CompTIA Acronyms Flashcards
(227 cards)
1
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AC
A
Alternating Current
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ACL
A
Access Control List
3
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ACPI
A
Advanced Configuration Power Interface
4
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ACT
A
Activity
5
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ADSL
A
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
6
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AGP
A
Accelerated Graphics Port
7
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AHCI
A
Advanced Host Controller Interface
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AP
A
Access Point
9
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APIPA
A
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
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APM
A
Advanced Power Management
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ARP
A
Address Resolution Protocol
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ASR
A
Automated System Recovery
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ATA
A
Advanced Technology Attachment
14
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ATAPI
A
Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
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ATM
A
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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A/V
A
Audio Video
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BIOS
A
Basic Input/ Output System
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BNC
A
British Naval Connector
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BTX
A
Balanced Technology Extended
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CAPTCHA
A
Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
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CCFL
A
Cold Cathode Flourescent Lamp
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CD
A
Compact Disc
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CD-ROM
Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
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CD-RW
Compact Disc-Rewritable
27
CFS
Central File System
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CDFS
Compact Disc File System
29
CIFS
Common Internet File System
30
CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
31
CNR
Communications and Networking Riser
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COMx
Communications Port (x=port number)
33
CPU
Central Processing Unit
34
CRT
Cathode Ray-Tube
35
DAC
Discretionary Access Control
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DB-25
Serial Communications D-Shell Connector, 25 pins
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DB-9
9-pin D-shell connector
38
DC
Direct Current
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DDOS
Distributed Denial of Service
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DDR
Double Data Rate
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DDR RAM
Double Data-Rate Random Access Memory
42
DDR SDRAM
Double Data-Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
43
DFS
Distributed File System
44
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
45
DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
46
DIN
Deutsche Industrie Norm
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DLT
Digital Linear Tape
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DLP
Digital Light Processing
49
DMA
Direct Memory Access
50
DMZ
Demilitarized Zone
51
DNS
Domain Name Server
52
DOS
Denial of Service
53
DRAM
Dynamic Random Access Memory
54
DRM
Digital Rights Management
55
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
56
DVD
Digital Video Disc
57
DVD-RAM
Digital Video Disc Random Access Memory
58
DVD-ROM
Digital Video Disc Read-Only Memory
59
DVD-R
Digital Video Disc-Recordable
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DVD-RW
Digital Video Disc-Rewritable
61
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
62
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
63
ECC
Error Correcting Code
64
ECP
Extended Capabilities Port
65
EEPROM
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
66
EFS
Encrypting File System
67
EIDE
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
68
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
69
EMP
Electromagnetic Pulse
70
EPROM
Erasable programmable Read-Only Memory
71
EPP
Enhanced Parallel Port
72
ERD
Emergency Repair Disk
73
ESD
Electro-static Discharge
74
EULA
End User License Agreement
75
EVGA
Extended Video Graphics Adapter
76
EVDO
Evolution Data Optimized
77
FAT
File Allocation Table
78
FAT12
File Allocation Table 12-bit
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FAT16
File Allocation Table 16-bit
80
FAT32
File Allocation Table 32-bit
81
FDD
Floppy Disk Drive
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Fn
Function
83
FPM
Fast Page Mode
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FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
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FSB
Front Side Bus
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FTP
File Transfer Protocol
87
FQDN
Fully Qualified Domain Name
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Gb
Gigabit
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GB
Gigabyte
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GDI
Graphics Device Interface
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GHz
Gigahertz
92
GUI
Graphics User Interface
93
GPS
Global Positioning System
94
GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
95
HAL
Hardware Abstraction Layer
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HAV
Hardware Assisted Virtualization
97
HCL
Hardware Compatibility List
98
HDD
Hard Disk Drive
99
HDMI
High Definition Media Interface
100
HPFS
High Performance File System
101
HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language
102
HTPC
Home Theater Personal Computer
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HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
104
HTTPS
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer
105
I/O
Input/Output
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ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol
107
ICR
Intelligent Character Recognition
108
IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
109
IDS
Intrusion Detection System
110
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
111
IIS
Internet Information Systems
112
IMAP
Internet Mail Access Protocol
113
IMEI
International Mobile Equipment Identity
114
IMSI
International Mobile Subscriber Identity
115
IP
Internet Protocol
116
IPConfig
Internet Protocol Configuration
117
IPP
Internet Printing Protocol
118
IPS
In-Plane Switching
119
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
120
IR
Infrared
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IrDA
Infrared Data Association
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IRP
Incident Response Plan
123
IRP
Incident Response Plan
124
IRQ
Interrupt Request
125
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
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ISO
International Standards Organization
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ITX
Information Technology Extended
128
ISP
Internet Service Provider
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JBOD
Just a Bunch of Disks
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Kb
Kilobit
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KB
Kilobyte or Knowledge Base
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LAN
Local Area Network
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LBA
Logical Block Addressing
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LC
Lucent Connector
135
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
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LDAP
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
137
LED
Light Emitting Diode
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Li-on
Lithium-ion
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LPD/LPR
Line Printing Daemon / Line Printer Remote
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LPT
Line Printer Terminal
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LVD
Low Voltage Differential
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MAC
Media Access Control
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MAPI
Messaging Application Programming Interface
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MAU
Media Access Unit
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Mb
Megabit
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MB
Megabyte
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MBR
Master Boot Record
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MBSA
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
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MFD
Multi-Function Device
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MFP
Multi-Function Product
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MHz
Megahertz
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MicroDIMM
Micro Dual In-line Memory Module
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MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
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MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
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MIMO
Multiple Input Multiple Output
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MMC
Microsoft Management Console
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MP3
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
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MP4
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 4
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MPEG
Moving Picture Experts Group
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MSConfig
Microsoft Configuration
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MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
162
MUI
Multilingual User Interface
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NAC
Network Access Control
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NAS
Network Attached Storage
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NAT
Network Address Translation
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NetBIOS
Networked Basic Input/Output System
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NetBEUI
Networked Basic Input/ Output System Extended User Interface
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NFS
Network File System
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NIC
Network Interface Card
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NiCd
Nickel Cadmium
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NiMH
Nickel Metal Hydride
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NLX
New Low-Profile Extended
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NNTP
Network News Transfer Protocol
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NTFS
New Technology File System
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NTLDR
New Technology Loader
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NTP
Network Time Protocol
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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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OS
Operating System
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PAN
Personal Area Network
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PATA
Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
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PC
Personal Computer
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PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
185
PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
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PCIX
Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended
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PCL
Printer Control Language
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PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
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PE
Preinstallation Environment
190
PEAP
Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
191
PGA
Pin Grid Array
192
PGA2
Pin Grid Array 2
193
PII
Personally Identifiable Information
194
PIN
Personal Identification Number
195
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
196
PnP
Plug and Play
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POP3
Post Office Protocol 3
198
PoS
Point of Sale
199
POST
Power on Self Test
200
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service
201
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
202
PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
203
PRI
Primary Rate Interface
204
PROM
Programmable Read-only memory
205
PS/2
Personal System/2 Connector
206
PSTN
Public Switched Telephone Network
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PSU
Power Supply Unit
208
PVC
Permanent Virtual Circuit
209
PXE
Preboot Execution Environment
210
QoS
Quality of Service
211
RAID
Redundant Array of Independent Discs
212
RAM
Random Access Memory
213
RAS
Random Access Service
214
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
215
RF
Radio Frequency
216
RFI
Radio Frequency Interface
217
RGB
Red, Green, Blue
218
RIP
Routing Information Protocol
219
RIS
Remote Installation Service
220
RISC
Reduced Instruction Set Computer
221
RJ-11
Registered Jack Function 11
222
RJ-45
Registered Jack Function 45
223
RMA
Returned Materials Authorization
224
ROM
Read-Only Memory
225
RTC
Real-Time Clock
226
SAN
Storage Area Network
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SAS
Serial Attached SCSI
