IMPORTANT COMPUTER ABBREVIATIONS
Computer is a scoring section in banking exams where you can easily earn marks just by reading some important computer abbreviations and Basic Fundamentals of computer.Here in this post we have made a full list of all the important computer abbreviations for you.
A
• AI: Artificial Intelligence
• ALGOL: Algorithmic Language
• ALU : Arithmetic Logic Language
• ARP: Address Resolution Protocol
• ASCII: American Standard Code for Information and Interchange
• ATDML : Asynchronous Time Division Multiplexing
B
• BASIC: Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
• BCC: Blind Carbon Copy
• BINAC: Binary Automatic Computer
• Bin: Binary
• BIOS: Basic Input Output System
• Bit: Binary Digit
C
• CAD: Computer Aided Design
• CAM: Computer Aided Manufacturing
• CC: Carbon Copy
• CD: Compact Disc
• CRT: Cathode Ray Tube
• CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access
• CDR: Compact Disc Recordable
• CD-ROM: Compact Disc Read Only Memory
• CDRW: Compact Disc Rewritable
• CDR/W: Compact Disk Read/Write
• COBOL: Common Business Oriented Language
• CPU: Central Processing Unit
D
• DBA: Data Base Administrator
• DBMS: Data Base Management System
• DOS : Disk Operating System
• DMA : Direct Memory Access
• DVD: Digital Video Disc/Digital Versatile Disc
• DVDR: DVD Recordable
• DVDROM: DVD Read Only Memory
• DVDRW: DVD Rewritable
• DVR: Digital Video Recorder
• DNS: Domain Name System
• DOS: Disk Operating System
• DPI: Dots per Inch
• DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory
E
• EBCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
• E-Commerce: Electronic Commerce
• EDP: Electronic Data Processing
• EEPROM: Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
• E-Mail: Electronic Mail
• ENIAC: Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
• EOF: End Of File
• EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
• EXE: Executable
F
• FAX: Far Away Xerox/ facsimile
• FDC: Floppy Disk Controller
• FDD: Floppy Disk Drive
• FDMA : Frequency Division Multiplexing Access
• FLOPS: Floating Operations per Second
• FORTRAN: Formula Translation
• FS: File System
• FTP: File Transfer Protocol
G
• GB: Gigabit
• GB: Gigabyte
• GIF: Graphics Interchange Format
• GSM: Global System for Mobile Communication
• GUI : Graphical User Interface
H
• HDD: Hard Disk Drive
• HDTV : High Definition Television
• HTML: Hyper Text Mark-up Language
• HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
• HLL: High Level Language
I
• IC: Integrated Circuit
• IM: Instant Message
• IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol
• ISP: Internet Service Provider
• INSP : Inter Name Server Protocol
J
• JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group
K
• Kb: Kilobit
• KB: Kilobyte
• KHz: Kilohertz
• Kbps: Kilobit Per Second
L
• LAN: Local Area Network
• LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
• LDU: Liquid Display Unit
• LED: Light Emitting Diode
• LIS: Large Scale Integration
• LISP: List Processing
• LPI: Lines per Inch
• LLL: Low Level Language
M
• MAN: Metropolitan Area Network
• MAP : Mobile Application Port
• MAPI: Mail Application Programming Interface
• Mb: Megabit
• MB: Megabyte
• Mbps : Mega bits per second
• MCB : Memory Control Block
• MCR : Magnetic Card Reader
• MMS: Multimedia Message Service
• MICR: Magnetic Ink Character reader
• MIDI : Musical Instrument Digital Interface
• MIME : Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
• MIPS: Million Instructions per Second
• MOPS: Millions of Operations per Second
• MPU: Micro Processor Unit
• MPEG: Moving Picture Experts Group N
• NIC: Network Interface Card
• NETBIOS : Network Adapter Basic Input Output System
• NFAR : Network File Access Routine
• NOS: Network Operating System
• NSP : Network Services Protocol
• NVRAM: Non- Volatile Random Access Memory
O
• OAIS : Open Archival Information System
• OLTP : Online Transaction Processing
• OMR: Optical Mark Reader
• OMAP : Open Multimedia Application Platform
• OOP: Object Oriented Programming
• OSS: Open Source Software
P
• PAP : Password Authentication Protocol
• PC: Personal Computer
• PCM : Pulse Code Modulation
• PDA: Personal Digital Assistant
• PDN : Public Data Network
• PDP : Packet Data Protocol
• PDF: Portable Document Format
• PING: Packet Internet Gopher
• POS: Point Of Sale
• POST: Power on Self Test
• PNG: Portable Network Graphics
• PPM: Pages per Minute
• PPP: Point-to-Point Protocol
• PIN : Personal Identification Number
• PRISM : Parallel Reduced Instruction Set Multiprocessing
• PROM: Programmable Read Only Memory
• PSDN : Packet-Switched Data Network
• PSTN: Public Switched Telephone Network
R
• RAM: Random Access Memory
• RARP : Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
• RDBMS: Relational Data Base Management System
• RIP: Routing Information Protocol
• RTF: Rich Text Format
• RTCP : Real Time Control Protocol
S
• SDRAM : Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
• SGML : Standard Generalized Markup Language
• SIM: Subscriber Identification Module
• SLIP : Serial Line Internet Protocol
• SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
• SNA : Sub Network Access Protocol
• SNMP: Simple Network Management Protocol
• SQL: Structured Query Language
• SRAM: Synchronous Random Access Memory
• SSML : Security Service Markup Language
• STP : Spanning Tree Protocol
• SWAP : Superior Wireless Application
T
• TB: Tera Bytes
• TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol /Internet Protocol
• TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access
U
• UDMA : Ultra Direct Memory Access
• UIML : User Interface Markup Language
• ULSI: Ultra Large Scale Integration
• UNIVAC: Universal Automatic Computer
• UPS: Uninterrupted Power Supply
• URI: Uniform Resource Identifier
• USB: Universal Serial Bus
V
• VAR: Variable
• VDU: Visual Display Unit
• VOIP: Voice Over Internet Protocol
• VGA: Video Graphics Array
• VLSI: Very Large Scale Integrated
• VRAM : Volatile Random Access Memory
• VRML : Virtual Reality Modelling Language
• VSAM : Virtual Storage Access Method
W
• Wi-Fi: Wireless Fidelity
• WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network
• WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access
• WWW: World Wide Web
• WAN: Wide Area Network
• WCCP : Web Cache Control Protocol
• WORM: Write Once Read Many
• WML : Wireless Markup Language
• WSDL : Web Services Description Language
X
• XHTML: eXtensible Hyper text Markup Language
• XML: eXtensible Markup language
Z
• ZB: Zeta Byte
• ZIP : Zone Information Protocol
