Computer Abbreviations

Computer Abbreviations

• CDAC : Centre for Development of Advanced Parallel Computing
• C-DOT : Center for Development of Telematrics
• HTTP : Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
• ROM : Read Only Memory
• RAM : Random Access Memory
• BIOS : Basic Input- Output System
• MODEM : Modulation Demodulation
• CAD : Computer Aided Design
• PSTN : Public Switched Public Data Network
• PSPDN : Pocket Switched Public
• RABAN : Remote Area Business Message Network
• LAN : Local Area Network
• WAN : Wide Area Network
• MAN : Metropolitan Area Network
• CDMA : Code Division Multiple Access
• GAIS : Gateway Internet Access Service
• E-Mail : Electronic Mail
• CD : Compact Disc
• LDU : Liquid Display Unit
• CPU : Central Processing Unit
• CAM : Computer Aided Manufacturing
• CATScan : Computerized Axial Tomography Scan
• COBOL : Common Business Oriented Language
• COMAL : Common Algorithmic Language
• DOS : Disk Operating System
• DTS : Desk Top System
• DTP : Desk Top Publishing
• E-Commerce : Electronic Commerce
• ENIAC : Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator
• FAX : Far Away Xerox
• FLOPS : Floating Operations Per Second
• FORTRAN : Formula Translation
• HLL : High Level Language
• HTML : Hyper Text Markup Language
• IBM : International Business Machine
• IC : Integrated Circuit
• ISH : International Super Highway
• LISP : List Processing
• LLL : Low Level Language
• MICR : Magnetic Ink Character Recognizer
• MIPS : Millions of Instructions Per Second
• MOPS : Millions of Operations Per Second
• MPU : Micro Processor Unit
• NICNET : National Information Center Network
• OMR : Optical Mark Reader
• PC-DOT : Personal Computer Disk Operation System
• PROM : Programmable Read Only Memory
• SNOBOL : String Oriented Symbolic Language
• UPS : Uninterpretable Power Supply
• VDU : Visual Display Unit
• VLSI : Very Large Scale Integrated
• WWW : World Wide Web
• WLAN : Wireless Local Area Network
• Wi-fi : Wireless Fidelity
• TIFF : Tagged Image File Format
• e-SATA : External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
• WiMAX : Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
• JPEG : Joint Photographic Experts Group
• GIF : Graphics Interchange Format
• ATX : Advanced Technology Extended
• UATX : Ultra Advanced Technology Extended
• FATX : Flex Advanced Technology Extended
• MATX : Micro Advanced Technology Extended
• EEATX : Enhanced Extended Advanced Technology Extended
• DDR SDRAM : Double-Data-Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
• DDR RAM : Double-Data-Rate Random Access Memory
• GUI : Graphical User Interfaces
• CUI : Command User Interfaces

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