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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

Revision as of 02:55, 7 July 2010

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