CompTIA A+ Acronyms
Introduction
The following is a list of acronyms which appear on the CompTIA A+ exams covering 2006 objectives.
Candidates are encouraged to review the complete list and attain a working knowledge of all listed
acronyms as a part of a comprehensive exam preparation program.
ACRONYM SPELLED OUT
AC alternating current
ACPI advanced configuration and power interface
ACT activity
ADSL asymmetrical digital subscriber line
AGP accelerated graphics port
AMD advanced micro devices
AMR audio modem riser
APIPA automatic private internet protocol addressing
APM advanced power management
ARP address resolution protocol
ASR automated system recovery
AT advanced technology
ATA advanced technology attachment
ATAPI advanced technology attachment packet interface
ATM asynchronous transfer mode
ATX advanced technology extended
BIOS basic input/output system
BNC Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Navel Connector
BRI basic rate interface
BTX balanced technology extended
CCD charged coupled device
CD compact disc
CD-ROM compact disc-read-only memory
CD-RW compact disc-rewritable
CDFS compact disc file system
CMOS complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CNR communication network riser
COM1 communication port 1
CPU central processing unit
CRIMM continuity-rambus inline memory module
CRT cathode-ray tube
DAC discretionary access control
DB-25 serial communications D-shell connector, 25 pins
DB-9 9 pin D shell connector
DC direct current
DDOS distributed denial of service
DDR double data-rate
DDR RAM double data-rate random access memory
DDR SDRAM double data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory
DFS distributed file system
DHCP dynamic host configuration protocol
DIMM dual inline memory module
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DIN Deutsche Industrie Norm
DIP dual inline package
DLT digital linear tape
DLP digital light processing
DMA direct memory access
DNS domain name service or domain name server
DOS disk operating system