All Basic Computer Abbreviations (A- Z )

(A- Z All 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—Tera Byte 
 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