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== '''Abbreviations for CNT2300 PC Hardware/Software''' == | |||
*A – Amps | *A – Amps | ||
*AC- Alternate current | *AC- Alternate current | ||
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BASE – Baseband Transmission | *BASE – Baseband Transmission | ||
BD – Blue ray Disc | *BD – Blue ray Disc | ||
BD-R – Blue ray Disc Recordable | *BD-R – Blue ray Disc Recordable | ||
BD-RE - Blue ray Disc Rewritable | *BD-RE - Blue ray Disc Rewritable | ||
BD-ROM - Blue ray Disc read only Media | *BD-ROM - Blue ray Disc read only Media | ||
BIOS- Basic Input Output System | *BIOS- Basic Input Output System | ||
BISDN – Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network | *BISDN – Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network | ||
BMP – Bit Map Picture | *BMP – Bit Map Picture | ||
bps – Bits Per Second | *bps – Bits Per Second | ||
BRI – Basic Rate Interface | *BRI – Basic Rate Interface | ||
C: - Hard Drive | *C: - Hard Drive | ||
CAD - computer-aided design | *CAD - computer-aided design | ||
CD – Compact Disk | *CD – Compact Disk | ||
CDMA – Code Division Multiple Access | *CDMA – Code Division Multiple Access | ||
CD-RW – Compact Disc Rewritable | *CD-RW – Compact Disc Rewritable | ||
CHIP3 – Chemicals Hazards Information and Packaging for supply Regulations 2002 | *CHIP3 – Chemicals Hazards Information and Packaging for supply Regulations 2002 | ||
CISC – Complex Instruction Set Computer | *CISC – Complex Instruction Set Computer | ||
CISCO - Corps Information Systems Control Officer | *CISCO - Corps Information Systems Control Officer | ||
CLI – Command Line Interface | *CLI – Command Line Interface | ||
CMOS – Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor | *CMOS – Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor | ||
CMYK- Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black | *CMYK- Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black | ||
CMYO - cyan, magenta, yellow, and clear overcoat | *CMYO - cyan, magenta, yellow, and clear overcoat | ||
COM – (port) | *COM – (port) | ||
CPU – Central Processing Unit | *CPU – Central Processing Unit | ||
CRT – Cathode-ray Ray Tube | *CRT – Cathode-ray Ray Tube | ||
CRU – Customer Replaceable Unit | *CRU – Customer Replaceable Unit | ||
CSMA/CD - Carrier Sense Multiple Access w. Collision Detection | *CSMA/CD - Carrier Sense Multiple Access w. Collision Detection | ||
DAT – Digital Audio Tape | *DAT – Digital Audio Tape | ||
DC – Direct Current | *DC – Direct Current | ||
DIP – Dual Inline Package | *DIP – Dual Inline Package | ||
DDoS – Distributed Denial of Service | *DDoS – Distributed Denial of Service | ||
DDR – Double Data Rate | *DDR – Double Data Rate | ||
DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol | *DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol | ||
DIP – Dual Inline Package | *DIP – Dual Inline Package | ||
DLT – Digital Linear Tape | *DLT – Digital Linear Tape | ||
DLP – Digital Light processing | *DLP – Digital Light processing | ||
DMA – Direct Memory Access | *DMA – Direct Memory Access | ||
DMD – Digital Micro mirror Device | *DMD – Digital Micro mirror Device | ||
DNS – Domain Name System | *DNS – Domain Name System | ||
DoS – Denial of Service | *DoS – Denial of Service | ||
DPI – Dots Per Inch | *DPI – Dots Per Inch | ||
DRAM – Dynamic RAM | *DRAM – Dynamic RAM | ||
DSL – Digital Subscriber Line | *DSL – Digital Subscriber Line | ||
DVD – Digital Versatile Disc | *DVD – Digital Versatile Disc | ||
DVI – Digital Visual Interface | *DVI – Digital Visual Interface | ||
ECP – Enhanced Capabilities Port | *ECP – Enhanced Capabilities Port | ||
EEPROM – Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory | *EEPROM – Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory | ||
EIDE – Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics | *EIDE – Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics | ||
EMI- Electro Magnetic Interference | *EMI- Electro Magnetic Interference | ||
EPI – Environmental Protection Agency | *EPI – Environmental Protection Agency | ||
EPP – Enhanced Parallel Port | *EPP – Enhanced Parallel Port | ||
EPROM – Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory | *EPROM – Electrically Programmable Read Only Memory | ||
ERD – Emergency Repair Disk | *ERD – Emergency Repair Disk | ||
eSATA – External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment | *eSATA – External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment | ||
ESD – Electro Static Discharge | *ESD – Electro Static Discharge | ||
EULA – End User License Agreement | *EULA – End User License Agreement | ||
FAT32 – File Allocation Table, 32- bit | *FAT32 – File Allocation Table, 32- bit | ||
FDD – Floppy Disc Drive | *FDD – Floppy Disc Drive | ||
FDDI – Fiber Distributed Data Interface | *FDDI – Fiber Distributed Data Interface | ||
FRU – Field Replaceable Unit | *FRU – Field Replaceable Unit | ||
FSB – Front Side Bus | *FSB – Front Side Bus | ||
FTP – File Transfer Protocal | *FTP – File Transfer Protocal | ||
GB – Giga Bytes ( Billions of bytes) | *GB – Giga Bytes ( Billions of bytes) | ||
GDI – Graphics Device Interface | *GDI – Graphics Device Interface | ||
GHz – Giga Hertz | *GHz – Giga Hertz | ||
GPS – Global Positioning System | *GPS – Global Positioning System | ||
GPU – Graphics Processing Unit | *GPU – Graphics Processing Unit | ||
GSM – Global System for Mobile | *GSM – Global System for Mobile | ||
GUI – Graphical User Interface | *GUI – Graphical User Interface | ||
HAL – Hardware Abstract ion Layer | *HAL – Hardware Abstract ion Layer | ||
HCL – Hardware Compatibility List | *HCL – Hardware Compatibility List | ||
HDD – Hard Disc Drive | *HDD – Hard Disc Drive | ||
HDSL - High Data Rate Digital Subscriber Line | *HDSL - High Data Rate Digital Subscriber Line | ||
HTML - Hypertext Markup Language | *HTML - Hypertext Markup Language | ||
HTTP – Hypertext Transfer Protocol | *HTTP – Hypertext Transfer Protocol | ||
HTTPS – Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure | *HTTPS – Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure | ||
HVC – Horizontal Vertical Colors | *HVC – Horizontal Vertical Colors | ||
Hz - Hertz | *Hz - Hertz | ||
I – Current | *I – Current | ||
IAB – Internet Architecture Board | *IAB – Internet Architecture Board | ||
IBM - International Business Machines | *IBM - International Business Machines | ||
ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol | *ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol | ||
IDE – Integrated Drive Electronics | *IDE – Integrated Drive Electronics | ||
iDEN - Integrated Digital Enhancement Network | *iDEN - Integrated Digital Enhancement Network | ||
IEC - International Electro technical Commission | *IEC - International Electro technical Commission | ||
IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | *IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | ||
IGP – Interior Gateway Protocol | *IGP – Interior Gateway Protocol | ||
iLINK- FireWire | *iLINK- FireWire | ||
IM – Instant Messaging | *IM – Instant Messaging | ||
IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol | *IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol | ||
I/O – Input/Output | *I/O – Input/Output | ||
IP – Internet Protocol | *IP – Internet Protocol | ||
IR - Infrared | *IR - Infrared | ||
IRQ – Interrupt Requests | *IRQ – Interrupt Requests | ||
ISDN – Integrated Services Data Interface | *ISDN – Integrated Services Data Interface | ||
ISM - Industrial, Scientific, & Medical band | *ISM - Industrial, Scientific, & Medical band | ||
ISO – International Standards Organization | *ISO – International Standards Organization | ||
ISP - Internet Service Provider | *ISP - Internet Service Provider | ||
JPEG – Joint Photographic Expert Group | *JPEG – Joint Photographic Expert Group | ||
Kb – Kilo bits | *Kb – Kilo bits | ||
KB – Kilo Bytes | *KB – Kilo Bytes | ||
KBps – Kilo Bytes Per Second | *KBps – Kilo Bytes Per Second | ||
KVM - Keyboard, Video, Mouse switch | *KVM - Keyboard, Video, Mouse switch | ||
LAN – Local Area Network | *LAN – Local Area Network | ||
LCD – Liquid Crystal Display | *LCD – Liquid Crystal Display | ||
LEAP – Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol | *LEAP – Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol | ||
LED – Light Emitting Diode | *LED – Light Emitting Diode | ||
M – Meters | *M – Meters | ||
MAC – Media Access Control | *MAC – Media Access Control | ||
MB – Mega Byte | *MB – Mega Byte | ||
Mbps – Mega bits per second | *Mbps – Mega bits per second | ||
MBR- Master Boot Record | *MBR- Master Boot Record | ||
MDF - Main Distribution Facility | *MDF - Main Distribution Facility | ||
MHz- Mega Hertz | *MHz- Mega Hertz | ||
MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface | *MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface | ||
MMX - (multi media instructions) | *MMX - (multi media instructions) | ||
MSAU – Multi Station Access Unit | *MSAU – Multi Station Access Unit | ||
MSDS – Material Data and Safety Sheet | *MSDS – Material Data and Safety Sheet | ||
MTBF – Mean Time Between Failure | *MTBF – Mean Time Between Failure | ||
NAP - Network Access Point | *NAP - Network Access Point | ||
NAT – Network Address Translation | *NAT – Network Address Translation | ||
NIC – Network Interface Card | *NIC – Network Interface Card | ||
NLQ – Near Letter Quality | *NLQ – Near Letter Quality | ||
NMT – Nordic Mobile Telephone | *NMT – Nordic Mobile Telephone | ||
NOS – Network Operating System | *NOS – Network Operating System | ||
NTFS – New Technology File System | *NTFS – New Technology File System | ||
NTLDR – NT Loader | *NTLDR – NT Loader | ||
OCR – Optical Character Recognition | *OCR – Optical Character Recognition | ||
OS – Operating System | *OS – Operating System | ||
OSHA –Occupational Safety and Health Administration | *OSHA –Occupational Safety and Health Administration | ||
OSI – Open System Interconnect | *OSI – Open System Interconnect | ||
P – Power | *P – Power | ||
PATA – Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment | *PATA – Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment | ||
PC – Personal Computer | *PC – Personal Computer | ||
PCI – Peripheral Component Interface | *PCI – Peripheral Component Interface | ||
PCL – Printer Control Language | *PCL – Printer Control Language | ||
PCIe – ( expansion slots) | *PCIe – ( expansion slots) | ||
PCMCIA – Personal Computer Memory Card International Association | *PCMCIA – Personal Computer Memory Card International Association | ||
PDA – Personal Digital Assistants | *PDA – Personal Digital Assistants | ||
PDL – Page Description Language | *PDL – Page Description Language | ||
PDU – Protocol Data Units | *PDU – Protocol Data Units | ||
PGA - Pin Grid Array | *PGA - Pin Grid Array | ||
Ping – Packet Internet Gopher | *Ping – Packet Internet Gopher | ||
PLC – Power Line Communication | *PLC – Power Line Communication | ||
PLN – Power Line Networking | *PLN – Power Line Networking | ||
PLT – Power Line Telecoms | *PLT – Power Line Telecoms | ||
PnP – Plug and Play | *PnP – Plug and Play | ||
POST – Power On Self Test | *POST – Power On Self Test | ||
POTS – Plain Old Telephone Service | *POTS – Plain Old Telephone Service | ||
PPM – Pages Per Minute | *PPM – Pages Per Minute | ||
PPP – Point to Point Protocol | *PPP – Point to Point Protocol | ||
PRI – Primary Rate Interface | *PRI – Primary Rate Interface | ||
PROM – Programmable Read-Only Memory | *PROM – Programmable Read-Only Memory | ||
PSTN – Public Switched Telephone Network | *PSTN – Public Switched Telephone Network | ||
R – Resistance | *R – Resistance | ||
RAID – Redundant Array of Independent Disks | *RAID – Redundant Array of Independent Disks | ||
RAM - Random Access Memory | *RAM - Random Access Memory | ||
RAS – Remote Access Server | *RAS – Remote Access Server | ||
RFI – Radio Frequency Interference | *RFI – Radio Frequency Interference | ||
RGB – Red, Blue, Green | *RGB – Red, Blue, Green | ||
RIP – Routing Information Protocol | *RIP – Routing Information Protocol | ||
RIS – Remote Installation Services | *RIS – Remote Installation Services | ||
RISC – Reduced Instruction Set Computer | *RISC – Reduced Instruction Set Computer | ||
ROM – Read Only Memory | *ROM – Read Only Memory | ||
RPM – Revolutions per minute | *RPM – Revolutions per minute | ||
SATA – Serial Advanced Technology Attachment | *SATA – Serial Advanced Technology Attachment | ||
SCSI – Small Computer System Interface | *SCSI – Small Computer System Interface | ||
SD – Secure Digital | *SD – Secure Digital | ||
SDRAM – Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory | *SDRAM – Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory | ||
SDSL – Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line | *SDSL – Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line | ||
SFC – System File Checker | *SFC – System File Checker | ||
SID – System Security Identifier | *SID – System Security Identifier | ||
SIMM – Single Inline Memory Module | *SIMM – Single Inline Memory Module | ||
SLA – Service Level Agreement | *SLA – Service Level Agreement | ||
SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol | *SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol | ||
SODIMM - (laptop expansion memory) | *SODIMM - (laptop expansion memory) | ||
SOHO – Small Office/Home Office | *SOHO – Small Office/Home Office | ||
SP/2- Service pack 2 | *SP/2- Service pack 2 | ||
SPS – Standby Power Supply | *SPS – Standby Power Supply | ||
SRAM – Static Random Access Memory | *SRAM – Static Random Access Memory | ||
SSD – Solis State Drive | *SSD – Solis State Drive | ||
SSE – Streaming Single-instruction-multi-data extensions | *SSE – Streaming Single-instruction-multi-data extensions | ||
SSH – Secure Socket Host | *SSH – Secure Socket Host | ||
SSID – Service Set Identifier | *SSID – Service Set Identifier | ||
STP – Shielded Twisted Pair | *STP – Shielded Twisted Pair | ||
Sysprep- Microsoft System Preparation | *Sysprep- Microsoft System Preparation | ||
TCO – Total Cost of Ownership | *TCO – Total Cost of Ownership | ||
TCP– Transmission Control Protocol | *TCP– Transmission Control Protocol | ||
TCP/IP – Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol | *TCP/IP – Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol | ||
TIA – Telecommunications Industry Association | *TIA – Telecommunications Industry Association | ||
TIFF – Tagged Image File Format | *TIFF – Tagged Image File Format | ||
UAC – User Account Control | *UAC – User Account Control | ||
UDP – User Datagram Protocol | *UDP – User Datagram Protocol | ||
UPS – Uninterrupted Power Supply | *UPS – Uninterrupted Power Supply | ||
USB- Universal Serial Bus | *USB- Universal Serial Bus | ||
USMT – User State Migration Tool | *USMT – User State Migration Tool | ||
UTP – Unshielded Twisted Pair | *UTP – Unshielded Twisted Pair | ||
V – Voltage | *V – Voltage | ||
VDSL – Very high data rate DSL | *VDSL – Very high data rate DSL | ||
VGA – Video Graphics Array | *VGA – Video Graphics Array | ||
VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol | *VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol | ||
VPN – Virtual Private Network | *VPN – Virtual Private Network | ||
W – Watts | *W – Watts | ||
WAN – Wide Area Network | *WAN – Wide Area Network | ||
WAP - Wired Access Point | *WAP - Wired Access Point | ||
WEP – Wired Equivalent Privacy | *WEP – Wired Equivalent Privacy | ||
Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity | *Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity | ||
WLAN – Wireless Local Area Network | *WLAN – Wireless Local Area Network | ||
WPA- Wi-Fi Protected Access | *WPA- Wi-Fi Protected Access | ||
WTLS- Wireless Transport Layer Security | *WTLS- Wireless Transport Layer Security | ||
ZIF – Zero Insertion Force | *ZIF – Zero Insertion Force | ||
Latest revision as of 22:42, 15 July 2010
'Maria Tschida Service Project July 2010'
Abbreviations for CNT2300 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