CompTIA A+ 1101/1102 Acronyms A-E
AAA
Authentication, Authorization, and
Accounting
AC
Altering Current
ACL
Access Control List
ADF
Automatic Document Feeder
AES
Advanced Encryption System
AP
Access Point
APFS
Apple File System
APIPA
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
APK
Android Package
ARM
Advanced RISC[Reduced Instruction Set Computer] Machine
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
ATA
Advanced Technology Attachment
ATM
Asycnchronous Transfer Mode
ATX
Advanced Texnology Extended
AUP
Acceptable Use Policy
BIOS
Basic Input/Output System
BSOD
Blue Screen of Death
BYOD
Bring Your Own Device
CAPTCHA
Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart
CD
Compact Disc
CDFS
Compact Disc File System
CDMA
Code-Division Multiple Access
CERT
Computer Emergency Response Team
CIFS
Common Internet File System
CMD
Command Prompt
CMOS
Complementary Meta-Oxide Semiconductor
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CRL
Certificate Revocation List
DC
Direct Current
DDoS
Distributed Denial of Service
DDR
Double Data Rate
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Module
DKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail
DMA
Direct Memory Access
DMARC
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance
DNS
Domain Name System
DoS
Denial of Service
DRAM
Dynamic Random-Access Memory
DRM
Digital Rights Management
DSL
Dgital Subscriber Line
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
DVI-D
Digital Visual Interface-Digital
ECC
Error Correcting Code
EFS
Encrypting File System
EMI
Electromagnetic Interference
EOL
End-of-Life
eSATA
External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge
EULA
End-User License Agreement
exFAT
Extensible File Allocation Table
EXT
Extended File System
CAD
Computer-aided design