Computer abbreviations

Computer Abbreviations.pdf Page – 1 Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” A ” for All Competitive Exams. AAC: Advanced Audio Coding. ABI: Application Binary Interface. ABR: Available Bit Rate. AD: Active Directory. ADC: Analog – to – Digital Converter / Apple Display Connector ( DVI Variant ). AHA: Accelerated Hub Architecture. ALGOL: Algorithmic Language. AJAX: Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. ALU: Arithmetic Logical Unit. AMD: Advanced Micro Devices. AMR: Audio Modern Riser. APCI: Application – Layer Protocol Control Information. API: Application Programming Interface. ARPANET: Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASP: Application Service Provider / Active Server Pages. AST: Abstract Syntax Tree. ATA: Advanced Technology Attachment. ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode. AVC: Advanced Video Coding. AVI: Audio Video Interleaved. AWT: Abstract Window Toolkit. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” B ” for All Competitive Exams. BAL: Basic Assembly Language. BASIC: Beginner All – Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. BCD: Binary Coded Decimal. BER: Bit Error Rate. BFD: Binary File Descriptor. BGP: Border Gateway Protocol. BiDi: Bi – Directional.Page – 2 BIN: Binary. BINAC: Binary Automatic Computer. BIOS: Basic Input Output System. BIT: A Binary Digit. BLOB: Binary large Object. BLOG: Web Log. BPS: Bits Per Second. BMP: Basic Multilingual Plane. BT: BitTorrent / Bluetooth. BW: Bandwidth. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” C ” for All Competitive Exams. CAD: Computer – Aided Design. CAE: Computer – Aided Engineering. CAI: Computer – Aided Instruction. CAQA: Computer – Aided Quality Assurance. CC: C Compiler / Carbon Copy CD: Compact Disk / Change Directory. CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access. CD – R: Compact Disk – Recordable. CD – ROM: Compact Disk – Read – Only Memory. CD – RW: Compact Disk – Rewritable. CG: Computer Graphics. CGA: Color Graphics Array. CGI: Common Gateway Interface / Computer – Generated Imaginary. CMOS: Complementary Metal – Oxide Semiconductor. CIFS: Common Internet File System. CIM: Common Information Model. CLI: Command Line Interface. CNC: Computer Numerical Control. COBOL: Common Business – Oriented Language. CPU: Central Processing Unit.Page – 3 CRS: Computer Reservation System. CTR: Cathode Ray Tube. CSI: Common System Interface. CSV: Comma – Separated Values. CTCP: Client – to – Client Protocol. CTL: Computation Tree Logic. CTS: Clear to Send. CUA: Common User Access. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” D ” for All Competitive Exams. DAO: Data Access Objects. DAP: Direct Access Protocol. DAT: Digital Audio Tape. DB: DataBase. DBA: Database Administrator. DBMS: Database Management System. DCC: Direct Client – to – Client. DDR: Double Data Rate. DES: Data Encryption Standard. DFD: Data Flow Diagram. DES: Distributed File System. DHTML: Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language. DIVX: Digital Video Express DVE: Digital Video Effects. DLL: Dynamic Link Library. DLP: Digital Light Processing. DMA: Direct Memory Access. DNS: Domain Name System. DOS: Disk Operating System. DPI: Dots per INCH. DOS – PMI: Disk Operating System – Protected Mode Interface. DSL: Digital Subscriber Line / Domain – Specific Language.Page – 4 DBSN: Database Source Name ( ODBC ). DTE: Data Terminal Equipment. DTR: Data Terminal Ready. DVD: Digital Versatile Disk / Digital Video Disk. DVD – R: Digital Versatile Disk – Recordable. DVD – ROM: Digital Versatile Disk – Read Only Memory. DVD – RW: Digital Versatile Disk – Rewritable. DVI: Digital Visual Interface. DVR: Digital Video Recorder. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” E ” for All Competitive Exams. EBCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. EEPROM: Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only memory. EID: Electronic ID Card. EIGRP: Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol. ELF: Executable and Linkable Format. ELM: Electronic Mail. ENIAC: Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. EOF: End of File. EOL: End of Line. EOM: End of Message. EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory. ECU: Extended Unix Code. EST: Electrostatic Discharge. EXE: Executable. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” F ” for All Competitive Exams. FAT: File Allocation Table. FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions. FDC: Floppy Disk Controller. FDD: Floppy Disk Drive. FDMA: Frequency – Division Multiple Access. FIFO: First In First Out.Page – 5 FHS: Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. FCS: Frame Check Sequence. FPU: Floating Point Unit. FS: File System. FSB: Front Side Bus. FTP: File Transfer Protocol. FXP: File Exchange Protocol. You May Like: CCC MCQs / True False Papers with Answers Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” G ” for All Competitive Exams. Gb: Gigabit. GB: Gigabyte. GCR: Group Code Recording. GDI: Graphics Device Interface. GIF: Graphics Interchange Format. GIGO: Garbage In Garbage Out. GPL: General Public License. GPRS: General Packet Radio Service. GPU: Graphics Processing Unit. GUI: Graphical User Interface. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” H ” for All Competitive HAL: Hardware Abstraction Layer. HCI: Human Computer Interaction. HD: High Density. HDD: Hard Disk Drive. HD DVD: High Definition DVD.Page – 6 HDL: Hardware Description Language. HHD: Hybrid Hard Drive. HID: Human Interface Device. HIG: Human Interface Guidelines. HP: Hewlett – Packard. HPES: High Performance File System. HT: Hyper Threading. HTM: Hierarchical Temporal Memory. HTML: Hypertext markup Language. HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol. HTTPD: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Daemon. HTX: Hyper Transport Expansion. HURD: Hird of Unix – Replacing Daemons. HVD: Holographic Versatile Disk. HZ: Hertz. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” ” for All Competitive Exams. IBM: International Business Machines. IC: Integrated Circuit. ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol. ICP: Internet Cache Protocol. ICT: Information and Communication Technology. IDL: Interface Definition Language. IDE: Integrated Development Environment / Integrated Drive Electronics. IE: Internet Explorer. IGMP: Internet Group Management Protocol. IGRP: Interior Gateway Routing Protocol. IHV: Independent Hardware Vendor. IIOP: Internet Iner – Orb – Protocol. IIS: Internet Information Server. IM: Instant Messaging. IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol.Page – 7 1 / 0: Input / Output. IP: Internet Protocol. IPC: Inter – Process Communication. IPP: Internet Printing Protocol. IPsec: Internet Protocol Security. IPTV: Internet Protocol Television. IPX: Internetwork Packet Exchange. IRC: Internet Relay Chat. IrDA: Infrared Data Association. IRP: I / O Request Packet. IRQ: Interrupt Request. ISC: Internet Storm Center. ISO: International Organisation for Standardization. ISOC: Internet Society. ISP: Internet Service Provider. ISR: Interrupt Service Routine ISV: Independent Software Vendor. IT: Information Technology. ITU: International Telecommunication Union. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” y ” for All Competitive Exams 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: Java Script. JSON: Java Script Object Notation JSP: Java Server Pages. JUG: Java User Group. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” K ” for All Competitive Exams.Page – 8 KB: Kilobyte. Kb: Kilobit. KHz: Kilohertz. KBPS: Kilobit per second KVM: Keyboard, Video, Mouse. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” L ” for All Competitive Exams. LAN: Local Area Network. LED: Light – Emitting Diode. LIFO: Last In First Out. LSB: Least Significant Bit. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” M ” for All Competitive Exams. MAN: Metropolitan Area Network. MANET: Mobile Ad – Hoc Network. Mb: Megabit. MB: Megabyte. MBCS: Multi Byte Character Set. MBR: Master Boot Record MDI: Multiple Document Interface MICR: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface. MIMO: Multiple – Input Multiple Output. MIPS: Million Instructions Per Second. MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. MHz: Megahertz. MMU: Memory Management Unit. MMX: Multi – Media Extensions. MNG: Multiple image Network Graphics. MOSFET: Metal – Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor. MPEG: Motion Pictures ( coding ) Experts Group. MPL: Mozilla Public License. MSB: Most Significant Bit.Page – 9 MS – DOS: Microsoft Disk Operating System. MVS: Multiple Vendor System. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” N ” for All Competitive Exams NES: Network File System. NIC: Network Interface Controller. NIO: New I / O. NMI: Non – Maskable Interrupt. NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol. NOP: NO Operation. NOS: Network Operating System. NT ( Windows ): New Technology. NTES: NT File System. NTP: Network Time Protocol NVRAM: Non – Volatile Random Access Memory. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” O ” for All Compe OOP: Object – Oriented Programming. OPML: Outline Processor Markup Language. OS: Operating System. OSS: Open Source Software. OCR: Optical Character Reader. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” p ” for All Competitive Exams. P2P: Peer – To – Peer. PAN: Personal Area Network. PAP: Password Authentication Protocol. PATA: Parallel ATA. PC: Personal Computer. PCB: Printed Circuit Board. PC DOS: Personal Computer Disk Operating System. PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect.Page – 10 PCIe: PCI Express. PCL: Printer Command Language. PERL: Practical Extraction and Reporting Language. PGA: Pin Grid Array. PHP: PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. PIC: Peripheral Interface Controller / Programmable Interrupt Controller. PINE: Program for Internet News & Email. PIO: Programmed Input / Output. PLC: Power Line Communication Programmable Logic Controller. Pnp: Plug – and – Play. PoE: Power Over Ethernet. POST: Power – On Self Test. PPC: Power PC. PPI: Pixels Per Inch. PPP: Point – to – Point Protocol. PPPOA: PPP over ATM. PPPoE: PPP over Ethernet. PPTP: Point – to – Point Tunneling Protocol. PSU: Power Supply Unit. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” Q ” for All Competitive Exams. QDR: Quad Data Rate. QFP: Quad Flat Package QoS: Quality of Service. QFP: Quick File Access. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” R ” for All Competitive Exams. RAD: Rapid Application Development. RADIUS: Remote Authentication Dial In User Service. RAID: Redundant Array of Independent Disks. RAIT: Redundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes. RAM: Random Access Memory. RARP: Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.Page – 11 RDBMS: Relation Database Management System. RDF: Resource Description Framework REEAL: Recursive Functions Algorithmic Language. RE: Radio Frequency. RGB: Red, Green, Blue ( RGBA – Red, Green, Blue, Alpha ). RIP: Routing Information Protocol. ROM: Read Only Memory. ROMB: Read – Out Motherboard. ROM – DOS: Read Only Memory – Disk Operating System. RTOS: Real Time Operating System. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” S ” for All Competitive SAN: Storage Area Network. SATA: Serial ATA. SAX: Simple API of XML. SBP – 2: Serial Bus Protocol 2. SBU: Standard Build Unit. SCSI: Small Computer System Interface. SDL: Simple Direct Media Layer. SDN: Service Delivery Network. SDR: Software – Defined Radio. 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. SMBIOS: System Management BIOS. SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. SP: Service Pack. SPI: Serial Peripheral Interface. SQL: Structured Query Language. SUS: Single UNIX Specification.Page – 12 SVD: Structured VLSI Design. SVG: Scalable Vector Graphics. SVGA: Super Video Graphics Array. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” T ” for All Competitiv TB: TeraByte. TCP: Transmission Control Protocol. TCP / IP: Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access. tmp: Temporary. TTA: True Tap Audio. TTE: True Type Font. TTL: Transistor – Transistor – Logic. TTS: Text – to Speech. TTY: Teletype. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” U ” for All Competitive Exams. UAC: User Account Control. UART: Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter. UEFI: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. UI: User Interface. UL: Upload UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply. URI: Uniform Resource Identifier. URL: Uniform Resource Locator. URN: Uniform Resource Name. USB: Universal Serial Bus. UTF: Unicode Transformation Format. UTP: Unshielded Twisted Pair. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” V ” for All Competitive Exams. VAR: Variable VB: Visual Basic. VBA: Visual Basic for Applications.Page – 13 VBS: Visual Basic Script. VFAT: Virtual FAT. VES: Virtual File System. VGA: Video Graphics Array. VGCT: Video Graphics Character Table. VLAN: Virtual Local Area Network. VM: Virtual Memory. VOD: Video On Demand. VoIP: Voice Over IP. VPN: Virtual Private Network. VPU: Visual Processing Unit. VT: Video Terminal. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” w ” for All Competitive Exams. WAN: Wide Area Network. WAP: Wireless Access Protocol. Wi – Fi: Wireless Fidelity. WinFS: Windows Future Storage. WINS: Windows Internet Naming Service. WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network. WMA: Windows Media Audio WMV: Windows Media Video. WOL: Wake – on – Lan. WOM: Wake – on – Modem. WPA: Wi – Fi Protected Access. WSDL: Web Services Description Language. WUSB: Wireless Universal Serial Bus. WWAN: Wireless Wide Area Network wwID: World Wide Identifier. www: World Wide Web. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” X ” for All Competitive Exams. XAML: Extensible Application Merkup Language.Page – 14 XHTML: Extensible Hypertext Markup Language. XML: Extensible Markup Language. XNS: Xerox Network Services. XMMS: X Multi Media System. XSL: Extensible Style Sheet Language. XSL – FO: Extensible Stylesheet language Formatting Objects. XSLIT: Extensible Style Sheet language Transformations. XUL: XML User Interface Language. Computer Abbreviations / Full Forms starting with ” Z ” for All Competitiv ZIFS: Zero Insertion Force Socket. ZISC: Zero Instruction Set Computer. ZMA: Zone Multicast Address.