♥ IMP COMPUTER TERMS ♥

AC = alternating current
ACPI = advanced configuration and power interface
ACT = activity
ADSL = asymmetrical digital subscriber line
AGP = accelerated graphics port
AMD = advanced micro devices
AMR = audio modem riser
APIPA = automatic private internet protocol addressing
APM = advanced power management
ARP = address resolution protocol
ASR = automated system recovery
AT = advanced technology
ATA = advanced technology attachment
ATAPI = advanced technology attachment packet interface
ATM = asynchronous transfer mode
ATX = advanced technology extended
BIOS = basic input/output system
BNC = Bayonet-Neill-Concelman or British Navel Connector
BRI = basic rate interface
BTX = balanced technology extended
CCD = charged coupled device
CD = compact disc
CD-ROM = compact disc-read-only memory
CD-RW = compact disc-rewritable
CDFS = compact disc file system
CMOS = complementary metal-oxide
semiconductor
CNR = communication network riser
COM1 = communication port 1
CPU = central processing unit
CRIMM = continuity-rambus inline memory module
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
DIP = dual inline package
DLT = digital linear tape
DLP = digital light processing
DMA = direct memory access
DNS = domain name service or domain name server
DOS = disk operating system or denial of service
DPMS = display power management signaling
DRAM = dynamic random access memory
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
DVD-R = digital video disc-recordable
DVD-RW = digital video disc-rewritable
DVI = digital visual interface
ECC = error correction code
ECP = extended capabilities port
EEPROM = electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
EFS = encrypting file system
EIDE = enhanced integrated drive electronics
EISA = extended industry standard
architecture
EMI = electromagnetic interference
EMP = electromagnetic pulse
EPROM = erasable programmable read-only memory
EPP = enhanced parallel port
ERD = emergency repair disk
ESD = electrostatic discharge
ESDI = enhanced small device interface
EVGA = extended video graphics adapter/array
EVDO = evolution data optimized or evolution data only
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
FERPA = Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Fn = Function (referring to the function key on a laptop)
FPM = fast page-mode
FRU = field replaceable unit
FT = P file transfer protocol
FQDN = fully qualified domain name
GB = gigabyte
GDI = graphics device interface
GHz = gigahertz
GUI = graphical user interface
GPRS = general packet radio system
GSM = global system for mobile
communications
HAL = hardware abstraction layer
HCL = hardware compatibility list
HDD hard = disk drive
HDMi = high definition media interface
HPFS = high performance file system
HTML = hypertext markup language
HTTP = hypertext transfer protocol
HTTPS = hypertext transfer protocol over secure sockets layer
I/O = input/output
ICMP = internet control message protocol
ICS = internet connection sharing
ICR = intelligent character recognition
IDE = integrated drive electronics
IEEE = Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IIS = Internet Information Services
IMAP = internet mail access protocol
IP = internet protocol
IPCONFIG = internet protocol configuration
IPP = internet printing protocol
IPSEC = internet protocol security
IPX = internetwork packet exchange
IPX/SPX = internetwork packet exchange/ sequenced packet
exchange
IR = infrared
IrDA = Infrared Data Association
IRQ = interrupt request
ISA = industry standard architecture
ISDN = integrated services digital network
ISO = Industry Standards Organization
ISP = internet service provider
KB = kilobyte
LAN = local area network
LBA = logical block addressing
LC = Lucent connector
LCD = liquid crystal display
LDAP = lightweight directory access protocol
LED = light emitting diode
LIP = or LiPoly lithium-ion polymer
Li-on = lithium-ion
LPD/LPR = line printer daemon / line printer remote
LPT = line printer terminal
LPT1 = line printer terminal 1
LPX = low profile extended
LVD = low voltage differential
MAC = media access control
MAN = metropolitan area network
MAPI = messaging application programming interface
Mb = megabit
MB = megabyte
MBR = master boot record
MBSA = Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
MCR = multivariant curve resolution
MFD = multi-function device
MFP =multi-function product
MHz =megahertz
MicroDIMM = micro dual inline memory module
MIDI = musical instrument digital interface
MIME = multipurpose internet mail extension
MLI = multiple link interface
MMC = Microsoft management console
MMX = multimedia extensions
MP3 = Moving Picture Experts Group Layer 3 Audio
MPEG = Moving Picture Experts Group
MSCONFIG = Microsoft configuration
MSDS = material safety data sheet
MUI = multilingual user interface
NAS = network-attached storage
NAT = network address translation
NetBIOS = networked basic input/output system
NetBEUI = networked basic input/output system extended user interface
NFS = network file system
NIC = network interface card
NiCd = nickel cadmium
NiMH = nickel metal hydride
NLI = not logged in or natural language interface
NLX = new low-profile extended
NNTP = network news transfer protocol
NTFS = new technology file system
NTLDR = new technology loader
NWLINK = Netware Link
OCR = optical character recognition
OEM = original equipment manufacturer
OMR = optical mark recognition
OS = operating system
OSR = original equipment manufacturer service release
PAN = personal area network
PATA = parallel advanced technology
attachment
PC = personal computer
PCI = peripheral component interconnect
PCIe = peripheral component interconnect express
PCIX = peripheral component interconnect extended
PCL = printer control language
PCMCIA = Personal Computer Memory Card International
Association
PDA = personal digital assistant
PGA = pin grid array
PGA2 = pin grid array 2
PIN = personal identification number
PKI = public key infrastructure
PnP = plug and play
POP = post office protocol
POP3 = post office protocol 3
POST = power-on self test
POTS = plain old telephone service
PPP = point-to-point protocol
PPTP = point-to-point tunneling protocol
PRI = primary rate interface
PROM = programmable read-only memory
PS/2 = Personal System/2 connector
PSTN = public switched telephone network
PVC = permanent virtual circuit
PXE = preboot execution environment
QoS = quality of service
RAID = redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) discs
RAM = random access memory
RAS = remote access service
RBAC = role-based access control or rule- based access control
RDRAM = RAMBUS dynamic random access memory
RF = radio frequency
RFI = radio frequency interference
RGB = red green blue
RIMM = RAMBUS inline memory module
RIP = routing information protocol
RIS = remote installation service
RISC = reduced instruction set computer
RJ = registered jack
RJ-11 = registered jack function 11
RJ-45 = registered jack function 45
RMA = returned materials authorization
ROM = read only memory
RS-232 or RS-232C = recommended standard 232
RTC = real-time clock
SAN = Storage area network
SATA = serial advanced technology
attachment
SC = subscription channel
SCSI = small computer system interface
SCSI ID = small computer system interface identifier
SD card = secure digital card
SDRAM = synchronous dynamic random access memory
SEC = single edge connector
SFC = system file checker
SGRAM = synchronous graphics random access memory
SIMM = single inline memory module
SLI = scalable link interface or system level integration or scanline interleave mode
SMB= server message block or small to midsize business
SMTP = simple mail transport protocol
SNMP = simple network management protocol
SoDIMM = small outline dual inline memory module
SOHO = small office/home office
SP = service pack
SP1 = service pack 1
SP2 = service pack 2
SPDIF = Sony-Philips digital interface format
SPGA = staggered pin grid array
SPX = sequenced package exchange
SRAM = static random access memory
SSH = secure shell
SSID = service set identifier
SSL = secure sockets layer
ST = straight tip
STP = shielded twisted pair
SVGA = super video graphics array
SXGA = super extended graphics array
TB = terabyte
TCP = transmission control protocol
TCP/IP = transmission control protocol/ internet protocol
TDR = time domain reflectometer
TFTP = trivial file transfer protocol
UART = universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
UDF = user defined functions or universal disk format or universal
data format
UDMA = ultra direct memory access
UDP = user datagram protocol
UL = Underwriter’s Laboratory
UNC = universal naming convention
UPS = uninterruptible power supply
URL = uniform resource locator
USB = universal serial bus
USMT = user state migration tool
UTP = unshielded twisted pair
UXGA = ultra extended graphics array
VESA = Video Electronics Standards
Association
VFAT = virtual file allocation table
VGA = video graphics array
VoIP = voice over internet protocol
VPN = virtual private network
VRAM = video random access memory
WAN = wide area network
WAP = wireless application protocol
WEP = wired equivalent privacy
WIFI = wireless fidelity
WINS = windows internet name service
WLAN = wireless local area network
WPA =wireless protected access
WUXGA = wide ultra extended graphics array
XGA = extended graphics array
ZIF = zero-insertion-force
ZIP = zigzag inline package