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