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CompTIA A+ Core 2 Acronyms

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

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1.

What does the acronym AAA stand for?

a)

American Automobile Association

b)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

c)

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

d)

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

2.

What does the acronym AC stand for?

a)

Alternating Current

b)

Air Conditioning

c)

Access Control

d)

Account Code

3.

What does the acronym ACL stand for?

a)

Access Control List

b)

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

c)

Asynchronous Connection-Less

d)

ACL

4.

What does the acronym ADF stand for?

a)

ADF stands for Azure Data Factory.

b)

ADF stands for Application Development Framework.

c)

ADF stands for Advanced Data Format.

d)

ADF stands for Automated Data Flow.

5.

What does the acronym AES stand for?

a)

Advanced Encryption Standard

b)

Automated Email System

c)

Audio Engineering Society

d)

American Economic Society

6.

What does the acronym AP stand for?

a)

Advanced Placement

b)

Associated Press

c)

Access Point

d)

Application Protocol

7.

What does the acronym APIPA stand for?

a)

APIPA stands for Automatic Private IP Addressing.

b)

APIPA stands for Automatic Protocol for Internet Addressing.

c)

APIPA stands for Advanced Private Internet Protocol Assignment.

d)

APIPA stands for Automated Personal Internet Protocol Allocation.

8.

What does the acronym APK stand for?

a)

Android Package Kit

b)

Application Package Kit

c)

Android Program Kit

d)

Application Program Kit

9.

What does the acronym ARM stand for?

a)

ARM stands for Advanced RISC Machine.

b)

ARM stands for Automated Robotic Mechanism.

c)

ARM stands for Applied Research Methodology.

d)

ARM stands for Artificial Resource Management.

10.

What does the acronym ARP stand for?

a)

ARP stands for Address Resolution Protocol.

b)

ARP stands for Automatic Repeat reQuest.

c)

ARP stands for Asynchronous Remote Procedure.

d)

ARP stands for Advanced Research Project.

11.

What does the acronym ATA stand for?

a)

American Trucking Associations

b)

Advanced Technology Attachment

c)

Air Transport Association

d)

Amateur Trapshooting Association

12.

What does the acronym ATM stand for?

a)

ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine.

b)

ATM stands for Automatic Transaction Method.

c)

ATM stands for Any Time Money.

d)

ATM stands for Automated Transfer Machine.

13.

What does the acronym ATX stand for?

a)

ATX stands for Advanced Technology eXtended.

b)

ATX stands for Automatic Transmission X.

c)

ATX stands for All Terrain X.

d)

ATX stands for Advanced Telecommunication X.

14.

What does the acronym AUP stand for?

a)

Acceptable Use Policy

b)

Advanced User Protocol

c)

Automated Update Process

d)

Application User Profile

15.

What does the acronym BIOS stand for?

a)

BIOS stands for Basic Input/Output System.

b)

BIOS stands for Binary Input/Output Software.

c)

BIOS stands for Basic Internal Operating System.

d)

BIOS stands for Basic Input/Output Software.

16.

What does the acronym BSOD stand for?

a)

Blue Screen of Death

b)

Black Screen of Doom

c)

Basic System Operating Device

d)

Binary System Output Display

17.

What does the acronym BYOD stand for?

a)

Bring Your Own Device

b)

Bring Your Own Data

c)

Build Your Own Device

d)

Bring Your Own Drink

18.

What does the acronym CAPTCHA stand for?

a)

CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.

b)

Completely Automated Program Testing Challenge for Humans and Applications.

c)

Computerized Algorithm for Public Turing Challenges and Human Assessment.

d)

Comprehensive Automated Public Test for Computers and Human Analysis.

19.

What does the acronym CD stand for?

a)

Compact Disc

b)

Central Device

c)

Control Data

d)

Computer Disk

20.

What does the acronym CDFS stand for?

a)

CDFS stands for Common Data File System.

b)

CDFS stands for Compact Disc File System.

c)

CDFS stands for Centralized Data Flow System.

d)

CDFS stands for Core Data Framework System.

21.

What does the acronym CDMA stand for?

a)

CDMA stands for Code Division Multiple Access.

b)

CDMA stands for Code Data Multiple Access.

c)

CDMA stands for Channel Division Multiple Access.

d)

CDMA stands for Code Division Multiplexing Access.

22.

What does the acronym CERT stand for?

a)

CERT stands for Computer Emergency Response Team.

b)

CERT stands for Cyber Emergency Response Team.

c)

CERT stands for Critical Emergency Response Team.

d)

CERT stands for Crisis Emergency Response Team.

23.

What does the acronym CIFS stand for?

a)

CIFS stands for Common Internet File System.

b)

CIFS stands for Central Internet File System.

c)

CIFS stands for Common Internal File System.

d)

CIFS stands for Central Internal File System.

24.

What does the acronym CMD stand for?

a)

Centralized Management Dashboard

b)

Command

c)

Control Module Device

d)

Common Metadata Definition

25.

What does the acronym CMOS stand for?

a)

Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor

b)

Central Microprocessor Output System

c)

Common Memory Output System

d)

Control Management Operating System

26.

What does the acronym CPU stand for?

a)

Central Processing Unit

b)

Computer Processing Unit

c)

Central Performance Unit

d)

Core Processing Unit

27.

What does the acronym CRL stand for?

a)

Certificate Revocation List

b)

Centralized Resource Locator

c)

Critical Resource Link

d)

Certified Reference Library

28.

What does the acronym DC stand for?

a)

Direct Current

b)

District of Columbia

c)

Data Center

d)

Digital Camera

29.

What does the acronym DDoS stand for?

a)

DDoS stands for Distributed Denial of Service.

b)

DDoS stands for Direct Data of Service.

c)

DDoS stands for Digital Denial of Service.

d)

DDoS stands for Dynamic Data of Service.

30.

What does the acronym DDR stand for?

a)

DDR stands for Double Data Rate.

b)

DDR stands for Dynamic Data Range.

c)

DDR stands for Digital Data Recorder.

d)

DDR stands for Direct Drive Rotation.

31.

What does the acronym DHCP stand for?

a)

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

b)

Data Host Control Protocol

c)

Direct Host Communication Protocol

d)

Digital Host Configuration Process

32.

What does the acronym DIMM stand for?

a)

DIMM stands for Dual Inline Memory Module.

b)

DIMM stands for Direct Input Memory Module.

c)

DIMM stands for Digital Interface Memory Module.

d)

DIMM stands for Dynamic Integrated Memory Module.

33.

What does the acronym DKIM stand for?

a)

DKIM stands for DomainKeys Identified Mail.

b)

DKIM stands for Digital Key Internet Management.

c)

DKIM stands for Data Key Integrity Module.

d)

DKIM stands for Domain Key Information Method.

34.

What does the acronym DMA stand for?

a)

Direct Memory Access

b)

Digital Media Adapter

c)

Dynamic Memory Allocation

d)

Data Management Application

35.

What does the acronym DMARC stand for?

a)

DMARC stands for Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance.

b)

DMARC stands for Data Management and Reporting Control.

c)

DMARC stands for Digital Messaging and Response Coordination.

d)

DMARC stands for Domain Management and Access Regulation.

36.

What does the acronym DNS stand for?

a)

DNS stands for Domain Name System.

b)

DNS stands for Digital Network Service.

c)

DNS stands for Data Network Server.

d)

DNS stands for Dynamic Name Server.

37.

What does the acronym DoS stand for?

a)

Denial of Service

b)

Disk Operating System

c)

Department of State

d)

Data over Sound

38.

What does the acronym DRAM stand for?

a)

Dynamic Random Access Memory

b)

Direct Read Access Memory

c)

Digital Random Access Module

d)

Data Read Access Method

39.

What does the acronym DRM stand for?

a)

DRM stands for Digital Rights Management.

b)

DRM stands for Digital Resource Management.

c)

DRM stands for Data Rights Management.

d)

DRM stands for Document Rights Management.

40.

What does the acronym DSL stand for?

a)

Digital Subscriber Line

b)

Dynamic Source Link

c)

Direct Service Link

d)

Data Service Layer

41.

What does the acronym DVI stand for?

a)

DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface.

b)

DVI stands for Digital Video Interface.

c)

DVI stands for Direct Visual Interface.

d)

DVI stands for Display Visual Interface.

42.

What does the acronym DVI-D stand for?

a)

DVI-D stands for Digital Visual Interface - Digital.

b)

DVI-D stands for Digital Video Interface - Display.

c)

DVI-D stands for Dual Video Interface - Digital.

d)

DVI-D stands for Digital Visual Integration - Display.

43.

What does the acronym ECC stand for?

a)

Error Correction Code

b)

Electronic Communications Committee

c)

Elliptic Curve Cryptography

d)

European Computer Company

44.

What does the acronym EFS stand for?

a)

EFS

b)

Electronic File System

c)

Encrypted File Storage

d)

Enterprise File Service

45.

What does the acronym EMI stand for?

4 lines
46.

What does the acronym EOL stand for?

a)

End of Life

b)

End of Line

c)

End of Lease

d)

End of List

47.

What does the acronym eSATA stand for?

a)

eSATA stands for External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment.

b)

eSATA stands for Electronic Serial Advanced Technology Attachment.

c)

eSATA stands for Enhanced Serial Advanced Technology Attachment.

d)

eSATA stands for Embedded Serial Advanced Technology Attachment.

48.

What does the acronym ESD stand for?

a)

ESD stands for Electrostatic Discharge.

b)

ESD stands for Electronic Software Development.

c)

ESD stands for Environmental Safety Device.

d)

ESD stands for Energy Storage Device.

49.

What does the acronym EULA stand for?

a)

End User License Agreement

b)

Electronic User License Agreement

c)

Enterprise User License Agreement

d)

Extended User License Agreement

50.

What does the acronym exFAT stand for?

a)

exFAT stands for Extended File Allocation Table.

b)

exFAT stands for Extra Fast Allocation Table.

c)

exFAT stands for Example File Allocation Table.

d)

exFAT stands for Exclusive File Allocation Table.

51.

What does the acronym ext stand for?

4 lines
52.

What does the acronym FAT stand for?

a)

File Allocation Table

b)

Fast Access Technology

c)

File Access Type

d)

Fault Tolerant

53.

What does the acronym FAT12 stand for?

a)

FAT12 stands for File Allocation Table 12.

b)

FAT12 stands for File Allocation Type 12.

c)

FAT12 stands for File Access Table 12.

d)

FAT12 stands for File Allocation Technology 12.

54.

What does the acronym FAT16 stand for?

a)

FAT16 stands for File Allocation Table 16.

b)

FAT16 stands for File Allocation Type 16.

c)

FAT16 stands for File Allocation Table 1600.

d)

FAT16 stands for File Allocation Technology 16.

55.

What does the acronym FAT32 stand for?

a)

FAT32

b)

File Allocation Table 32

c)

Fast Access Technology 32

d)

File Access Type 32

56.

What does the acronym FSB stand for?

a)

Federal Security Service

b)

Federal Savings Bank

c)

Financial Stability Board

d)

Federation of Small Businesses

57.

What does the acronym FTP stand for?

a)

File Transfer Protocol

b)

Fast Transfer Protocol

c)

File Transmission Process

d)

First Transfer Procedure

58.

What does the acronym GFS stand for?

a)

Global Forecast System

b)

Global Food Security

c)

General File System

d)

Geographic Feature Set

59.

What does the acronym GPS stand for?

a)

Global Positioning System

b)

General Positioning Service

c)

Geographic Positioning Satellite

d)

Global Placement System

60.

What does the acronym GPT stand for?

a)

Generative Pre-trained Transformer

b)

General Purpose Technology

c)

Global Positioning Tracker

d)

Graphical Processing Tool

61.

What does the acronym GPU stand for?

a)

Graphics Processing Unit

b)

General Processing Unit

c)

Graphical Performance Utility

d)

Global Processing Unit

62.

What does the acronym GSM stand for?

a)

Global System for Mobile Communications

b)

General System for Mobiles

c)

Global Standard for Mobiles

d)

Giga System for Mobiles

63.

What does the acronym GUI stand for?

a)

Graphical User Interface

b)

General User Interface

c)

Global User Interface

d)

Generic User Interface

64.

What does the acronym SAS stand for?

a)

Serial Attached SCSI [Small Computer System Interface]

b)

Statistical Analysis System

c)

Special Air Service

d)

Software as a Service

65.

What does the acronym SATA stand for?

a)

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

b)

Serial Accessory Transfer Array

c)

Systematic Advanced Technology Application

d)

Sequential Attachment Technology Array

66.

What does the acronym SC stand for?

a)

Subscriber Connector

b)

System Control

c)

Secure Connection

d)

Service Center

67.

What does the acronym SCADA stand for?

a)

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

b)

System Control and Data Analysis

c)

Secure Control and Data Access

d)

Supervised Communication and Data Administration

68.

What does the acronym SCP stand for?

a)

Secure Copy Protection

b)

Secure Copy Protocol

c)

Special Containment Procedures

d)

Standard Control Protocol

69.

What does the acronym SCSI stand for?

a)

Small Computer System Interface

b)

Super Computer System Interface

c)

Serial Computer System Interface

d)

Standard Computer System Interface

70.

What does the acronym SDN stand for?

a)

Software-defined Networking

b)

System Data Network

c)

Secure Data Node

d)

Standard Digital Network

71.

What does the acronym SFTP stand for?

a)

Secure File Transfer Protocol

b)

Simple File Transfer Protocol

c)

Standard File Transfer Protocol

d)

Server File Transfer Protocol

72.

What does the acronym SIM stand for?

a)

Subscriber Identity Module

b)

Systematic Information Management

c)

Single Integrated Module

d)

Secure Identity Mechanism

73.

What does the acronym SIMM stand for?

a)

Single Inline Memory Module

b)

Simple Integrated Memory Module

c)

Standard Input Memory Module

d)

Sequential Information Memory Module

74.

What does the acronym S.M.A.R.T. stand for?

a)

Self-monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology

b)

System Management and Resource Tracking

c)

Software Maintenance and Repair Techniques

d)

Security Management and Response Team

75.

What does the acronym SMB stand for?

a)

Server Message Block

b)

Small Medium Business

c)

Samba

d)

Storage Management Block

76.

What does the acronym SMS stand for?

a)

Short Message Service

b)

Simple Messaging System

c)

Standard Messaging Service

d)

Short Mail Service

77.

What does the acronym SMTP stand for?

a)

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

b)

Secure Mail Transfer Protocol

c)

Standard Mail Transfer Process

d)

Simple Message Transfer Procedure

78.

What does the acronym SNMP stand for?

a)

Simple Network Management Protocol

b)

Secure Network Management Protocol

c)

System Network Management Protocol

d)

Standard Network Management Protocol

79.

What does the acronym SNTP stand for?

a)

Simple Network Time Protocol

b)

Secure Network Time Protocol

c)

Synchronized Network Time Protocol

d)

System Network Time Protocol

80.

What does the acronym SODIMM stand for?

a)

Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module

b)

Single Outline Dual Inline Memory Module

c)

Standard Outline Dual Inline Memory Module

d)

Simple Outline Dual Inline Memory Module

81.

What does the acronym SOHO stand for?

a)

Small Office/Home Office

b)

Single Office/Home Office

c)

Smart Office/Home Office

d)

Simple Office/Home Office

82.

What does the acronym SPF stand for?

a)

Sender Policy Framework

b)

Sun Protection Factor

c)

Single Point of Failure

d)

Stateful Packet Firewall

83.

What does the acronym SQL stand for?

a)

Structured Query Language

b)

Simple Query Language

c)

Standard Query Language

d)

Sequential Query Language

84.

What does the acronym SRAM stand for?

a)

Static Random-access Memory

b)

Synchronous Random-access Memory

c)

Sequential Read-access Memory

d)

Shared Read-access Memory

85.

What does the acronym SSD stand for?

a)

Solid-State Drive

b)

Super Speed Disk

c)

Secure Storage Device

d)

Systematic Storage Disk

86.

What does the acronym SSH stand for?

a)

Secure Shell

b)

Simple Secure Host

c)

Server Side Handling

d)

Secure Socket Handling

87.

What does the acronym SSID stand for?

a)

Service Set Identifier

b)

Secure System Identification

c)

Standard Service Identification

d)

System Set Identifier

88.

What does the acronym SSL stand for?

a)

Secure Sockets Layer

b)

Secure Socket Link

c)

Secure System Layer

d)

Secure Socket Layer

89.

What does the acronym SSO stand for?

a)

Single Sign-on

b)

Secure Socket Layer

c)

Simple Service Object

d)

System Security Officer

90.

What does the acronym ST stand for?

a)

Straight Tip

b)

Short Term

c)

Standard Time

d)

Soft Touch

91.

What does the acronym STP stand for?

a)

Shielded Twisted Pair

b)

Standard Temperature and Pressure

c)

Spanning Tree Protocol

d)

Signal Transfer Point

92.

What does the acronym TACACS stand for?

a)

Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System

b)

Terminal Access Control and Communication System

c)

Transport Access Control and Communication System

d)

Terminal Access Communication and Control System

93.

What does the acronym TCP stand for?

a)

Transmission Control Protocol

b)

Total Control Package

c)

Transport Communication Protocol

d)

Technical Communication Process

94.

What does the acronym TCP/IP stand for?

a)

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

b)

Transport Communication Protocol/Internet Protocol

c)

Transmission Control Process/Internet Protocol

d)

Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Program

95.

What does the acronym TFTP stand for?

a)

Trivial File Transfer Protocol

b)

Transmission File Transfer Protocol

c)

Text File Transfer Protocol

d)

Terminal File Transfer Protocol

96.

What does the acronym TKIP stand for?

a)

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

b)

Transmission Key Internet Protocol

c)

Transport Key Information Protocol

d)

Temporary Key Initialization Process

97.

What does the acronym TLS stand for?

a)

Transport Layer Security

b)

Transmission Layer Security

c)

Transport Level System

d)

Transfer Link Service

98.

What does the acronym TN stand for?

a)

Twisted Nematic

b)

Total Network

c)

True North

d)

Tactical Navigation

99.

What does the acronym TPM stand for?

a)

Trusted Platform Module

b)

Total Productive Maintenance

c)

Transaction Processing Monitor

d)

Third-Party Manufacturer

100.

What does the acronym UAC stand for?

a)

User Account Control

b)

Universal Access Control

c)

User Access Configuration

d)

Unified Account Center