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CompTIA 220-702
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Computer Science
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05/09/2012
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Term
Define: AC
 Definition
Alternating Current
Term
Define: ACPI
 Definition
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
Term
Define: ACT
 Definition
Activity
Term
Define: ADF
 Definition
Automatic Document Feeder
Term
Define: ADSL
 Definition
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
Term
Define: AGP
 Definition
Accelerated Graphics Port
Term
Define: AMD
 Definition
Advanced Micro Devices
Term
Define: APIPA
 Definition
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
Term
Define: APM
 Definition
Advanced Power Management
Term
Define: ARP
 Definition
Address Resolution Protocol
Term
Define: ASR
 Definition
Automated System Recovery
Term
Define: ATA
 Definition
Advanced Technology Attachment
Term
Define: ATAPI
 Definition
Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
Term
Define: ATM
 Definition
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Term
Define: ATX
 Definition
Adavanced Technolog Extended
Term
Define: BHO
 Definition
Browser Help Object
Term
Define: BIOS
 Definition
Basic Input/Output system
Term
Define: BNC
 Definition
Bayonet-Neill-Concelmen or British Naval Connector
Term
Define: BTX
 Definition
Balanced Technology Extended
Term
Define: CD
 Definition
Compact Disc
Term
Define: CD-ROM
 Definition
Compact Disc-Read-Only Memory
Term
Define: CD-RW
 Definition
Compact Disc-Rewritable
Term
Define: CDFS
 Definition
Compact Disc File System
Term
Define: CFS
 Definition
Central File System, Common File System, Command File System
Term
Define: CMOS
 Definition
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
Term
Define: COMx
 Definition
Communication Port (x=port number)
Term
Define: CPU
 Definition
Central Processing Unit
Term
Define: CRT
 Definition
Cathode-Ray Tube
Term
Define: DAC
 Definition
Discretionary Access Control
Term
Define: DB-25
 Definition
Serial Communications D-shell connector, 25 pins
Term
Define: DB-9
 Definition
9 pin D shell connector
Term
Define: DC
 Definition
Direct Current
Term
Define: DDOS
 Definition
Distributed Denial of Serivce
Term
Define: DDR
 Definition
Double Data Rate
Term
Define: DDR-RAM
 Definition
Double Data Rate-Random Access Memory
Term
Define: DDR SDRAM
 Definition
Double Data-Rate synchronous dynamic random access memory
Term
Define: DFS
 Definition
Distributed File System
Term
Define: DHCP
 Definition
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Term
Define: DIMM
 Definition
Dual Inline Memory Module
Term
Define: DIN
 Definition
Deutsche Industrie Norm
Term
Define: DIP
 Definition
Dual Inline Package
Term
Define: DLT
 Definition
Digital Linear Tape
Term
Define: DLP
 Definition
Digital Light Processing
Term
Define: DMA
 Definition
Direct Memory Access
Term
Define: DMZ
 Definition
Demilitarized Zone
Term
Define: DNS
 Definition
Domain Name System or Server
Term
Define: DOS
 Definition
Denial of Service
Term
Define: DRAM
 Definition
Dynamic Random Access Memory
Term
Define: DSL
 Definition
Digital Subscriber Line
Term
Define: DVD
 Definition
Digital Video or Versatile Disc
Term
Define: DVD-RAM
 Definition
Digital Video Disc-Random Access Memory
Term
Define: DVD-ROM
 Definition
Digital Video Disc-Read Only Memory
Term
Define: DVD-R
 Definition
Digital Video Disc-Recordable
Term
Define: DVD-RW
 Definition
Digitial Video Disc-Rewritable
Term
Define: DVI
 Definition
Digital Visual Interface
Term
Define: ECC
 Definition
Error Correction Code
Term
Define: ECP
 Definition
Extended Capabilities Port
Term
Define: EEPROM
 Definition
Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
Term
Define: EFS
 Definition
Encrypting File System
Term
Define: EIDE
 Definition
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
Term
Define: EMI
 Definition
Electromagnetic Interface
Term
Define: EMP
 Definition
Electromagnetic Pulse
Term
Define: EPROM
 Definition
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
Term
Define: EPP
 Definition
Enhanced Parallel Port
Term
Define: ERD
 Definition
Emergency Repair Disk
Term
Define: ESD
 Definition
Electrostatic Discharge
Term
Define: EVGA
 Definition
Extended Video Graphics Adapter/Array
Term
Define: EVDO
 Definition
Evolution Data Optimized or Only
Term
Define: FAT
 Definition
File Allocation Table
Term
Define: FAT12
 Definition
12-bit File Allocation Table
Term
Define: FAT16
 Definition
16-bit File Allocation Table
Term
Define: FAT 32
 Definition
32-bit File Allocation Table
Term
Define: FDD
 Definition
Floopy Disk Drive
Term
Define: Fn
 Definition
Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
Term
Define: FPM
 Definition
Fast Page-Mode
Term
Define: FRU
 Definition
Field Replaceable Unit
Term
Define: FSB
 Definition
Front Side Bus
Term
Define: FTP
 Definition
File Transfer Protocol
Term
Define: FQDN
 Definition
Fully Qualified Domain Name
Term
Define: Gb
 Definition
Gigabit
Term
Define: GB
 Definition
Gigabyte
Term
Define: GDI
 Definition
Graphics Device Interface
Term
Define: GHz
 Definition
Gigahertz
Term
Define: GUI
 Definition
Graphical User Interface
Term
Define: GPS
 Definition
Global Positioning System
Term
Define: GSM
 Definition
Global System for Mobile Communications
Term
Define: HAL
 Definition
Hardware Abstraction Layer
Term
Define: HCL
 Definition
Hardware Compatibility List
Term
Define: HDD
 Definition
Hard Disk Drive
Term
Define: HDMi
 Definition
High Definition Media Interface
Term
Define: HPFS
 Definition
High Performance File System
Term
Define: HTML
 Definition
Hypertext Markup Language
Term
Define: HTTP
 Definition
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Term
Define: HTTPS
 Definition
Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure sockets layer
Term
Define: I/O
 Definition
Input/Output
Term
Define: ICMP
 Definition
Internet Control Message Protocol
Term
Define: ICR
 Definition
Intelligent Character Recognition
Term
Define: IDE
 Definition
Integrated Drive Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Term
Define: IIS
 Definition
Internet Information Services
Term
Define: IMAP
 Definition
Internet Mail Access Protocol
Term
Define: IP
 Definition
Internet Protocol
Term
Define: IPCONFIG
 Definition
Internet Protocol Congfiguration
Term
Define: IPP
 Definition
Internet Printing Protocol
Term
Define: IPSEC
 Definition
Internet Protocol Security
Term
Define: IPX
 Definition
Internetwork Packet Exchange
Term
Define: IPX/SPX
 Definition
Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange
Term
Define: IR
 Definition
Infrared
Term
Define: IrDA
 Definition
Infrared Data Association
Term
Define: IRQ
 Definition
Interrupt Request
Term
Define: ISA
 Definition
Industry Standards Organization
Term
Define: ISDN
 Definition
Integrated Services Digital Network
Term
Define: ISO
 Definition
Industry Standards Organization
Term
Define: ISP
 Definition
Internet Service Provider
Term
Define: JBOD
 Definition
Just a Bunch of Disks
Term
Define: Kb
 Definition
Kilobit
Term
Define: KB
 Definition
Kilobyte or Knowledge Base
Term
Define: LAN
 Definition
Local Area Network
Term
Define: LBA
 Definition
Logical Block Addressing
Term
Define: LC
 Definition
Lucent Connector
Term
Define: LCD
 Definition
Liquid Crystal Display
Term
Define: LDAP
 Definition
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
Term
Define: LED
 Definition
Light Emitting Diode
Term
Define: Li-on
 Definition
Lithium-Ion
Term
Define: LPD/LPR
 Definition
Line Printer Daemon/Line Printer Remote
Term
Define: LPT
 Definition
Line Printer Terminal
Term
Define: LVD
 Definition
Low Voltage Differential
Term
Define: MAC
 Definition
Media Access Control/ Mandatory Access Control
Term
Define: MAPI
 Definition
Mesaging Application Programming Interface
Term
Define: MAU
 Definition
Media Access Unit/ Media Attachment Unit
Term
Define: Mb
 Definition
Megabit
Term
Define: MB
 Definition
Megabyte
Term
Define: MBR
 Definition
Master Boot Record
Term
Define: MBSA
 Definition
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
Term
Define: MFD
 Definition
Mulit-Function Device
Term
Define: MFP
 Definition
Multi-Function Product
Term
Define: MHz
 Definition
Megahertz
Term
Define: MicroDIMM
 Definition
Micro Dual Inline Memory Module
Term
Define: MIDI
 Definition
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
Term
Define: MIME
 Definition
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
Term
Define: MMC
 Definition
Microsoft Mangament Console
Term
Define: MMX
 Definition
Mulitmedia Extensions
Term
Define: MP3
 Definition
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
Term
Define: MP4
 Definition
Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 4
Term
Define: MPEG
 Definition
Moving Picture Experts Group
Term
Define: MSCONFIG
 Definition
Microsoft Configuration
Term
Define: MSDS
 Definition
Material Safety Data Sheet
Term
Define: MUI
 Definition
Multilingual User Inerface
Term
Define: NAC
 Definition
Network Access Control
Term
Define: NAS
 Definition
Network Attached Storage
Term
Define: NAT
 Definition
Network Address Translation
Term
Define: NetBIOS
 Definition
Networked Basic Input/ Output System
Term
Define: NetBEUI
 Definition
Networked Basic Input/ Output System Extended User Interface
Term
Define: NIC
 Definition
Network Interface Card
Term
Define: NiCd
 Definition
Nickel Cadmium
Term
Define: NiMH
 Definition
Nickel Metal Hydride
Term
Define: NLX
 Definition
New Low-Profile Extended
Term
Define: NNTP
 Definition
Network News Transfer Protocol
Term
Define: NTFS
 Definition
New Technology File System
Term
Define: NTLDR
 Definition
New Technology Loader
Term
Define: NTP
 Definition
Network Time Protocol
Term
Define: OCR
 Definition
Optical Character Recognition
Term
Define: ODBC
 Definition
Open Database Connectivity
Term
Define: OEM
 Definition
Original Equipment Manufacturer
Term
Define: OS
 Definition
Operating System
Term
Define: PAN
 Definition
Personal Area Network
Term
Define: PATA
 Definition
Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
Term
Define: PC
 Definition
Personal Computer
Term
Define: PCI
 Definition
Peripheral Component Interconnect
Term
Define: PCIe
 Definition
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
Term
Define: PCIX
 Definition
Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended
Term
Define: PCL
 Definition
Printer Control Language
Term
Define: PCMCIA
 Definition
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Term
Define: PDA
 Definition
Personal Digital Assistant
Term
Define: PGA
 Definition
Pin Grid Array
Term
Define: PIN
 Definition
Personal Identification Number
Term
Define: PKI
 Definition
Public Key Infrastructure
Term
Define: PnP
 Definition
Plug and Play
Term
Define: POP3
 Definition
Post Office Protocol 3
Term
Define: POST
 Definition
Power-On Self Test
Term
Define: POTS
 Definition
Plain Old Telephone Service
Term
Define: PPP
 Definition
Point-To-Point Protocol
Term
Define: PPTP
 Definition
Point-To-Point Tunneling Protocol
Term
Define: PRI
 Definition
Primary Rate Interface
Term
Define: PROM
 Definition
Programmable Read-Only Memory
Term
Define: PS/2
 Definition
Personal System/2 Connector
Term
Define: PSTN
 Definition
Pubic Switched Telephone Network
Term
Define: PSU
 Definition
Power Supply Unit
Term
Define: PVC
 Definition
Permanent Virtual Circuit
Term
Define: PXE
 Definition
Preboot Execution Environment
Term
Define: QoS
 Definition
Quality of Service
Term
Define: RAID
 Definition
Redundant Array of Independent/ Inexpensive Discs
Term
Define: RAM
 Definition
Random Access Memory
Term
Define: RAS
 Definition
Remote Access Service
Term
Define: RDRAM
 Definition
RAMBUS Dynamic Random Access Memory
Term
Define: RF
 Definition
Radio Frequency
Term
Define: RFI
 Definition
Radio Frequency Interface
Term
Define: RGB
 Definition
Red Green Blue
Term
Define: RIMM
 Definition
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module
Term
Define: RIP
 Definition
Routing Information Protocol
Term
Define: RIS
 Definition
Remote Installation Service
Term
Define: RISC
 Definition
Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Term
Define: RJ
 Definition
Registered Jack
Term
Define: RJ-11
 Definition
Registered Jack Function 11
Term
Define: RJ-45
 Definition
Registered Jack Function 45
Term
Define: RMA
 Definition
Returned Materials Authorization
Term
Define: ROM
 Definition
Read-Only Memory
Term
Define: RS-232 or RS-232c
 Definition
Recommended Standard 232
Term
Define: RTC
 Definition
Real-Time Clock
Term
Define: SAN
 Definition
Storage Area Network
Term
Define: SATA
 Definition
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
Term
Define: SC
 Definition
Subscription Channel
Term
Define: SCP
 Definition
Secure Copy Protection
Term
Define: SCSI
 Definition
Small Computer System Interface
Term
Define: SCSI ID
 Definition
Small Computer System Interface Identifier
Term
Define: SD Card
 Definition
Secure Digital Card
Term
Define: SDRAM
 Definition
Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
Term
Define: SEC
 Definition
Single Edge Checker
Term
Define: SFC
 Definition
System File Checker
Term
Define: SGRAM
 Definition
Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
Term
Define: SIMM
 Definition
Single Inline Memory Module
Term
Define: SLI
 Definition
Scalable Link Interface or System Level Integration or Scanline Interleave Mode
Term
Define: S.M.A.R.T.
 Definition
Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology
Term
Define: SMB
 Definition
Server Message Block or Small to Midsize Business
Term
Define: SMTP
 Definition
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Term
Define: SNMP
 Definition
Simple Network Management Protocol
Term
Define: SoDIMM
 Definition
Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
Term
Define: SOHO
 Definition
Small Office/ Home Office
Term
Define: SP
 Definition
Service Pack
Term
Define: SPDIF
 Definition
Sony-Philips Digital Interface Format
Term
Define: SPGA
 Definition
Staggered Pin Grid Array
Term
Define: SPX
 Definition
Sequenced Package Exchange
Term
Define: SRAM
 Definition
Static Random Access Memory
Term
Define: SSH
 Definition
Secure Shell
Term
Define: SSID
 Definition
Service Set Identifier
Term
Define: SSL
 Definition
Secure Sockets Layer
Term
Define: ST
 Definition
Straight Tip
Term
Define: STP
 Definition
Shielded Twisted Pair
Term
Define: SVGA
 Definition
Super Video Graphics Array
Term
Define: SXGA
 Definition
Super Extended Graphics Array
Term
Define: TB
 Definition
Terabyte
Term
Define: TCP
 Definition
Transmission Control Protocol
Term
Define: TCP/ IP
 Definition
Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol
Term
Define: TDR
 Definition
Time Domain Reflectometer
Term
Define: TFTP
 Definition
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Term
Define: UAC
 Definition
User Account Control
Term
Define: UART
 Definition
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
Term
Define: UDF
 Definition
User Defined Functions or Universal Disk Format or Universal Data Format
Term
Define: UDMA
 Definition
Ultra Direct Memory Access
Term
Define: UDP
 Definition
User Datagram Protocol
Term
Define: UNC
 Definition
Universal Naming Convention
Term
Define: UPS
 Definition
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Term
Define: USB
 Definition
Universal Serial Bus
Term
Define: URL
 Definition
Uniform Resource Locator
Term
Define: USMT
 Definition
User State Migration Tool
Term
Define: UTP
 Definition
Unshielded Twisted Pair
Term
Define: UXGA
 Definition
Ultra Extended Graphics Array
Term
Define: VESA
 Definition
Video Electronics Standards Association
Term
Define: VFAT
 Definition
Virtual File Allocation Table
Term
Define: VGA
 Definition
Video Graphics Array
Term
Define: VoIP
 Definition
Voice Over Internet Protocol
Term
Define: VPN
 Definition
Virtual Private Network
Term
Define: VRAM
 Definition
Video Random Access Memory
Term
Define: WAN
 Definition
Wide Area Network
Term
Define: WAP
 Definition
Wireless Application Protocol
Term
Define: WEP
 Definition
Wired Equivalent Privacy
Term
Define: WIFI
 Definition
Wireless Fidelity
Term
Define: WINS
 Definition
Windows Internet Name Service
Term
Define: WLAN
 Definition
Wireless Local Area Network
Term
Define: WPA
 Definition
Wirless Protected Access
Term
Define: WUXGA
 Definition
Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array
Term
Define: XGA
 Definition
Extended Graphics Array
Term
Define: ZIF
 Definition
Zero-Insertion-Force
Term
Define: ZIP
 Definition
Zigzag Inline Package
Term
Define: SAM
 Definition
Security Accounts Manager
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