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