COMPUTER HARDWARE SERVICING ACRONYM

ACL Access Control List DOS Disk Operating System

AGP Accelerated Graphics Port DPI Dots Per Inch

ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

ATA Advanced Technology Attachment DRM Digital Rights Management

Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic DSL Digital Subscriber Line

BASIC Instruction Code
Digital Subscriber Line Access
BIOS Basic Input/Output System DSLAM Multiplexer

CD Compact Disc DV Digital Video

CD-R Compact Disc Recordable DVD Digital Versatile Disc

CD-ROM Compact Disc Read-Only Memory DVD+R Digital Versatile Disc Recordable

CD-RW Compact Disc Re-Writable DVD+RW Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable

CDFS Compact Disc File System DVD-R Digital Versatile Disc Recordable

Complementary Metal Oxide Digital Versatile Disc Random Access

CMOS Semiconductor DVD-RAM Memory

CPU Central Processing Unit DVD-RW Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable

CRT Cathode Ray Tube DVI Digital Video Interface

DDL Data Definition Language DVR Digital Video Recorder

DDR Double Data Rate ECC Error Correction Code

DDR2 Double Data Rate 2 EDI Electronic Data Interchange

DDR3 Double Data Rate Type 3 EIDE Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics

DFS Distributed File System FAQ Frequently Asked Questions

DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol FSB Frontside Bus

DIMM Dual In-Line Memory Module FTP File Transfer Protocol

DLC Downloadable Content Gbps Gigabits Per Second

DFS Distributed File System GIF Graphics Interchange Format

DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol GPS Global Positioning System

DLL Dynamic Link Library GPU Graphics Processing Unit

DMA Direct Memory Access GUI Graphical User Interface

DNS Domain Name System HDD Hard Disk Drive

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HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface IT Information Technology

HDTV High Definition Television JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group

HDV High-Definition Video JRE Java Runtime Environment

HSF Heat Sink and Fan Kbps Kilobits Per Second

HTML Hyper-Text Markup Language KDE K Desktop Environment

HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol KVM

Keyboard, Video, and Mouse Switch
Switch
HTTPS HyperText Transport Protocol Secure
LAN Local Area Network
I/O Input/Output
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
Internet Corporation For Assigned
ICANN Names and Numbers
LED Light-Emitting Diode
ICF Internet Connection Firewall
MAC
Media Access Control Address
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol Address

ICS Internet Connection Sharing Mbps Megabits Per Second

Information and Communication MBR Master Boot Record

ICT Technologies
MMS Multimedia Messaging Service
Integrated Device Electronics or
IDE Integrated Development Environment MP3 MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3
Institute of Electrical and Electronics MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group
IEEE Engineers
NetBIOS Network Basic Input/Output System
IGP Integrated Graphics Processor
NIC Network Interface Card
IM Instant Message
NTFS New Technology File System
IP Internet Protocol
NVRAM Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
IRC Internet Relay Chat
OLE Object Linking and Embedding
IRQ Interrupt Request
OOP Object-Oriented Programming
ISA Industry Standard Architecture
OSD On Screen Display
Internet Small Computer Systems
iSCSI Interface
P2P Peer To Peer
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
PC Personal Computer
International Organization for
ISO PCB Printed Circuit Board
Standardization

Internet Service Provider PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

ISP

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Peripheral Component Interconnect SRAM Static Random Access Memory

PCI-X Extended
sRGB Standard Red Green Blue
Personal Computer Memory Card
PCMCIA International Association SSD Solid State Drive

PDA Personal Digital Assistant SSID Service Set Identifier

PDF Portable Document Format Transmission Control Protocol/Internet

TCP/IP Protocol
PHP Hypertext Preprocessor
TFT Thin-Film Transistor
PIM Personal Information Manager
TIFF Tagged Image File Format
PMU Power Management Unit
UPnP Universal Plug and Play
PNG Portable Network Graphic
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
POST Power On Self Test
URI Uniform Resource Identifier
PS/2 Personal System/2
URL Uniform Resource Locator
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks
USB Universal Serial Bus
RAM Random Access Memory
UTF Unicode Transformation Format
Rambus Dynamic Random Access
RDRAM Memory VFAT Virtual File Allocation Table

RGB Red Green Blue VGA Video Graphics Array

ROM Read-Only Memory VoIP Voice Over Internet Protocol

RTE Runtime Environment VPI Virtual Path Identifier

RTF Rich Text Format VPN Virtual Private Network

Serial Advanced Technology Video Random Access Memory
SATA VRAM
Attachment
VRML Virtual Reality Modeling Language
SCSI Small Computer System Interface

Synchronous Dynamic Random Access W3C World Wide Web Consortium

SDRAM Memory
WAN Wide Area Network
SDSL Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity
SIMM Single In-Line Memory Module
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access
Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting
SMART Technology WWW World Wide Web

SMS Short Message Service Y2K Year 2000

Small Outline Dual In-Line Memory ZIF Zero Insertion Force

SO-DIMM Module

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