F.3 Conventions: Acronyms

API

Application Programming Interface

BIOS

Basic Input Output System

CD-R

Compact Disc Recordable

CD-ROM

Compact Disc Read Only Memory

CPU

Central Processing Unit

CSV

Comma Separated Value

DB

Database

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DLL

Dynamic Linking Library

DNS

Domain Name System

DoS

Denial of Service

DVD

Digital Versatile Disk

DVD-R

Digital Versatile Disk Recordable

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

GUI

Graphical User Interface

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

ID

Identifier

IP

Internet Protocol

JIS

Japanese Industrial Standards

LAN

Local Area Network

MAC

Media Access Control

MS-DOS

Microsoft Disk Operating System

NIC

Network Interface Card

OS

Operating System

OU

Organizational Unit

PC

Personal Computer

PME

Power Management Event

RWU

Remote-Wake-UP

SD

Secure Digital

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

USB

Universal Serial Bus

VPN

Virtual Private Network

WINS

Windows Internet Name Service

WWW

World Wide Web

XML

Extensible Markup Language