Basic Computer Abbreviations

Basic Computer Abbreviations

ATA—Advanced Technology Attachment

ASCII—American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ARPANET—Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

Ajax—Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

ASP—Active Server Pages/Application Service Provider

API—Application Programming Interface

ATA—Advanced Technology Attachment

ATM—Asynchronous Transfer Mode

BiDi—Bi-Directional

bin—binary

BAL—Basic Assembly Language

BASIC—Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

BIOS—Basic Input Output System

bps—bits per second

BCD—Binary Coded Decimal

Blog—Web Log

BMP—Basic Multilingual Plane

BT—BitTorrent / Bluetooth

BW—Bandwidth

CAD—Computer-Aided Design

CPU—Central Processing Unit

CIM—Common Information Model

CRS—Computer Reservations System

CRT—Cathode Ray Tube

CLI—Command Line Interface

CDMA—Code Division Multiple Access

CMOS—Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

CSI—Common System Interface

CD-R—CD-Recordable

CD-ROM—CD Read-Only Memory

CD-RW—CD-Rewritable

CMOS—Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

CSV—Comma-Separated Values

COBOL—Common Business-Oriented Language

CGI—Common Gateway Interface /Computer-Generated Imagery

DAO—Data Access Objects

DHTML—Dynamic Hypertext Markup Language

DAT—Digital Audio Tape

DB—Database

DIVX—Digital Video Express

DVD—Digital Video Disc

DVD-R—DVD-Recordable

DVD-ROM—DVD-Read Only Memory

DVD-RW—DVD-Rewritable

DOS—Disk Operating System

DDR—Double Data Rate

DNS—Domain Name System

EEPROM—Electronically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

ENIAC—Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer

EBCDIC—Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

EPROM—Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

ESD—Electrostatic Discharge

FAT—File Allocation Table

FAQ—Frequently Asked Questions

FDD—Floppy Disk Drive

FDMA—Frequency-Division Multiple Access.

FS—File System

FSB—Front Side Bus

FTP—File Transfer Protocol

Gb—Gigabit / GB—Gigabyte

GIF—Graphics Interchange Format

GPL—General Public License

GPRS—General Packet Radio Service

HD—High Density

HDD—Hard Disk Drive

HD DVD—High Definition DVD

HP—Hewlett-Packard

HT—Hyper Threading

HTM—Hierarchical Temporal Memory

HTML—Hypertext Markup Language

HTTP—Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Hz—Hertz

IBM—International Business Machines.

IC—Integrated Circuit

ICMP—Internet Control Message Protocol

ICT—Information and Communication Technology

IDE—Integrated Development Environment /Integrated Drive Electronics

IE—Internet Explorer

IIS—Internet Information Services

IM—Instant Messaging

IMAP—Internet Message Access Protocol

I/O—Input/Output

IP—Intellectual Property /Internet Protocol

IrDA—Infrared Data Association

ISA—Industry Standard Architecture /Instruction Set Architecture

iSCSI—Internet Small Computer System Interface

ISDN—Integrated Services Digital Network

ISP—Internet Service Provider

IT—Information Technology

J2EE—Java 2 Enterprise Edition

J2ME—Java 2 Micro Edition

J2SE—Java 2 Standard Edition

JDK—Java Development Kit

JPEG—Joint Photographic Experts Group

JRE—Java Runtime Environment

JS—JavaScript

KB—Keyboard /Kilobyte /Knowledge Base

Kb—Kilobit

kHz—Kilohertz

KVM—Keyboard, Video, Mouse

LED—Light-Emitting Diode

MAN—Metropolitan Area Network

Mb—Megabit

MB—Megabyte

MBR—Master Boot Record

MDI—Multiple Document Interface

MHz—Megahertz

MIDI—Musical Instrument Digital Interface

MMU—Memory Management Unit

MMX—Multi-Media Extensions

MNG—Multiple-image Network Graphics

MPEG—Motion Pictures Experts Group

MOSFET—Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor

MPEG—Motion Pictures Experts Group

MS—Microsoft

MS-DOS—Microsoft DOS

NIC—Network Interface Controller

NTFS—NT Filesystem

NVRAM—Non-Volatile Random Access Memory

OO—Object-Oriented

OS—Open Source /Operating System

P2P—Peer-To-Peer

PAN—Personal Area Network

PATA—Parallel ATA

PC—Personal Computer

PCB—Printed Circuit Board

PC DOS—Personal Computer Disk Operating System

PCI—Peripheral Component Interconnect

PCIe—PCI Express

PERL—Practical Extraction and Reporting Language

PGA—Pin Grid Array

PHP—PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor

PIC—Peripheral Interface Controller /Programmable Interrupt Controller

PLC—Power Line Communication /Programmable Logic Controller

POST—Power-On Self Test

PPI—Pixels Per Inch

PS/2—Personal System/2

PSU—Power Supply Unit

RAD—Rapid Application Development

RAM—Random Access Memory

RAID—Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks

RAIT—Redundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes

RF—Radio Frequency

RGB—Red, Green, Blue (RGBA—Red, Green, Blue, Alpha)

RIP—Raster Image Processor /Routing Information Protocol

ROM—Read Only Memory

ROM-DOS—Read Only Memory - Disk Operating System

SATA—Serial ATA

SCSI—Small Computer System Interface

SDRAM—Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory

SFTP—Secure FTP /Simple File Transfer Protocol

SHDSL—Single-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line

SIMD—Single Instruction, Multiple Data

SIMM—Single Inline Memory Module

SPI—Serial Peripheral Interface

SPI—Stateful Packet Inspection

SVG—Scalable Vector Graphics

SVGA—Super Video Graphics Array

TB—TeraByte

TCP/IP—Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

TDMA—Time Division Multiple Access

tmp—temporary

TTF—TrueType Font

TTL—Transistor-Transistor Logic

UPS—Uninterruptible Power Supply

URI—Uniform Resource Identifier

URL—Uniform Resource Locator

USB—Universal Serial Bus

UTF—Unicode Transformation Format

UTP—Unshielded Twisted Pair

VB—Visual Basic

VBA—Visual Basic for Applications

VBS—Visual Basic Script

VPN—Virtual Private Network

VPU—Visual Processing Unit

WAN—Wide Area Network

WAP—Wireless Access Point /Wireless Application Protocol

Wi-Fi—Wireless Fidelity

WLAN—Wireless Local Area Network

WMA—Windows Media Audio

WMV—Windows Media Video

WPAN—Wireless Personal Area Network

XML—eXtensible Markup Language

Y2K—Year Two Thousand