A |
A/D |
Analog To Digital. |
ACE |
Access Control Entry |
ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
AGP |
Accelerated Graphics Port |
AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
ALGOL |
Algorithmic Language |
ALU |
Arithmetic Logic Unit |
API |
Application Program Interface |
APIPA |
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing |
APT |
Automatically Programmed Tooling |
ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
ARPANET |
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network |
ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
ASF |
Advanced Streaming Format |
ASP |
Active Server Pages |
ASR |
Automatic Send And Receive. |
ATAPI |
Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface |
ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
AUI |
Attachment Unit Interface |
AVI |
Audio Video Interleave |
B |
BASIC |
Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
BCD |
Binary Coded Decimal |
BDPS |
Business Data Processing Systems |
BIOS |
Basic Input Output System |
BIS |
Business Information System. |
BIU |
Bus Interface Unit |
BMP |
Bitmap |
BPS |
Bits Per Second. |
C |
CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
CAI |
Computer Aided Instruction |
CAM |
Computer-Aided Manufacturing. |
CAR |
Control Address Register |
CASE |
Computer Aided Software Engineering |
CCIS |
Common Channel Interoffice Signaling |
CCNA |
Cisco Certified Network Associate |
CD |
Compact Disc |
C-DAC |
Centre For Development of Advanced Computing |
CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
CDROM |
Compact Disc Read Only Memory |
CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
CGM |
Computer Graphics Metafile |
CIDR |
Classless Inter Domain Routing |
CIM |
Computer Integrated Manufacture |
CISC |
Complex Instruction Set Computers |
CLR |
Common Language Runtime |
CMOS |
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
COBOL |
Common Business Oriented Language |
CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
CPI |
Clock Cycle Per Instruction |
CPS |
Characters Per Second. |
CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
CROM |
Control Read-Only Memory. |
CRT |
Cathode Ray Tube. |
css |
Cascading Style Sheet file |
D |
DAC |
Digital to Analog Converter |
DBA |
Data Base Administrator |
DBMS |
Database Management System |
DCA |
Defense Communication Agency |
DCL |
Data Control Language |
DDP |
Distributed Data Processing |
DFS |
Distributed File System |
DHCP |
Dynamic Host Control Protocol |
DHTML |
Dynamics HyperText Markup Language |
DNS |
Domain Name System (Server) |
doc and docx |
Microsoft Word file |
DOS |
Disk Operating System, Denial of Service |
DPI |
Dots Per Inch. |
DRAM |
Dynamic Random-Access Memory |
DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
DTP |
Desktop Publishing. |
DVD |
Digital Versatile Disc |
E |
EEPROM |
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
ENIAC |
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator |
EPROM |
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
F |
FDD |
Floppy Disk Drive |
FDMA |
Frequency Division Multiple Access |
FIFO |
First In First Out |
FLOPS |
Floating Point Operations Per Second |
FM |
Frequency Modulation. |
FO |
Fiber Optics |
FORTRAN |
Formula Translation. |
FPS |
Frames Per Second |
FRAM |
Ferro Electric Random-Access Memory |
FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
G |
GB |
GigaByte. |
GIF |
Graphic Interchange Format |
GIGO |
Garbage In Garbage Out |
GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
H |
HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
HFS |
Hierarchical File System |
HPFS |
High Performance File System |
HTML |
HyperText Markup Language |
HTTP |
HyperText Transfer Protocol |
HZ |
Hertz. |
I |
I/O |
Input / Output. |
IBM |
International Business Machines |
IDE |
Integrated Development Environment |
IE |
Internet Explorer |
IGMP |
Internet Group Management Protocol |
IO |
Input-Output |
IP |
Internet Protocol. |
ISAPI |
Internet Server Application Program Interface |
ISDN |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
ISO |
International Standard Organization |
ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
ISR |
Interrupt Service Routine |
IT |
Information Technology |
ITPL |
Information Technology Park Limited (India) |
J |
JCL |
Job Control Language |
JDBC |
Java DataBase Connectivity |
JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
js |
JavaScript file |
JSP |
Java Server Pages |
K |
KB |
KiloByte. |
L |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
LSI |
Large Scale Integration |
LSP |
Layered Service Provider |
M |
MAC |
Media Access Control |
MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network |
MAU |
Multi-station Access Unit |
MB |
MegaByte. |
MDI |
Multiple Document Interface |
MG |
MegaBytes |
MICR |
Magnetic Ink Characters Reader |
MIMD |
Multiple Instruction Multiple Data |
MIME |
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
MIPS |
Millions Of Instructions Per Second |
MODEM |
Modulator And Demodulator |
MP3 |
Motion Pictures Experts Group Layer 3 |
MPEG |
Motion Pictures Experts Group |
MS |
Microsoft |
MSRAP |
Microsoft Remote Administration Protocol |
MSRPC |
Microsoft Remote Procedure Call |
MTS |
Microsoft Transaction Server |
MTU |
Maximum Transmission Unit |
N |
NCP |
Network Control Protocol |
NDIS |
Network Driver Interface Specification |
NIC |
National Informatics Centre |
NIIT |
National Institute Of Information Technology |
NNTP |
Network News Transfer Protocol |
NS |
Nano Second. |
NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
O |
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 |
OS |
Operating System |
OSI |
Open System Interconnection |
P |
P2P |
Peer To Peer. |
PAN |
Personal Area Network. |
PC |
Personal Computer |
PCB |
Printed Circuit Board. |
PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect |
PDF |
Portable Document Format |
PDL |
Page Description Language |
PDU |
Protocol Data Unit |
PIC |
Programming Interrupt Control |
PILOT |
Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching |
PIN |
Personal Identification Number. |
PLA |
Programmable Logic Array |
PLC |
Programmable Logic Controller |
PNG |
Portable Network Graphics |
PNP |
Plug And Play |
PPP |
Peer To Peer Protocol |
pps |
PowerPoint slide show |
ppt |
PowerPoint presentation |
PROM |
Programmable Read-Only Memory. |
R |
RADSL |
Rate Adaptive Digital Subscriber Line |
RAID |
Redundant Array Of Independent Disks |
RAM |
Random Access Memory |
RAMDAC |
Random Access Memory Digital To Analog Converter |
rar |
RAR file |
RAS |
Remote Access Network |
RDO |
Remote Data Objects |
RDP |
Remote Desktop Protocol |
RFC |
Request For Comments |
RGB |
Red Green Blue |
RICS |
Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
ROM |
Read Only Memory |
RTC |
Real-Time Clock |
RTF |
Rich Text Format |
RTOS |
Real-Time Operating System |
S |
SAM |
Security Access Manager |
SAP |
Service Access Point, Systems Applications Products |
SCMP |
Software Configuration Management Plan |
SIM |
Subscriber Identification Module |
SMP |
Symmetric Multi-Process |
SMS |
Short Message Service |
SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
SNA |
System Network Architecture |
SNAP |
Sub Network Access Protocol |
SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
SNOBOL |
String Oriented Symbolic Language |
SOAP |
Simple Object Access Protocol |
SPX |
Sequenced Packet Exchange |
SQA |
Statistical Quality Assurance |
SQL |
Structured Query Language |
SRAM |
Static Random Access Memory |
SRS |
Software Requirements Specification |
STP |
Shielded Twisted Pair |
SVVP |
Software Verification And Validation Plan |
T |
TB |
Tera Bytes |
TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
TCPIP |
Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol |
TDI |
Transport Data Interface |
TDMA |
Time Division Multiple Access |
TPM |
Transactions Processing Monitor |
TSR |
Terminate And Stay Residents |
txt |
Plain text file |
U |
UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
UML |
Unified Modelling Language |
URL |
Universal Resource Locator |
USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
USRT |
Universal Synchronous Receiver Transmitted |
UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair |
V |
VAN |
Virtual Area Network |
VAST |
Very Small Aperture Terminal |
VB |
Visual Basic |
VC++ |
Visual C++ |
VCD |
Video Compact Disc |
VDL |
View Definition Language |
VDU |
Visual Display Unit. |
VGA |
Video Graphics Array |
VHS |
Video Home System |
VLIW |
Very Long Instruction Words |
VLSI |
Very Large-Scale Integrated Circuits |
VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
VRAM |
Video Random Access Memory |
VRML |
Virtual Reality Modelling Language |
VS |
Visual Studio |
W |
WAN |
Wide Area Network |
WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol |
WBEM |
Web-Based Enterprise Management |
WDM |
Wave Division Multiplexing |
WHQL |
Windows Hardware Quality Lab |
Wi-Fi |
Wireless Fidelity. |
WINDOWS ME |
Windows Millennium Edition |
WINDOWS NT |
Windows New Technology |
WINDOWS XP |
Windows Experienced |
WINS |
Windows Internet Name Service |
WMI |
Windows Management Instrumentation |
WML |
Wireless Markup Language |
WORM |
Write Once Read Many |
WSH |
Windows Script Host |
WWW |
World Wide Web |
WYSIWYG |
What You See Is What You Get |
X |
XHTML |
Extensible HyperText Markup Language |
XML |
Extensible Markup Language |
Z |
zip |
Zip compressed file |