Important Computer Abbreviations
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COBOL |
Common Business Oriented Language |
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FORTRAN |
Formula Translator |
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PROLOG |
Programming in Logic |
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ALGOL |
Algorithmic Language |
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BASIC |
Beginner’s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
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Portable Document Format |
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JPG, JPEG |
Joint Photographic Expert Group |
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BMP |
BitMap Image |
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PNG |
Portable Network Graphics |
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GIF |
Graphic Interchange Format |
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ZIP |
ZigZag Inline Package |
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RAR |
Roshal Archieve |
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3G |
3rd Generation |
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3GP |
3rd Generation Partnership |
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AVI |
Audio Video Interleave |
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MPEG |
Moving Pictures Expert Group |
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MP3 |
MPEG – Audio Layer 3 |
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WAV |
Wave |
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WMA |
Windows Media Audio |
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VGA |
Video Graphics Array |
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cc |
Carbon Copy |
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bcc |
Blind Carbon Copy |
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DOT-NET |
Data Object Technology – Network Enabled Technology |
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FAT |
File Allocation Table |
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PSTN |
Public Switched Telephone Network |
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ISDN |
Integrated Service Digital Network |
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UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply |
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SMPS |
Switched Mode Power Supply |
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IMAP |
Internet Mail/Message Access Protocol |
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SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
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TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol |
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POP3 |
Post Office Protocol 3 |
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VoIP |
Voice over Internet Protocol |
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FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
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HTTP |
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol |
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PPP |
Point to Point Protocol |
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UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
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ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
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SMP |
Server Management Protocol |
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NCP |
Network Control Protocol |
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TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
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ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
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RARP |
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol |
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ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
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ALU |
Arithmetic Logic Unit |
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NFS |
Network File System |
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ARQ |
Automatic Repeat Request |
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ASIC |
Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
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TIFF |
Tagged Image/Index File Format |
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SVGA |
Super Video Graphics Array |
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RISC |
Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
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CISC |
Complex Instruction Set Computing |
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BER |
Bit Error Rate |
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CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
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GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communication |
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GPS |
Global Positioning System |
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CCTV |
Close Circuit Television |
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CSMA/CD |
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection |
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DBA |
Database Administrator |
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DoS |
Denial of Service |
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DVD |
Digital Versatile Disk or Digital Video Disk |
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PDA |
Personal Digital Assistant |
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OSI |
Open System Interconnection |
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NTFS |
New Technology File System |
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NTSC |
National Television Standards Committee |
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NIC |
Network Interface Card |
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MS-DOS |
Misrosoft Disc Operating System |
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MAC |
Macintosh |
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IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
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ISIS |
Integrated Systems and Information Services |
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ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
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ANSI |
American National Standard Institute |
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ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
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EBCDIC |
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
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TFT |
Thin Film Transistor |
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iPhone |
Intelligent Phone |
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WORM |
Write Once Read Many |
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DNS |
Domain Name Server |
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