Abbreviations for CNT-2300

Maria Tschida Service Project July 2010

Abbreviations for CNT2300 PC Hardware/Software

          CNT 2300  Service Project
           Maria Tschida

      Abbreviations for PC 
   Hardware/Software

• A – Amps
• AC- Alternate current
• ACL – Access Control List
• ACPI – Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
• ADSL – Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
• AFH – Adaptive Frequency Hopping
• AGP – Accelerated Graphics Port
• AMPS – Advanced Mobile Phone System
• ANSI – American Standards Instititute
• APIPA – Automatic Private IP Addressing
• APM – Advanced Power Management
• ARP – Address Resolution Protocol
• ASCII – American Standard Code for Information Interchange
• ASR – Automated System Recovery
• AT – Attention Characters
• ATA – Advanced Technology Attachment
• ATX-Advanced Technology Extender
• AUX – Auxiliary

BASE – Baseband Transmission BD – Blue ray Disc BD-R – Blue ray Disc Recordable BD-RE - Blue ray Disc Rewritable BD-ROM - Blue ray Disc read only Media BIOS- Basic Input Output System BISDN – Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network BMP – Bit Map Picture bps – Bits Per Second BRI – Basic Rate Interface

C: - Hard Drive CAD - computer-aided design CD – Compact Disk CDMA – Code Division Multiple Access CD-RW – Compact Disc Rewritable CHIP3 – Chemicals Hazards Information and Packaging for supply Regulations 2002 CISC – Complex Instruction Set Computer CISCO - Corps Information Systems Control Officer CLI – Command Line Interface CMOS – Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CMYK- Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black CMYO - cyan, magenta, yellow, and clear overcoat COM – (port) CPU – Central Processing Unit CRT – Cathode-ray Ray Tube CRU – Customer Replaceable Unit CSMA/CD - Carrier Sense Multiple Access w. Collision Detection

DAT – Digital Audio Tape DC – Direct Current DIP – Dual Inline Package DDoS – Distributed Denial of Service DDR – Double Data Rate DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DIP – Dual Inline Package DLT – Digital Linear Tape DLP – Digital Light processing DMA – Direct Memory Access DMD – Digital Micro mirror Device DNS – Domain Name System DoS – Denial of Service DPI – Dots Per Inch DRAM – Dynamic RAM DSL – Digital Subscriber Line DVD – Digital Versatile Disc DVI – Digital Visual Interface

ECP – Enhanced Capabilities Port EEPROM – Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EIDE – Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics EMI- Electro Magnetic Interference EPI – Environmental Protection Agency EPP – Enhanced Parallel Port EPROM – Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory ERD – Emergency Repair Disk eSATA – External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment ESD – Electro Static Discharge EULA – End User License Agreement

FAT32 – File Allocation Table, 32- bit FDD – Floppy Disc Drive FDDI – Fiber Distributed Data Interface FRU – Field Replaceable Unit FSB – Front Side Bus FTP – File Transfer Protocal

GB – Giga Bytes ( Billions of bytes) GDI – Graphics Device Interface GHz – Giga Hertz GPS – Global Positioning System GPU – Graphics Processing Unit GSM – Global System for Mobile GUI – Graphical User Interface

HAL – Hardware Abstract ion Layer HCL – Hardware Compatibility List HDD – Hard Disc Drive HDSL - High Data Rate Digital Subscriber Line HTML - Hypertext Markup Language HTTP – Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTPS – Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure HVC – Horizontal Vertical Colors Hz - Hertz

I – Current IAB – Internet Architecture Board IBM - International Business Machines ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol IDE – Integrated Drive Electronics iDEN - Integrated Digital Enhancement Network IEC - International Electro technical Commission IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IGP – Interior Gateway Protocol iLINK- FireWire IM – Instant Messaging IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol I/O – Input/Output IP – Internet Protocol IR - Infrared IRQ – Interrupt Requests ISDN – Integrated Services Data Interface ISM - Industrial, Scientific, & Medical band ISO – International Standards Organization ISP - Internet Service Provider

JPEG – Joint Photographic Expert Group

Kb – Kilo bits KB – Kilo Bytes KBps – Kilo Bytes Per Second KVM - Keyboard, Video, Mouse switch

LAN – Local Area Network LCD – Liquid Crystal Display LEAP – Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol LED – Light Emitting Diode

M – Meters MAC – Media Access Control MB – Mega Byte Mbps – Mega bits per second MBR- Master Boot Record MDF - Main Distribution Facility MHz- Mega Hertz MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface MMX - (multi media instructions) MSAU – Multi Station Access Unit MSDS – Material Data and Safety Sheet MTBF – Mean Time Between Failure

NAP - Network Access Point NAT – Network Address Translation NIC – Network Interface Card NLQ – Near Letter Quality NMT – Nordic Mobile Telephone NOS – Network Operating System NTFS – New Technology File System NTLDR – NT Loader

OCR – Optical Character Recognition OS – Operating System OSHA –Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSI – Open System Interconnect

P – Power PATA – Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment PC – Personal Computer PCI – Peripheral Component Interface PCL – Printer Control Language PCIe – ( expansion slots) PCMCIA – Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PDA – Personal Digital Assistants PDL – Page Description Language PDU – Protocol Data Units PGA - Pin Grid Array Ping – Packet Internet Gopher PLC – Power Line Communication PLN – Power Line Networking PLT – Power Line Telecoms PnP – Plug and Play POST – Power On Self Test POTS – Plain Old Telephone Service PPM – Pages Per Minute PPP – Point to Point Protocol PRI – Primary Rate Interface PROM – Programmable Read-Only Memory PSTN – Public Switched Telephone Network

R – Resistance RAID – Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAM - Random Access Memory RAS – Remote Access Server RFI – Radio Frequency Interference RGB – Red, Blue, Green RIP – Routing Information Protocol RIS – Remote Installation Services RISC – Reduced Instruction Set Computer ROM – Read Only Memory RPM – Revolutions per minute

SATA – Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SCSI – Small Computer System Interface SD – Secure Digital SDRAM – Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDSL – Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line SFC – System File Checker SID – System Security Identifier SIMM – Single Inline Memory Module SLA – Service Level Agreement SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SODIMM - (laptop expansion memory) SOHO – Small Office/Home Office SP/2- Service pack 2 SPS – Standby Power Supply SRAM – Static Random Access Memory SSD – Solis State Drive SSE – Streaming Single-instruction-multi-data extensions SSH – Secure Socket Host SSID – Service Set Identifier STP – Shielded Twisted Pair Sysprep- Microsoft System Preparation

TCO – Total Cost of Ownership TCP– Transmission Control Protocol TCP/IP – Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol TIA – Telecommunications Industry Association TIFF – Tagged Image File Format

UAC – User Account Control UDP – User Datagram Protocol UPS – Uninterrupted Power Supply USB- Universal Serial Bus USMT – User State Migration Tool UTP – Unshielded Twisted Pair

V – Voltage VDSL – Very high data rate DSL VGA – Video Graphics Array VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol VPN – Virtual Private Network

W – Watts WAN – Wide Area Network WAP - Wired Access Point WEP – Wired Equivalent Privacy Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity WLAN – Wireless Local Area Network WPA- Wi-Fi Protected Access WTLS- Wireless Transport Layer Security

ZIF – Zero Insertion Force