CompTIA A+ 1101/1102 Acronyms M-R
MAC
Media Access Control/Mandatory Access
Control
MAM
Mobile Application Management
MAN
Metropolitan Area Network
MBR
Master Boot Record
MDM
Mobile Device Management
MFA
Multifactor Authentication
MFD
Multifunction Device
MFP
Multifunction Printer
MMC
Microsoft Management Console
MOU
Memorandum of Understanding
MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
MSRA
Microsoft Remote Assistance
MX
Mail Exchange
NAC
Network Access Control
NAT
Network Address Translation
NDA
Non-disclosure Agreement
NetBIOS
Networked Basic Input/Output System
NetBT
NetBIOS over TCP/IP [Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol]
NFC
Near-field Communication
NFS
Network File System
NIC
Network Interface Card
NTFS
New Technology File System
NVMe
Non-volatile Memory Express
OCR
Optical Character Recognition
OLED
Organic Light-emitting Diode
ONT
Optical Network Terminal
OS
Operating System
PaaS
Platform as a Service
PAN
Personal Area Network
PC
Personal Computer
PCIe
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PCL
Printer Command Language
PE
Preinstallation Environment
PII
Personally Identifiable Information
PIN
Personal Identification Number
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure
PoE
Power over Ethernet
POP3
Post Office Protocol 3
POST
Power-on Self-Test
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol
PRL
Preferred Roaming List
PSU
Power Supply Unit
PXE
Preboot Execution Environment
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service
RAID
Redundant Array of Independent (or
Inexpensive) Disks
RAM
Random-access Memory
RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol
RF
Radio Frequency
RFI
Radio Frequency Interference
RFID
Radio Frequency Identification
RJ11
Registered Jack Function 11
RJ45
Registered Jack Function 45
RMM
Remote Monitoring and Management
RTO
Recovery Time Objective