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ACRONYM SPELLED OUT AC Alternating Current ACL Access Control List ACPI Advanced Configuration Power Interface ACT Activity ADSL Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line AES Advanced Encryption Standard AGP Accelerated Graphics Port AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface AP Access Point APIPA Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing APM Advanced Power Management ARP Address Resolution Protocol ASR Automated System Recovery ATA Advanced Technology Attachment ATAPI Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATSC Advanced Television Systems Committee ATX Advanced Technology Extended AUP Acceptable Use Policy A/V Audio Video BD-R Blu-ray Disk Recordable BIOS Basic Input/Output System BNC Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Naval Connector BSOD Blue Screen of Death BTX Balanced Technology Extended CAD Computer Aided Design CAPTCHA Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart CAS Column Access Strobe CCFL Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp CD Compact Disc CD-ROM Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory CD-RW Compact Disc-Rewritable CDFS Compact Disc File System CERT Computer Emergency Response Team ACRONYM SPELLED OUT CFS Central File System or Common File System or Command File System CGA Computer Graphics and Applications CIDR Classless Inter-Domain Routing CIFS Common Internet File System CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor CNR Communications and Networking Riser COMx Communication Port (x=Port Number) CPU Central Processing Unit 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 DIN Deutsche Industrie Norm DLT Digital Linear Tape DLP Digital Light Processing or Data Loss Prevention DMA Direct Memory Access DMZ Demilitarized Zone DNS Domain Name Service or Domain Name Server DoS Denial of Service DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DRM Digital Rights Management DSL Digital Subscriber Line DVD Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc DVD-RAM Digital Video Disc-Random-Access Memory DVD-ROM Digital Video Disc-Read-Only Memory The following is a list of acronyms that appear on the CompTIA A+ exams. 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. CompTIA A+ Acronyms CompTIA A+ Certification Exam Objectives Version 2.0 (Exam Number: 220-901) DVD-R Digital Video Disc-Recordable DVD-RW Digital Video Disc-Rewritable DVI Digital Visual Interface DVR Digital Video Recorder ECC Error Correcting Code or Error Checking and Correction ECP Extended Capabilities Port EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory EFS Encrypting File System EIDE Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics ELP Electroluminescence Panel EMI Electromagnetic Interference EMP Electromagnetic Pulse EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ERD Emergency Repair Disk eSATA External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment ESD Electrostatic Discharge EULA End-User License Agreement EVGA Extended Video Graphics Adapter/Array EVDO Evolution Data Optimized or Evolution Data Only Ext2 Second Extended File System exFAT Extended File Allocation Table FAT File Allocation Table FAT12 12-Bit File Allocation Table FAT16 16-Bit File Allocation Table FAT32 32-Bit File Allocation Table FDD Floppy Disk Drive Fn Function (referring to the function key on a laptop) FPM Fast Page Mode FRU Field Replaceable Unit FSB Front Side Bus FTP File Transfer Protocol FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name Gb Gigabit GB Gigabyte GDDR Graphics Double Data Rate GDI Graphics Device Interface GHz Gigahertz GUI Graphical User Interface GPS Global Positioning System GPT GUID Partition Table GPU Graphics Processing Unit GSM Global System for Mobile Communications HAL Hardware Abstraction Layer HAV Hardware-Assisted Virtualization HCL Hardware Compatibility List HDCP High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDD Hard Disk Drive HDMI High-Definition Media Interface HIPS Host Intrusion Prevention System HPFS High-Performance File System HTML Hypertext Markup Language HTPC Home Theater PC HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol Over Secure Sockets Layer I/O Input/Output ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol ICR Intelligent Character Recognition IDE Integrated Drive Electronics IDF Intermediate Distribution Frame IDS Intrusion Detection System IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IIS Internet Information Services IMAP Internet Mail Access Protocol IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity IP Internet Protocol IPCONFIG Internet Protocol Configuration IPP Internet Printing Protocol IPS In-Plane Switching IPSec Internet Protocol Security IR Infrared IrDA Infrared Data Association IRP Incident Response Plan IRQ Interrupt Request ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network ISO International Organization for Standardization/ Industry Standards Organization ISP Internet Service Provider JBOD Just a Bunch Of Disks Kb Kilobit KB Kilobyte or Knowledge Base KVM Kernel-based Virtual Machine LAN Local Area Network LBA Logical Block Addressing LC Lucent Connector LCD Liquid Crystal Display LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LED Light Emitting Diode LI-ON Lithium-Ion LPD/LPR Line Printer Daemon/Line Printer Remote LPT Line Printer Terminal LVD Low Voltage Differential MAC Media Access Control or Mandatory Access Control MAN Metropolitan Area Network ACRONYM SPELLED OUT ACRONYM SPELLED OUT CompTIA A+ Certification Exam Objectives Version 2.0 (Exam Number: 220-901)