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What does OS stand for?

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Operating System

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What does GUI stand for?

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Graphical User Interface

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What does BIOS stand for?

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Basic Input/Output System

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What does CPU stand for?

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Central Processing Unit

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What does RAM stand for?

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Random Access Memory

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What does HDD stand for?

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Hard Disk Drive

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What does SSD stand for?

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Solid State Drive

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What does UEFI stand for?

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Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

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What does NTFS stand for?

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New Technology File System

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What does FAT stand for?

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File Allocation Table

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What does DHCP stand for?

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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

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What does DNS stand for?

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Domain Name System

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What does TCP stand for?

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Transmission Control Protocol

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What does IP stand for?

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Internet Protocol

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What does VPN stand for?

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Virtual Private Network

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What does USB stand for?

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Universal Serial Bus

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What does HTTP stand for?

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol

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What does HTTPS stand for?

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Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

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What does SSL stand for?

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Secure Sockets Layer

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What does TLS stand for?

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Transport Layer Security

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What does RDP stand for?

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Remote Desktop Protocol

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What does Active Directory stand for?

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AD

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What does GPO stand for?

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Group Policy Object

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What does MFA stand for?

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Multi-Factor Authentication

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What does ADFS stand for?
Active Directory Federation Services
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What does MBR stand for?
Master Boot Record
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What does GPT stand for?
GUID Partition Table
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What does WMI stand for?
Windows Management Instrumentation
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What does CMD stand for?
Command Prompt
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What does SFC stand for?
System File Checker
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What does CHKDSK stand for?
Check Disk
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What does .NET stand for?
Network Enabled Technology
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What does OLE stand for?
Object Linking and Embedding
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What does SQL stand for?
Structured Query Language
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What does RAR stand for?
Roshal Archive
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What does ZIP stand for?
ZIP Archive
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What does ISO stand for?
International Organization for Standardization
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What does PDF stand for?
Portable Document Format
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What does DLL stand for?
Dynamic Link Library
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What does EXE stand for?
Executable File
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What does MSI stand for?
Microsoft Installer
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What does VHD stand for?
Virtual Hard Disk
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What does VHDX stand for?
Virtual Hard Disk Extended
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What does SCSI stand for?
Small Computer System Interface
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What does RAID stand for?
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
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What does UAC stand for?
User Account Control
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What does WSL stand for?
Windows Subsystem for Linux
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What does PnP stand for?
Plug and Play
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What does APM stand for?
Advanced Power Management
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What does ACPI stand for?
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
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What does LPT stand for?
Line Print Terminal
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What does COM stand for?
Component Object Model
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What does DCOM stand for?
Distributed Component Object Model
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What does UPNP stand for?
Universal Plug and Play
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What does VNC stand for?
Virtual Network Computing
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What does SMB stand for?
Server Message Block
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What does SSH stand for?
Secure Shell
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What does BCD stand for?
Boot Configuration Data
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What does KMS stand for?
Key Management Service
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What does WSUS stand for?
Windows Server Update Services
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What does AD DS stand for?
Active Directory Domain Services
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What does AD FS stand for?
Active Directory Federation Services
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What does RDS stand for?
Remote Desktop Services
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What does NTP stand for?
Network Time Protocol
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What does QoS stand for?
Quality of Service
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What does SAML stand for?
Security Assertion Markup Language
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What does LDAP stand for?
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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What does RADIUS stand for?
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
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What does SSO stand for?
Single Sign-On
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What does ACL stand for?
Access Control List
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What does ACE stand for?
Access Control Entry
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What does SAM stand for?
Security Account Manager

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