Computer Abbreviations -

1. ACE - Access Control Entry

2. ACL - Access Control List
3. ADO - Active Data Objects
4. AGP - Accelerated Graphics Port
5. AI - Artificial Intelligence
6. ALGOL - Algorithmic Language
7. ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit
8. AOL - America Online
9. API - Application Program Interface
10. APIPA - Automatic Private Internet
Protocol Addressing
11. ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
12. ASCII - American Standard Code for
Information Interchange
13. ASF - Advanced Streaming Format
14. ASM - Association for Systems
Management
15. ASP - Active Server Pages
16. ATAPI - Advanced Technology Attachment
Packet Interface
17. ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode
18. AUI - Attachment Unit Interface
19. AVI - Audio Video Interleave
20. B2B - Business to Business
21. B2C - Business to Commerce
22. BASIC - Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic
Instruction Code
23. BCD - Binary Coded Decimal
24. BHTML - Broadcast Hyper Text Markup
Language
25. BIOS - Basic Input Output System
26. BMP - Bitmap
27. CAD - Computer Aided Design
28. CAI - Computer Aided Instructuion
29. CAM - Computer Aided Manufacturing
30. CASE - Computer Aided Software
Engineering
31. CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate
32. CD - Compact Disc
33. CD - RW - Compact Disc Re-Writable
34. CD - WORM - Compact Disc - Write Once
Read Many
35. C-DAC - Centre for Development of
Advanced Computing
36. CDONTS - Collabaration on Data Objects
for Windows NT Server
37. CGI - Common Gateway Interface
38. CIDR - Classless Inter-Domain
Routing
39. CLR - Common Language Runtime
40. CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide
Semiconductor
41. CMS - Content Management System
42. CMYK - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key
(black)
43. COBOL - Common Business Oriented
Language
44. COM - Component Object Model
45. CORBA - Common Object Request
Broker Architecture
46. CPU - Central Processing Unit
47. CRC - Cyclic Redundancy Check
48. CRM - Customer Relationship
Management
49. CROM - Control Read Only Memory
50. CRT - Cathode Ray Tube
51. CUI - Character User Interface
52. DAC - Digital to Analog Converter
53. DAO - Data Access Objects
54. DAT - Digital Audio Tape
55. DBA - Data Base Administrator
56. DBMS - Data Base Management
System
57. DCOM - Distributed Component
Object Model
58. DDL - Data Definition Language
59. DFS - Distributed File System
60. DHCP - Domain Host Configuration
Protocol
61. DHTML - Dynamics Hyper Text
Markup Language
62. DLC - Data Link Control
63. dll - dynamic link library
64. DMA - Direct Memory Access
65. DML - Data Manipulation Language
66. DNS - Domain Name System
67. DOM - Document Object Model
68. DOS - Disk Operating System, Denial
Of Service
69. DDOS - Distributed Denial Of Service
70. dpi - dots per inch
71. DSL - Digital Subscriber Line
72. DSN - Digital Subscriber Network
73. DTD - Document Type Definition
74. DVD - Digital Versatile Disc
75. e - electronic
76. EBCDIC - Extended Binary Coded
Decimal Interchange Code
77. EFS - Encrypted File System
78. EPROM - Erasable Programmable
Read Only Memory
79. EEPROM - Electrically Erasable
Programmable Read Only Memory
80. EJB - Enterprise Java Beans
81. ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning
82. EULA - End User License Agreement
Computer Abbreviations -

83. FAT - File Allocation Table
84. FDD- Floppy Disk Drive
85. FDDI - Fiber Distributed Data
Interface
86. FIFO - First In First Out
87. FLOPS - Floating Point Operations
Per Second
88. FO - Fiber Optics
89. FORTRAN - FORmula TRANslation
90. fps - frames per second
91. FRAM - Ferro-electric Random Access
Memory
92. GB - Giga Bytes
93. GIF - Graphic Interchange Format
94. GIGO - Garbage In Garbage Out
95. GNU - GNU's Not Unix
96. GPL - General Public License
97. GUI - Graphical User Interface
98. HDD - Hard Disk Drive
99. HFS - Hierarchical File System
100. HP - Hewlett Packard
101. HPC - High Performance Computing
102. HPFS - High Performance File
System
103. HSR - Horizontal Scan Rate
104. HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language
105. HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
106. hw - Hardware
107. IBM - International Business
Machines
108. ICMP - Internet Control Message
Protocol
109. IDE - Integrated Development
Environment
110. IGMP - Internet Group Management
Protocol
111. IIS - Internet Information Server
112. IL - Intermediate Language
113. I/O - Input Output
114. IP - Internet Protocol
115. IPX - Internetworked Packet
Exchange
116. IrDA - Infrared Data Association
117. IRQ - Interrupt Request
118. ISAPI - Internet Server Application
Program Interface
119. ISDN - Integrated Services Digital
Network
120. ISP - Internet Service Provider
121. IT - Information Technology
122. ITPL - Information Technology Park
Limited (India)
123. JCL - Job Control Language
124. JDBC - Java Data Base Connectivity
125. JHTML - Java within Hyper Text
Markup Language
126. JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts
Group
127. JSP - Java Server Pages
128. kb - kilobytes
129. kbps - Kilo bytes per second
130. L2TP - Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
131. LAN - Local Area Network
132. LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
133. LIFO - Last In First Out
134. LIPS - Logical Interfaces Per Second
135. LOC - Lines Of Code
136. LSP - Layered Service Provider
137. MB - Mega Bytes
138. MBPS - Mega Bytes Per Second
139. MBR - Master Boot Record
140. MAC - Media Access Control
141. MAN - Metropolitan Area Network
142. MAU - Multi-station Access Unit
143. MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional
144. MCS Multi Cast Server
145. MCSA - Microsoft Certified Systems
Administrator
146. MCSD - Microsoft Certified Solution
Developer
147. MCSE - Microsoft Certified System
Engineer
148. MDI - Multiple Document Interface
149. MFC - Microsoft Foundation Classes
150. MFT - Master File Table
151. MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital
Interface
152. MIMD - Multiple Instruction Multiple
Data
153. MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail
Extensions
154. MISD - Multiple Instruction Single
Data
155. MIPS - Millions of Instructions Per
Second
156. MODEM - MOdulator and
DEModulator
157. MP3 - Motion Pictures Experts Group
Layer - 3
158. MPEG - Motion Pictures Experts
Group
159. MS - MicroSoft
160. MSDN - MicroSoft Developer Network
161. MSIL - Microsoft Intermediate
Language
Computer Abbreviations -

162. MSIIS - MicroSoft Internet
Information Server
163. MSN - MicroSoft Network
164. MSRAP - MicroSoft Remote
Administration Protocol
165. MSRPC - Microsoft Remote Procedure
Call
166. MTS - Microsoft Transaction Server
167. MTU - Maximum Transmission Unit
168. NASSCOM - National Association of
Software & Service Companies
169. NDIS - Network Driver Interface
Specification
170. NetBEUI - NetBIOS Enhanced User
Interface
171. NIC - National Informatics Centre,
172. NIIT - National Institute of
Information Technology
173. NNTP - Network News Transfer
Protocol
174. NOW - Network Of Workstations
175. NT (Windows) - New Technology
176. NTP - Network Time Protocol
177. NTFS - New Technology File System
178. OCP - Oracle Certified Professional
179. ODBC - Open Data Base Connectivity
180. OLE - Object Linking and Embedding
181. OMR - Optical Mark Reader
182. ONE - Open Network Architecture
183. OOAD - Object Oriented Analysis and
Design
184. OOPS - Object Oriented
Programming System
185. Open GL - Open Graphics Library
186. OS - Operating System
187. PC - Personal Computer
188. PCI - Peripheral Component
Interconnect
189. PCMCIA - Personal Computer
Memory Card International
Association
190. PDA - Personal Digital Assistant
191. PDF - Portable Document Format
192. PDL - Page Description Language
193. PHP - PHP Hypertext Processor
194. PLC - Programmable Logic Controller
195. PNG - Portable Network Graphics
196. PnP - Plug and Play
197. POP - Post Office Protocol
198. POST - Power On Self Test
199. PPP - Peer to Peer Protocol
200. PPTP - Point to Point Tunneling
Protocol
201. PROM - Programmable Read Only
Memory
202. PS - Post Script
203. PSN - Processor Serial Number
204. QoS - Quality of Service
205. RAID - Redundant Array of
Independent Disks
206. RAM - Random Access Memory
207. RAMDAC - Random Access Memory
Digital to Analog Converter
208. RDBMS - Relational Data Base
Management System
209. RDO - Remote Data Objects
210. RDP - Remote Desktop Protocol
211. RD RAM - Rambus Dynamic Random
Access Memory
212. R-DAT - Rotating Digital Audio Tape
213. RFC - Request For Comments
214. RGB - Red Green Blue
215. RIP - Raster Image Processor
216. RISC - Reduced Instruction Set
Computer
217. ROM - Read Only Memory
218. RPC - Remote Procedure Call
219. RTC - Real Time Clock
220. RTF - Rich Text Format
221. RTOS - Real Time Operating System
222. SACK - Selective Acknowledgements
223. SAM - Security Access Manager
224. SAP - Service Access Point, Systems
Applications Products
225. SCSI - Small Computers Systems
Interface
226. SRAM - Static Random Access
Memory
227. SD RAM - Synchronous Dynamic
Random Access Memory
228. S - DAT - Stationary Digital Audio
Tape
229. SDK - Software Development Kit
230. SGML - Standard Generalized
Markup Language
231. SG RAM - Synchronous Graphics
Random Access Memory
232. SIM - Subscriber Identification
Module
233. SIMD - Single Instruction Multiple
Data
234. SISD - Single Instruction Single Data
235. SMS - Short Message Service
236. SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
237. SNA - System Network Architecture
238. SNAP - Sub Network Access Protocol
Computer Abbreviations -

239. SNMP - Simple Network Management
Protocol
240. SOAP - Simple Object Access
Protocol
241. SPX - Sequenced Packet Exchange
242. SQL - Structured Query Language
243. sw - software
244. TB - Tera Bytes
245. TAPI - Telephony Application
Program Interface
246. TCP - Transmission Control Protocol
247. TCP/IP - Transmission Control
Protocol / Internet Protocol
248. TDI - Transport Data Interface
249. TPM - Transactions Processing
Monitor
250. TSR - Terminate and Stay Residents
251. UDP - User Datagram Protocol
252. UNC - Universal Naming Convention
253. UNIX - Uniplexed Information and
Computer Systems
254. UML - Unified Modelling Language
255. URL - Universal Resource Locator
256. USB - Universal Serial Bus
257. UTP - Unshielded Twisted Pair
258. VAN - Virtual Area Network
259. VB - Visual Basic
260. VC++ - Visual C++
261. VCD - Video Compact Disc
262. VGA - Video Graphics Array
263. VHS - Video Home System
264. VLIW - Very Long Instruction Words
265. VLSI - Very Large Scale Integrated
Circuits
266. VPN - Virtual Private Network
267. VRAM - Video Random Access
Memory
268. VRML - Virtual Reality Modelling
Language
269. VS - Visual Studio
270. VSNL - Videsh Sanchar Nigam
Limited
271. VXD - Virtual Device Driver
272. W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
273. WAN - Wide Area Network
274. WAP - Wireless Application Protocol
275. WHQL - Windows Hardware Quality
Lab
276. Windows ME - Windows Millennium
Edition
277. Windows NT - Windows New
Technology
278. Windows XP - Windows eXPerienced
279. WINS - Windows Internet Name
Services
280. WMI - Windows Management
Instrumentation
281. WML - Wireless Markup Language
282. WORM - Write Once Read Many
283. WYSIWYG - What You See Is What
You Get
284. WWW - World Wide Web
285. XHTML - eXtensible Hyper Text
Markup Language
286. XML - eXtensible Markup Language
287. XSL - eXtensible Style Sheet
langauge
288. Y2K - Year 2000
289. ZIF - Zero Insertion Force