Tech+ Acronyms and Abbreviations Flashcards

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MbpsMegabit per second
WPANWireless Personal Area Network
RFRadio Frequency
IaaSInfrastructure as a Service
WANWide Area Network
VRVirtual Reality
HDMIHigh-definition Multimedia Interface
WPA3Wireless Protected Access 3
CDCompact Disc
ISPInternet Service Provider
LANLocal Area Network
PSUPower Supply Unit
IRInfrared
NICNetwork Interface Card
DVIDigital Visual Interface
IMAPSInternet Mail Access Protocol Secure
RISCReduced Instruction Set Computer
VoIPVoice over Internet Protocol
PBPetabyte
HDDHard Disk Drive
DSLDigital Subscriber Line
PINPersonal Identification Number
MANMetropolitan Area Network
POP3Post Office Protocol 3
MHzMegahertz
CPUCentral Processing Unit
vNICVirtual Network Interface Card
BD-ROMBlu-ray Disc Read-only Memory
OSOperating System
CLICommand-line Interface
DVD-RWDigital Video Disc-Rewritable
VGAVideo Graphics Array
KbKilobit
NvMENon-volatile Memory Express
SSLSecure Sockets Layer
RJ11Registered Jack Function 11
DIMMDual Inline Memory Module
SIDSystem Identifier
vCPUVirtual Central Processing Unit
WPAWireless Protected Access
SSIDService Set Identifier
HTTPSHypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer
KbpsKilobit per second
WLANWireless Local Area Network
USB-AUniversal Serial Bus-A
CANController Area Network
eSATAExternal Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
URLUniform Resource Locator
WEPWired Equivalency Privacy
ROMRead-only Memory
TCPTransmission Control Protocol
VPNVirtual Private Network
GbGigabit
WPA2Wireless Protected Access 2
UPSUninterruptable Power Supply
CADComputer-aided Design
FTPSFile Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer
PaaSPlatform as a Service
IDEIntegrated Development Environment
MbMegabit
SMTPSimple Mail Transfer Protocol
vRAMVirtual Random-access Memory
CAMComputer-aided Manufacturing
CD-ROMCompact Disc-Read-only Memory
NFCNear Field Communications
IPInternet Protocol
RJ45Registered Jack Function 45
SMTPSSimple Mail Transfer Protocol Secure
SSDSolid State Drive
GUIGraphical User Interface
MBMegabyte
USBUniversal Serial Bus
DNSDomain Name System
OEMOriginal Equipment Manufacturer
TBTerabyte
PIIPersonally Identifiable Information
USB-CUniversal Serial Bus-C
DDRDouble Data Rate
RJRegistered Jack
DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol
FTPFile Transfer Protocol
SFPSmall Form-factor Pluggable
DVD-RDigital Video Disc-Recordable
SD cardSecure Digital Card
HTMLHypertext Markup Language
MACMedia Access Control
GDPRGeneral Data Protection Regulations
NATNetwork Address Translation
SaaSSoftware as a Service
GHzGigahertz
PHIPersonal Health Information
MP3Moving Picture Experts Group Layer-3 Audio
GPUGraphics Processing Unit
EMIElectromagnetic Interference
ESDElectrostatic Discharge
AIArtificial Intelligence
SFTPSecure File Transfer Protocol
IMAPInternet Mail Access Protocol
POP3SPost Office Protocol 3 Secure
PCIePeripheral Component Interconnect Express
MP4Moving Picture Experts Group Layer-4
EULAEnd User License Agreement
GBGigabyte
IoTInternet of Things
DaaSDesktop as a Service
RAMRandom-access Memory
SATASerial Advanced Technology Attachment
BIOSBasic Input/Output System
NASNetwork Attached Storage
TbpsTerabyte per second
PCPersonal Computer
PANPersonal Area Network
vHDDVirtual Hard Disk Drive
BPSBits Per Second
CD-RWCompact Disc-Rewritable
GPSGlobal Positioning System
ARMAdvanced RISC Machines
DVDDigital Video Disc
GbpsGigabit per second
KBKilobyte
POPPost Office Protocol
HTTPHypertext Transfer Protocol
LTELong-term Evolution
SSHSecure Shell
TCP/IPTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
PCIPeripheral Component Interconnect
SNMPSingle Network Management Protocol