CompTIA A+ 1101/1102 Acronyms S-X
SaaS
Software as a Service
SAN
Storage Area Network
SAS
Serial Attached SCSI [Small Computer
System Interface]
SATA
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SC
Subscriber Connector
SCADA
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SCP
Secure Copy Protection
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface
SDN
Software-defined Networking
SFTP
Secure File Transfer Protocol
SIM
Subscriber Identity Module
SIMM
Single Inline Memory Module
S.M.A.R.T.
Self-monitoring Analysis and Reporting
Technology
SMB
Server Message Block
SMS
Short Message Service
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
SNTP
Simple Network Time Protoco
SODIMM
Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
SOHO
Small Office/Home Office
SPF
Sender Policy Framework
SQL
Structured Query Language
SRAM
Static Random-access Memory
SSD
Solid-State Drive
SSH
Secure Shell
SSID
Service Set Identifier
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
SSO
Single Sign-on
ST
Straight Tip
STP
Shielded Twisted Pair
TACACS
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control
System
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
TLS
Transport Layer Security
TN
Twisted Nematic
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
UAC
User Account Control
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
UNC
Universal Naming Convention
UPnP
Universal Plug and Play
UPS
Uninterruptible Power Supply
USB
Universal Serial Bus
UTM
Unified Threat Management
UTP
Unshielded Twisted Pair
VA
Vertical Alignment
VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
VGA
Video Graphics Array
VLAN
Virtual LAN [Local Area Network]
VM
Virtual Machine
VNC
Virtual Network Computer
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
VPN
Virtual Private Network
VRAM
Video Random-access Memory
WAN
Wide Area Network
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WISP
Wireless Internet Service Provider
WLAN
Wireless LAN [Local Area Network]
WMN
Wireless Mesh Network
WPA
WiFi Protected Access
WWAN
Wireless Wide Area Network
XSS
Cross-site Scripting