Computer Abbreviations:
ACE – Access Control Entry
ACL – Access Control List
ADO – Active Data Objects
AGP – Accelerated Graphics Port
AI – Artificial Intelligence
ALU – Algorithmic Language
API – Arithmetic Logic Unit
APIPA – Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
ARP – Address Resolution Protocol
ASCII – American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASF – Advanced Streaming Format
ASM – Association for Systems Management
ASP – Active Server Pages
ATAPI – Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATM – Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AUI – Attachment Unit Interface
AVI – Audio Video Interleave
B2B – Business to Business
B2C – Business to Commerce
BASIC – Beginner’s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BCD – Binary Coded Decimal
BCR – Bar Code Reader ,
BHTML – Broadcast Hyper Text Markup Language
BOOTP – Bootstrap Protocol
BPEL – Business Process Execution Language
BINAC – Binary Automatic Computer
BIOS – Basic Input Output System
Bit – Binary Digit
BMP – Bitmap
CAD – Computer Aided Design
CAI – Computer Aided Instruction
CAM – Computer Aided Manufacturing
CASE – Computer Aided Software Engineering
CCNA – Cisco Certified Network Associate
CD – Compact Disc
CDROM – Compact Disk Read Only Memory
CD – RW – Compact Disc Re-Writable
CDMA – Code Division Multiple Access
CD – WORM – Compact Disc – Write Once Read Many
C – Dot – Center for Development of Telemetric
C-DAC – Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
CDONTS – Collaboration on Data Objects for Windows NT Server
CGI – Common Gateway Interface
CIDR – Classless Inter-Domain Routing
CLR – Common Language Runtime
CMOS – Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMS – Content Management System
CMYK – Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (black)
COBOL – Common Business Oriented Language
COM – Component Object Model
CORBA – Common Object Request Broker Architecture
CPU – Central Processing Unit
CRC – Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRM – Customer Relationship Management
CROM – Control Read Only Memory
CRT – Cathode Ray Tube
CSS – Cascading Style Sheets
CTCP – Client-to-Client Protocol
CUI – Character User Interface
DAC – Digital to Analog Converter
DAO – Data Access Objects
DAT – Digital Audio Tape
DBA – Data Base Administrator
DBMS – Data Base Management System
DCOM – Distributed Component Object Model
DDL – Data Definition Language
DFS – Distributed File System
DHCP – Domain Host Configuration Protocol
DHTML – Dynamics Hyper Text Markup Language
DLC – Data Link Control
DLL – Dynamic Link Library
DMA – Direct Memory Access
DML – Data Manipulation Language
DNS – Domain Name System
DOM – Document Object Model
DOS – Disk Operating System, Denial Of Service
DDOS – Distributed Denial Of Service
dpi – dots per inch
DSL – Digital Subscriber Line
DSN – Digital Subscriber Network
DTD – Document Type Definition
DVD – Digital Versatile Disc
EBCDIC – Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
E-commerce – Electronic Commerce
EDP – Electronic Data Processing
EFS – Encrypted File System
EPROM – Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EEPROM – Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EJ B – Enterprise Java Beans
ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning
EULA – End User License Agreement
EXE – Executable (file)
FAT – File Allocation Table
FDD – Floppy Disk Drive
FDDI – Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FIFO – First In First Out
FLOPS – Floating Point Operations Per Second
FO – Fiber Optics
FORTRAN – Formula Translation
FTP – File Transfer Protocol
Fps – frames per second
FRAM – Ferro-electric Random Access Memory
GB – Giga Bytes
GIF – Graphic Interchange Format
GIGO – Garbage In Garbage Out
GNU’s – Not Unix
GPL – General Public License
GUI – Graphical User Interface
HDD – Hard Disk Drive
HFS – Hierarchical File System
HP – Hewlett Packard
HPC – High Performance Computing
HPFS – High Performance File System
HSR – Horizontal Scan Rate
HTML – Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Hardware
hw – Hardware
IBM – International Business Machines
ICMP – Internet Control Message Protocol
ICP – Internet Cache Protocol
IDE – Integrated Development Environment
IGMP – Internet Group Management Protocol
IIS – Internet Information Server
IL – Intermediate Language
I/O – Input Output
IP – Internet Protocol
IP TV – Internet Protocol Television
IPX – Internetworked Packet Exchange
IrDA – Infrared Data Association
IRQ – Interrupt Request
ISAPI – Internet Server Application Program Interface
ISDN – Integrated Services Digital Network
ISP – Internet Service Provider
IT – Information Technology
ITPL – Information Technology Park Limited (India)
JCL – Job Control Language
JDBC – Java Data Base Connectivity
JHTML – Java within Hyper Text Markup Language
JNDI – Java Naming & Directory Interface
JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group
JS – Java Script
JSP – Java Server Pages
Kb – kilobytes
KbPs – Kilo bytes per second
Khz – Kilohertz
L2TP – Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
LAN – Local Area Network
LCD – Liquid Crystal Display
LIFO – Last In First Out
LI PS – Logical Interfaces Per Second
LOC – Lines Of Code
LSP – Layered Service Provide
MB – Mega Bytes
MBPS – Mega Bytes Per Second
MBR – Master Boot Record
MAC – Media Access Control
MAN – Metropolitan Area Network
MAU – Multi-station Access Unit
MCP – Microsoft Certified Professional
MCS – Multicast Server
MCSA – Microsoft® Certified Systems Administrator
MCSD – Microsoft® Certified Solution Developer
MCSE – Microsoft® Certified System Engineer
MDI – Multiple Document Interface
MFC – Microsoft Foundation Classes
MFT – Master File Table
MICR – Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MIDI – Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIMD – Multiple Instruction Multiple Data
MIME – Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MISD – Multiple Instruction Single Data
MIPS – Millions of Instructions Per Second
MODEM – MOdulator and DEModulator
MP3 – Motion Pictures Experts Group Layer – 3
MPEG – Motion Pictures Experts Group
MS – Microsoft
MSDN – Microsoft Developer Network
MSIL – Microsoft Intermediate Language
MSIIS – Microsoft Internet Information Server
MSN – Microsoft Network
MSRAP – Microsoft Remote Administration Protocol
MSRPC – Microsoft Remote Procedure Call
MTS – Microsoft Transaction Server
MTU – Maximum Transmission Unit
NASSCOM – National Association of Software & Service Companies
NDIS – Network Driver Interface Specification
N FS – Network File System
NetBEUI – NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface
NIC – Network Interface Card ; National Informatics Centred
NIIT – National Institute of Information Technology
NNTP – Network News Transfer Protocol
NOS – Network Operating System
NOW – Network Of Workstations
NT (Windows) – New Technology
NTP – Network Time Protocol
NTFS – New Technology File System
OCP – Oracle Certified Professional
OCL – Optical Character Reader
ODBC – Open Data Base Connectivity
OLE – Object Linking and Embedding
OMR – Optical Mark Reader
ONE – Open Network Architecture
OOAD – Object Oriented Analysis and Design
OOPS – Object Oriented Programming System
Open GL – Open Graphics Library
OS – Operating System
PC – Personal Computer
PCI – Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCMCIA – Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDA – Personal Digital Assistant
PDF – Portable Document Format
PDL – Page Description Language
PHP – Hypertext Processor
PLC – Programmable Logic Controller
PNG – Portable Network Graphics
Pnp – Plug and Play
POP – Post Office Protocol
POST – Power On Self Test
PPP – Peer to Peer Protocol
PPTP – Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
PROM – Programmable Read Only Memory
PS – Post Script
PSTN – Public Switched Telephone Network
PSN – Processor Serial Number
QDR – Quad data Rate
QoS – Quality of Service
RAID – Redundant Array of Independent Disks
RADIUS – Remote Authentication Dial In Use Service
RAM – Random Access Memory
RAMDAC – Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter
RDBMS – Relational Data Base Management System
RDO – Remote Data Objects
RDP – Remote Desktop Protocol
RD RAM – Ramous Dynamic Random Access Memory
R-DAT – Rotating Digital Audio Tape
REFAL – Recursive Function Algorithmic Language
RFC – Request For Comments
RGB – Red Green Blue
RIP – Raster Image Processor
RISC – Reduced Instruction Set Computer
ROM – Read Only Memory
RPC – Remote Procedure Call
RTC – Real Time Clock
RTF – Rich Text Format
RTOS Real Time Operating System
SACK – Selective Acknowledgements
SAM – Security Access Manager
SAP – Service Access Point, Systems Applications Products
SCSI – Small Computers Systems Interface
SRAM – Static Random Access Memory
SD RAM – Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
S –DAT – Stationary Digital Audio Tape
SDK – Software Development Kit
SGML – Standard Generalized Markup Language
SG RAM – Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
SIM – Subscriber Identification Module
SIMD – Single Instruction Multiple Data
SISD – Single Instruction Single Data
SMS – Short Message Service
SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNA – System Network Architecture
SNAP – Sub Network Access Protocol
SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol
SOAP – Simple Object Access Protocol
SPX – Sequenced Packet Exchange
SQL – Structured Query Language
sw – software
TB – Tera Bytes
TAPI – Telephony Application Program Interface
TCP – Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP – Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
TDI – Transport Data Interface
TPM – Transactions Processing Monitor
TSR – Terminate and Stay Residents
UDP – User Datagram Protocol
UNC – Universal Naming Convention
UNIX – Unpiloted Information and Computer Systems
UML – Unified Modeling Language
UPS – Uninterrupted Power Supply
URL – Universal Resource Locator
USB – Universal Serial Bus
UTP – Unshielded Twisted Pair
VAN – Virtual Area Network
VB – Visual Basic
VC++ – Visual C++
VCD – Video Compact Disc
VGA – Video Graphics Array
VHS – Video Home System
VLIW – Very Long Instruction Words
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