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| A to Z Computer Abbreviations for Competitive Exams |
ACE: Access Control Entry
AD: Active Directory
ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
ADC: Analog To Digital Converter
AI: Artificial Intelligence
ALGOL: Algorithmic Language
ALU: Arithmetic Logic Unit
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
APCI: Application Layer Protocol Control Information
API: Application Program Interface
ARP: Address Resolution Protocol
ARPANET: Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
ASCII: American Standard Code For Information Interchange
ASP: Active Server Page
ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AUI: AttachmentUnitInterface
AVI: AudioVideoInterleave
B2C: Business to Commerce
BASIC: Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BCC: Blind Carbon Copy
BCD: Binary Coded Decimal
BCR: Barcode Reader
BER: Bit Error Rate
BHTML: Broadcast Hyper Text Markup Language
BIOS: Basic Input Output System
BIU: Bus Interface Unit
BLOB: Binary Large Object
BMP: Bitmap
BPEL: Business Process Execution Langauge
BPI: Byte Per Inch
BPS: Bytes Per Seconds
CAD: Computer Aided Design
CADD: Computer Added Drafting And Design
CAI: Computer Aided Instructuion
CAM: Computer Aided Manufacturing
CASE: Computer Aided Software Engineering
CC: Carbon Copy
CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate
CD: Compact Disc
CD-RW: Compact Disc Re-Writable
CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
CD-ROM: Compact Disc Read Only Memory
CGI: Common Gateway Interface, Computer Generated Imagery
CIFS: Computer Interface File System
CISC: Complex Instruction Set Computer
CLR: Common Language Runtime
CMOS: Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
COBOL: Common Business Oriented Language
CPI: Clock Cycle Per Instruction
CPU: Central Processing Unit
CRM: Customer Relationship Management
CRT: Cathode Ray Tube
CSMA/CD: Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets
CTCP: Client to Client Protocol
CU: Control Unit
CUI: Character User Interface
DAC: Digital To Analog Converter
DBA: Database Administrator
DBMS: Database Management System
DCC: Direct Client to Client
DCL: Data Control Language
DDL: Data Definition Language
DFD: Data Flow Diagram
DFS: Distribute File System
DHCP: Dynamic Host Control Protocol
DHTML: Dynamics Hyper Text Markup Language
DLC: Data Link Control
DLL: Dynamic Link Library
DMA: Direct Memory Access
DML: Data Manipulation Language
DNA: Distributed Internet Aplication Architecture
DNS: Domain Name System (Server)
DOC: Document File
DOM: Document Object Model
DOS: Disk Operating System, Denial Of Service
DPI: Dots Per Inch
DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory
DSL: Digital Subscriber Line
DSN: Digital Subscriber Network
DTD: Document Type Definition
DTP: Desktop Publishing
DVD: Digital Versatile Disc
EAROM: Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory
EDC: Electronic Digital Computer
EDCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EDO: Extended Data Out
EDP: Electronic Data Processing
EDSAC: Electronic Delary Storage Automatic Calculator
EGA: Enhanced Graphics Array
EEPROM: Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
ENIAC: Electronics Numerical Integrator And Calculator
EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EROM: Erasable Read Only Memory
ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning
EULA: End User License Agreement
EXE: Executive File
FAT: File Allocation Table
FAP: Fortarn Assembly Program
FAX: Far Away Xerox
FDD: Floppy Disk Drive
FDMA: Frequency Division Multiple Access
FIFO: First In First Out
FLOPS: Floating Point Operations Per Second
FORTRAN: Formula Translation
FPS: Frames Per Second
FRAM: Ferro Electric Random Access Memory
FTP: File Transfer Protocol
Gb: Gigabit
GB: Giga Bytes
GIGO: Garbage in Garbage Out
GPU: Graphics Processing Unit
GSM: Global System for Mobile System
GUI: Graphical User Interface
HCI: Human Computer Interaction
HDD: Hard Disk Drive
HLL: High Level Language
HSM: Hierarchical Storage Management
HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
IO: Input Output
IBM: International Business Machines
IC: Integrated Circuit
ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol
IE: InternetExplorer
IGMP: Internet Group Management Protocol
IMAP: Internet Messaging Access Protocol
IP: Internet Protocol
IRC: Internet Relay Chat
IRQ: Interrupt Request
ISDN: Integrated Service Digital Network
ISO: International Standard Organization
ISOC: Internet Society
ISP: Internet Service Provider
ISR: Interrupt Service Routine
IT: Information Technology
JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
JRE: Java Runtime Environment
JS: Java Script
KB: KiloBytes
Kb: KitoBits
KBPS: Kilo Bytes Per Second
KHz: Kilohertz
KVM Switch: Keyboard, Video and Mouse Switch
L2TP: Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
LAN: Local Area Network
LAMP (Architecture): Linux Apache MySQL Perl/PHP Architecture
LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
LIFO: Last In First Out
LIPS: Logical Interfaces Per Second
LOC: Lines Of Code
LPI: Lines Per Inch
LSI: Large Scale Integration
MAC: Media Access Control
MAN: Metropolitan Area Network
MB: Mega Bytes
MBPS: Mega Bytes Per Second
MCS: Multicast Server
MDI: Multiple Document Interface
MDS: Microcomputer Development System
MFT: Master File Table
MICR: Magnetic Ink Characters Reader
MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIPS: Millions Of Instructions Per Second
MISD: Multiple Instruction Single Data
MMS: Multimedia Messaging Service
MODEM: Modulator And Demodulator
MP3: Motion Pictures Experts Group Layer 3
MPEG: Motion Pictures Experts Group
MS: Microsoft
MSDN: Microsoft Developer Network
MSN: Microsoft Network
MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit
NAS: Network Attached Storage
NASSCOM: National Association Of Software & Service Companies
NCP: Network Control Protocol
NDIS: Network Driver Interface Specification
NTFS: New Technology File System
NTP: Network Time Protocol
OCR: Optical Character Readers
ODBC: Open Database Connectivity
OLE: Object Linking And Embedding
OMR: Optical Mark Reader
OOP: Object Oriented Programming
OOPS: Object Oriented Programming System
OPML: Outline Processor Markup Language
OS: Operating System
OSI: Open System Interconnection
P2P: Peer to Peer
PAN: Personal Area Network
PC: Personal Computer
PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCL: Printed Command Language
PCMCIA: Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDA: Personal Digital Assistant
PDF: Portable Document Format
PDL: Page Description Language
PDU: Protocol Data Unit
PGA: Pin Grid Array
PIC: Programming Interrupt Control
PLA: Programmable Logic Array
PLC: Programmable Logic Controller
PNG: Portable Network Graphics
PNP: Plug And Play
PPM: Pages Per Minute
PPP: Peer To Peer Protocol
PPT: Powerpoint File
PPTP: Point To Point Tunneling Protocol
PROM: Programmable Read Only Memory
PSTN: Public Switched Telephone Network
QBE: Query By Example
QDR: Quad Data Rate
QEP: Quoted for performance
QDS: Quality of service
RADSL: Rate Adaptive Digital Subscribes Line
RAID: Redundant Array Of Independent Disks
RAM: Random Access Memory
RAMDAC: Random Access Memory Digital To Analog Converter
RARP: Reverse Address Resoltion Protocol
RAS: Remote Access Network
RAT: Remote Access Trojan
RDRAM: Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
RDBMS: Relational DataBase Management System
RICS: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RIP: Raster Image Processor, Routing Information Protocol
RISC: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
ROM: Read Only Memory
RPC: Remote Procedure Call
RPG: Report Program Generator, Role Playing Games
RTC: Real Time Clock
RTF: Rich Text Format
RTOS: Real Time Operating System
SaaS: Software as a Service
SACK: Selective Acknowledgements
SAN: Storage Area Network
SAP: Service Access Point, Systems Applications Products
SCSI: Small Computer System Interface
SDRAM: Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDD: Software Design Description
SDK: Software Development Kit
SDL: Storage Definition Language
SDRAM: Static Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDSL: Symmetric Digital Subscribes Line
SGRAM: Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
SGML: Standard Generalized Markup Language
SIM: Subscriber Identification Module
SIMM: Single Inline Memory Module
SIU: Serial Interface Unit
SMIME: Secure MIME
SMS: Short Message Service
SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol
SNOBOL: String Object Symbolic Language
SQA: Statistical Quality Assurance
SQL: Structured Query Language
SRAM: Static Random Access Memory
SRS: Software Requirements Specification
SSL: Secure Sockets Layer
STP: Shielded Twisted Pair
SVD: Structured VLSI Design
SW: Software
TB: Tera Bytes
TCP: Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TDI: Transport Data Interface
TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access
TTF: True Type Font
TFT: Thin Film Transistor
UAE: Unrecoverable Application Error
UDP: User Datagram Protocol
UI: User Interface
ULSI: Ultra Large Scale Integration
UML: Unified Modelling Language
UNIX: Uniplexed Information And Computer Systems
URL: Universal Resource Locator
USB: Universal Serial Bus
USRT: Universal Synchronous Receiver Transmitted
UTP: Unshielded Twisted Pair
VAN: Virtual Area Network
VB: Visual Basic
VCD: Video Compact Disc
VFAT: Virtual File Allocation Table
VGA: Video Graphics Array
VLSI: Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits
VM: Virtual Memory
VPN: Virtual Private Network
VRAM: Video Random Access Memory
VRML: Virtual Reality Markup Language
VS: Visual Studio
WAIS: Wide Area Information Administrator
WAN: Wide Area Network
WAP: Wireless Application Protocol
Wifi: Wireless Fidelity
WiMax: Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Acess
WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network
WMA: Wireless Media Audio
WMV: Wireless Media Video
WRAM: Windows Random Access Memory
WWAN: Wireless Wide Area Network
WWID: World World Indentifier
WORM: Write Once Read Many
WWW: World Wide Web
WySIWyG: What You See Is What You Get
XGA: Extended Graphics Array
XHTML: Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language
XML: Extensible Markup Language
XSL: Extensible Style Sheet Language
Y2K: Year 2000
ZIFS: Zero Insertion Force Socket
ZIP: Zone Information Protocol
ZB: Zeta Byte
ZISC: Zone Instruction Set Computer
ZNA: Zone Network Administration