A

Electrostatic Discharge

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EULA

A

End-User License Agreement

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exFAT

A

Extensible File Allocation Table

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FAT12

A

12-bit File Allocation Table

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ext

A

Extended File System

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FAT

A

File Allocation Table

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52
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FAT16

A

16-bit File Allocation Table

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FAT32

A

32-bit File Allocation Table

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FSB

A

Front-side Bus

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FTP

A

File Transfer Protocol

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GFS

A

Grandfather-Father-Son

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GPS

A

Global Positioning System

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GPT

A

GUID (Globally Unique Identifier) Partition Table

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GPU

A

Graphics Processing Unit

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GSM

A

Global System for Mobile Communication

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GUI

A

Graphical User Interface

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GUID

A

Globally Unique Identifier

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HAL

A

Hardware Abstraction Layer

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HAV

A

Hardware-assisted Virtualization

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HCL

A

Hardware Compatability List

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HDCP

A

High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection

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HDD

A

Hard Disk Drive

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HDMI

A

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

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HSM

A

Hardware Security Module

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HTML

A

Hypertext Markup Language

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HTTP(S)

A

Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Secure)

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I/O

A

Input/Output

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IaaS

A

Infrastructure as a Service

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ICR

A

Intelligent Character Recognition

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75
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IDE

A

Integrated Drive Electronics

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IDS

A

Intrusion Detection System

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77
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IEEE

A

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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IMAP

A

Internet Mail Access Protocol

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IOPS

A

Input/Output Operations Per Second

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IoT

A

Internet of Things

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IP

A

Internet Protocol

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IPS

A

Intrusion Prevention System
or
In-Plane Switching

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IPSec

A

Internet Protocol Security

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IR

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Infrared

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IrDA

A

Infrared Data Association

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IRP

A

Incident Response Plan

87
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ISO

A

International Organization for Standardization

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ISP

A

Internet Service Provider

89
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ITX

A

Information Technology Extended

90
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KB

A

Knowledge Base

91
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KVM

A

Keyboard-Video-Mouse

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LAN

A

Local Area Network

93
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LC

A

Lucent Connector

94
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LCD

A

Liquid Crystal Display

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LDAP

A

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

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LED

A

Light Emitting Diode

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MAC

A

Media Access Control/Mandatory Access Control

98
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MAM

A

Mobile Application Management

99
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MAN

A

Metropolitan Area Network

100
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MBR

A

Master Boot Record

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MDM

A

Mobile Device Management

102
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MFA

A

Multi-Factor Authentication

103
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MFD

A

Multifunction Device

104
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MFP

A

Multifunction Printer

105
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MMC

A

Microsoft Management Console

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MOU

A

Memorandum of Understanding

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MSDS

A

Material Safety Data Sheet

108
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MSRA

A

Microsoft Remote Assistance

109
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MX

A

Mail Exchange

110
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NAC

A

Network Access Control

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NAT

A

Network Address Translation

112
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NDA

A

Non-disclosure Agreement

113
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NetBIOS

A

Networked Basic Input/Output System

114
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NetBT

A

Net BIOS over TCP/IP

115
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NFC

A

Near-field Communication

116
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NIC

A

Network Interface Card

117
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NTFS

A

New Technology File System

118
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NVMe

A

Non-volatile Memory Express

119
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OCR

A

Optical Character Recognition

120
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OLED

A

Organic Light-emitting Diode

121
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ONT

A

Optical Network Terminal

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OS

A

Operating System

123
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PaaS

A

Platform as a Service

124
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PAN

A

Personal Area Network

125
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PC

A

Personal Computer

126
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PCIe

A

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express

127
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PCL

A

Printer Command Language

128
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PE

A

Preinstallation Environment

129
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PII

A

Personally Identifiable Information

130
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PIN

A

Personal Identification Number

131
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PKI

A

Public Key Infrastructure

132
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PoE

A

Power over Ethernet

133
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POP3

A

Post Office Protocol 3

134
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POST

A

Power-on Self Test

135
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PPP

A

Point-to-Point Protocol

136
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PRL

A

Preferred Roaming List

137
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PSU

A

Power Supply Unit

138
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PXE

A

Preboot Execution Environment

139
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RADIUS

A

Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service

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RAID

A

Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks

141
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RAM

A

Random Access Memory

142
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RDP

A

Remote Desktop Protocol

143
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RF

A

Radio Frequency

144
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RFI

A

Radio-Frequency Interference

145
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RFID

A

Radio-Frequency Identification

146
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RJ11

A

Registered Jack Function 11

147
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RJ45

A

Registered Jack Function 45

148
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RMM

A

Remote Monitoring and Management

149
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RTO

A

Recovery Time Objective

150
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SaaS

A

Software as a Service

151
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SAN

A

Storage Area Network

152
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SAS

A

Serial Attached SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)

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SATA

A

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

154
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SC

A

Subscriber Connector

155
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SCADA

A

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

156
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SCP

A

Secure Copy Protection

157
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SCSI

A

Small Computer System Interface

158
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SDN

A

Software-defined Networking

159
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SFTP

A

Secure File Transfer Protocol

160
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SIM

A

Subscriber Identity Module

161
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SIMM

A

Single Inline Memory Module

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S.M.A.R.T.

A

Self-monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology

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SMB

A

Server Message Block

164
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SMS

A

Short Message Service

165
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SMTP

A

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

166
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SNMP

A

Simple Network Management Protocol

167
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SNTP

A

Simple Network Time Protocol

168
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SODIMM

A

Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module

169
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SOHO

A

Small Office / Home Office

170
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SPF

A

Sender Policy Framework

171
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SQL

A

Structured Query Language

172
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SRAM

A

Static Random Access Memory

173
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SSD

A

Solid State Drive

174
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SSH

A

Secure Shell

175
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SSID

A

Service Set Identifier

176
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SSL

A

Secure Sockets Layer

177
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SSO

A

Single Sign On

178
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ST

A

Straight Tap

179
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STP

A

Shielded Twisted Pair

180
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TACACS

A

Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System

181
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TCP

A

Transmission Control Protocol

182
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TCP/IP

A

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

183
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TFTP

A

Trivial File Transfer Protocol

184
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TKIP

A

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

185
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TLS

A

Transport Layer Security

186
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TN

A

Twisted Nematic

187
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TPM

A

Trusted Platform Module

188
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UAC

A

User Account Control

189
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UDP

A

User Datagram Protocol

190
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UEFI

A

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

191
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UNC

A

Universal Naming Convention

192
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UPnP

A

Universal Plug and Play

193
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UPS

A

Uninterruptible Power Supply

194
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USB

A

Universal Serial Bus

195
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UTM

A

Unified Threat Management

196
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UTP

A

Unshielded Twisted Pair

197
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VA

A

Vertical Alignment

198
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VDI

A

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

199
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VGA

A

Virtual Graphics Array

200
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VLAN

A

Virtual LAN (Local Area Network)

201
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VM

A

Virtual Machine

202
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VNC

A

Virtual Network Computer

203
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VolP

A

Voice Over Internet Protocol

204
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VPN

A

Virtual Private Network

205
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VRAM

A

Video Random Access Memory

206
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WAN

A

Wide Area Network

207
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WEP

A

Wired Equivalent Privacy

208
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WISP

A

Wireless Internet Service Provider

209
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WLAN

A

Wireless LAN (Local Area Network)

210
Q

WMN

A

Wireless Mesh Network

211
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WPA

A

WiFi Protected Access

212
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WWAN

A

Wireless Wide Area Network

213
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XSS

A

Cross-site Scripting

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