Acronyms

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1. CompTIA

   Computing Technology Industry Association

2. AMD

   Advanced Micro Devices

3. IBM

   International Business Machines

4. IEEE

   Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

5. PC

   Personal Computer

6. I/O

   Input/Output

7. BIOS

   Basic Input Output System

8. DVI

   Digital Visual Interface

9. HDMI

   High Definition Multimedia Interface

10. RJ-45

    Registered Jack 45

11. mini-DIN

    German Institute for Standardisation (Deutsches Institut für Normung)

12. PS/2 Port

    PC System/2 Port

13. LPT Port

    Line Printer Terminal Port (Parallel Port)

14. VGA

    Video Graphics Array

15. S-Video Port

    Separate Video Port (AKA Y/C)

16. SD Card

    Secure Digital Card

17. USB

    Universal Serial Bus

18. CPU

    Central Processing Unit

19. GPU

    Graphics Processing Unit

20. APU

    Accelerated Processing Unit

21. RAM

    Random Access Memory

22. ROM

    Read Only Memory

23. SRAM

    Static Random Access Memory

24. SDRAM

    Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory

25. DDR

    Double Data Rate

26. DIMM

    Dual In-line Memory Module

27. ECC

    Error Correction Code

28. SO-DIMM

    Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module

29. SPD Chip

    Serial Presence Detect

30. PGA Socket

    Pin Grid Array

31. LGA

    Land Grid Array

32. OEM

    Original Equipment Manufacturer

33. M BIOS

    Main BIOS

34. B BIOS

    Backup BIOS

35. POST Routines

    Power On Self Test Routines

36. UEFI

    Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

37. CMOS

    Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

38. CR2032 Battery

39. EEPROM

    Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

40. RTC

    Real Time Clock

41. ATX Form Factor

    Advanced Technology eXtended Form Factor

42. ITX Form Factor

    Information Technology eXtended Form Factor

43. PCI

    Peripheral Component Interconnect

44. PCIe

    Peripheral Component Interconnect Express

45. PSU

    Power Supply Unit

46. PWM Connector

    Pulse Width Modulation Connector

47. AC Electricity

    Alternating Current Electricity

48. DC Electricity

    Direct Current Electricity

49. HDD

    Hard Disk Drive

50. SSD

    Solid State Drive

51. NVMe

    Non Volatile Memory Express

52. LBA

    Logical Block Addressing

53. ATA

    Advanced Technology Attachment

54. SATA

    Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

55. eSATA

    External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

56. PATA

    Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment

57. SCSI

    Small Computer System Interface

58. iSCSI

    Internet Small Computer System Interface

59. SAS

    Serial Attached SCSI

60. RAID

    Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks

61. AHCI

    Advanced Host Controller Interface

62. OS

    Operating System

63. CD

    Compact Disc

64. CD-ROM

    Compact Disc Read Only Memory

65. CD-R

    Compact Disc Recordable

66. CD-RW

    Re-Writable

67. DVD

    Digital Versatile Disc

68. DVD-R

69. DVD+R

70. DVD-RW

71. DVD+RW

72. DVD-RAM

    Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory

73. DL Disc

    Dual Layer Disc

74. SL Disc

    Single Layer Disc

75. DS Disc

    Double Sided Disc

76. SS Disc

    Single Sided Disc

77. BD Disc

    Blu-Ray Disc

78. BD-RE Disc

    Blu-Ray Re-Writable Disc

79. HID

    Human Interface Device