COMPUTER ABBRIVIATIONS

IMPORTANT ABBRIVIATIONS ON COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

ACE	:	Access Control Entry
ADSL	:	Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AGP	:	Accelerated Graphics Port
AI	:	Artificial Intelligence
ALGOL	:	Algorithmic Language
ALU	:	Arithmetic Logic Unit
ANSI	:	American National Standards Institute
API	:	Application Program Interface
APIPA	:	Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
APT	:	Automatically Programmed Tooling
ARP	:	Address Resolution Protocol
ARPANET	:	Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
ASCII	:	American Standard Code For Information Interchange
ASF	:	Advanced Streaming Format
ASP	:	Active Server Pages
ATAPI	:	Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATM	:	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AUI	:	Attachment Unit Interface
AVI	:	Audio Video Interleave
BASIC	:	Beginner`s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BCD	:	Binary Coded Decimal
BDPS	:	Business Data Processing Systems
BHTML	:	Broadcast Hyper Text Markup Language
BIOS	:	Basic Input Output System
BIU	:	Bus Interface Unit
BMP	:	Bitmap
BPS	:	Bytes Per Seconds
C-DAC	:	Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing
CAD	:	Computer Aided Design
CADD	:	Computer Added Drafting And Design
CAI	:	Computer Aided Instructuion
CAM	:	Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAR	:	Control Address Register
CASE	:	Computer Aided Software Engineering
CCIS	:	Common Channel Interoffice Signaling
CCNA	:	Cisco Certified Network Associate
CD	:	Compact Disc
CD RW	:	Compact Disc ReWritable
CDMA	:	Code Division Multiple Access
CDROM	:	Compact Disc Read Only Memory
CFG	:	Control Flow Graph
CGI	:	Common Gateway Interface
CGM	:	Computer Graphics Metafile
CIDR	:	Classless InterDomain Routing
CIM	:	Computer Integrated Manufacture
CISC	:	Complex Instruction Set Computers
CIX	:	Commercial Internet Exchange
CLR	:	Common Language Runtime
CMOS	:	Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMS	:	Content Management System
CMYK	:	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black)
COBOL	:	Common Business Oriented Language
CORBA	:	Common Object Request Broker Architecture
CPI	:	Clock Cycle Per Instruction
CPU	:	Central Processing Unit
CRC	:	Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRM	:	Customer Relationship Management
CROM	:	Control Read Only Memory
CRT	:	Cathode Ray Tube
CUI	:	Character User Interface
DAC	:	Digital To Analog Converter
DAO	:	Data Access Objects
DARPANET	:	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
DBA	:	Data Base Administrator
DBMS	:	Data Base Management System
DCA	:	Defence Communication Agency
DCL	:	Data Control Language
DCOM	:	Distributed Component Object Model
DCP	:	Data Communication Processor
DDL	:	Data Definition Language
DDOS	:	Distributed Denial Of Service
DDP	:	Distributed Data Processing
DFD	:	Data Flow Diagram
DFS	:	Distributed File System
DHCP	:	Dynamic Host Control Protocol
DHTML	:	Dynamics Hyper Text Markup Language
DLC	:	Data Link Control
DLL	:	Dynamic Link Library
DMA	:	Direct Memory Access
DML	:	Data Manipulation Language
DMTF	:	Distributed Management Test Force
DNA	:	Distributed Internet Architecture
DNS	:	Domain Name System (Server)
DOM	:	Document Object Model
DOS	:	Disk Operating System, Denial Of Service
DPI	:	Dots Per Inch
DRAM	:	Dynamic Random Access Memory
DSL	:	Digital Subscriber Line
DSN	:	Digital Subscriber Network
DTD	:	Document Type Definition
DVD	:	Digital Versatile Disc
E	:	Electronic
EAROM	:	Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory
EBCDIC	:	Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EDC	:	Electronic Digital Computer
EDCDIC	:	Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EEPROM	:	Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EFS	:	Encrypted File System
EJB	:	Enterprise Java Beans
ENIAC	:	Electronics Numerical Integrator And Calculator
EPROM	:	Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EROM	:	Erasable Read Only Memory
ERP	:	Enterprise Resource Planning
EULA	:	End User License Agreement
FAT	:	File Allocation Table
FDD	:	Floppy Disk Drive
FDDI	:	Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDMA	:	Frequency Division Multiple Access
FIFO	:	First In First Out
FLOPS	:	Floating Point Operations Per Second
FO	:	Fiber Optics
FORTRAN	:	Formula Translation
FPS	:	Frames Per Second
FRAM	:	Ferro Electric Random Access Memory
FTP	:	File Transfer Protocol
GB	:	Giga Bytes
GIF	:	Graphic Interchange Format
GIGO	:	Garbage In Garbage Out
GML	:	General Markup Language
GPL	:	General Public License
GUI	:	Graphical User Interface
HDD	:	Hard Disk Drive
HFS	:	Hierarchical File System
HP	:	Hewlett Packard
HPC	:	High Performance Computing
HPFS	:	High Performance File System
HSR	:	Horizontal Scan Rate
HTML	:	Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP	:	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
IO	:	Input Output
IBM	:	International Business Machines
IC	:	Integrated Circuit
ICMP	:	Internet Control Message Protocol
ICS	:	Reduce Instruction Set Computer
ICT	:	Information And Communication Technology
IDE	:	Integrated Development Environment
IE	:	Internet Explorer
IGMP	:	Internet Group Management Protocol
IL	:	Intermediate Language
IOP	:	InputOutput Processor
IP	:	Internet Protocol
IPX	:	Internetworked Packet Exchange
IRAM	:	Integration Ram
IRC	:	Internet Relay Chat
IRDA	:	Infrared Data Association
IRQ	:	Interrupt Request
ISAPI	:	Internet Server Application Program Interface
ISDN	:	Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO	:	International Standard Organization
ISP	:	Internet Service Provider
ISR	:	Interrupt Service Routine
IT	:	Information Technology
ITPL	:	Information Technology Park Limited (India)
JCL	:	Job Control Language
JDBC	:	Java Data Base Connectivity
JHTML	:	Java Within Hyper Text Markup Language
JPEG	:	Joint Photographic Experts Group
JSP	:	Java Server Pages
KB	:	Kilo Bytes
KBPS	:	Kilo Bytes Per Second
L2TP	:	Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
LAN	:	Local Area Network
LCD	:	Liquid Crystal Display
LDAP	:	Light Weight Directory Access Control
LIFO	:	Last In First Out
LIPS	:	Logical Interfaces Per Second
LOC	:	Lines Of Code
LSI	:	Large Scale Integration
LSP	:	Layered Service Provider
MAC	:	Media Access Control
MAN	:	Metropolitan Area Network
MAU	:	MultiStation Access Unit
MB	:	Mega Bytes
MBONE	:	Multicast Backbone
MBPS	:	Mega Bytes Per Second
MBR	:	Master Boot Record
MCP	:	Microsoft Certified Professional
MCS	:	Multicast Server
MDI	:	Multiple Document Interface
MDS	:	Microcomputer Development System
MFC	:	Microsoft Foundation Classes
MFT	:	Master File Table
MG	:	Mega Bytes
MICR	:	MagneticInk Characters Reader
MIDI	:	Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIMD	:	Multiple Instruction Multiple Data
MIME	:	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIPS	:	Millions Of Instructions Per Second
MISD	:	Multiple Instruction Single Data
MODEM	:	Modulator And Demodulator
MP3	:	Motion Pictures Experts Group Layer 3
MPEG	:	Motion Pictures Experts Group
MS	:	Microsoft
MSDN	:	Microsoft Developer Network
MSIIS	:	Microsoft Internet Information Server
MSIL	:	Microsoft Intermediate Language
MSMQ	:	Microsoft Message Queue
MSN	:	Microsoft Network
MSRAP	:	Microsoft Remote Administration Protocol
MSRPC	:	Microsoft Remote Procedure Call
MTS	:	Microsoft Transaction Server
MTU	:	Maximum Transmission Unit
MUDS	:	MultiUser Dungeons
NAS	:	Network Attached Storage
NASSCOM	:	National Association Of Software & Service Companies
NCP	:	Network Control Protocol
NDIS	:	Network Driver Interface Specification
NDRO	:	Nondestructive Read Out
NETBEUI	:	Netbios Enhanced User Interface
NIC	:	National Informatics Centre,
NIIT	:	National Institute Of Information Technology
NNTP	:	Network News Transfer Protocol
NSFNET	:	National Science Foundation Network
NTFS	:	New Technology File System
NTP	:	Network Time Protocol
OCR	:	Optical Character Readers
ODBC	:	Open Data Base Connectivity
OLE	:	Object Linking And Embedding
OMR	:	Optical Mark Reader
ONE	:	Open Network Architecture
OOA	:	Object Orient Analysis
OOAD	:	Object Oriented Analysis And Design
OOP	:	Object Oriented Programming
OOPS	:	Object Oriented Programming System
OPEN GL	:	Open Graphics Library
OS	:	Operating System
OSI	:	Open System Interconnection
PC	:	Personal Computer
PCI	:	Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCMCIA	:	Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDA	:	Personal Digital Assistant
PDF	:	Portable Document Format
PDL	:	Page Description Language
PDU	:	Protocol Data Unit
PIC	:	Programming Interrupt Control
PILOT	:	Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching
PLA	:	Programmable Logic Array
PLC	:	Programmable Logic Controller
PNG	:	Portable Network Graphics
PNP	:	Plug And Play
PPP	:	Peer To Peer Protocol
PPTP	:	Point To Point Tunneling Protocol
PROM	:	Programmable Read Only Memory
PS	:	Post Script
RADSL	:	RateAdaptive Digital Subscribes Line
RAID	:	Redundant Array Of Independent Disks
RAM	:	Random Access Memory
RAMDAC	:	Random Access Memory Digital To Analog Converter
RAS	:	Remote Access Network
RD RAM	:	Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
RDBMS	:	Relational Data Base Management System
RDO	:	Remote Data Objects
RDP	:	Remote Desktop Protocol
RFC	:	Request For Comments
RGB	:	Red Green Blue
RICS	:	Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RIP	:	Raster Image Processor
RISC	:	Reduced Instruction Set Computer
ROM	:	Read Only Memory
RPC	:	Remote Procedure Call
RTC	:	Real Time Clock
RTF	:	Rich Text Format
RTOS	:	Real Time Operating System
SACK	:	Selective Acknowledgements
SAM	:	Security Access Manager
SAP	:	Service Access Point, Systems Applications Products
SCMP	:	Software Configuration Management Plan
SD RAM	:	Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDD	:	Software Design Description
SDK	:	Software Development Kit
SDL	:	Storage Definition Language
SDN	:	Integrated Service Digital Network
SDRAM	:	Static Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDSL	:	Symmetric Digital Subscribes Line
SG RAM	:	Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
SGML	:	Standard Generalized Markup Language
SIM	:	Subscriber Identification Module
SIMD	:	Single Instruction Multiple Data
SISD	:	Single Instruction Single Data
SIU	:	Serial Interface Unit
SMP	:	Symmetric MultiProcess
SMS	:	Short Message Service
SMTP	:	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNA	:	System Network Architecture
SNAP	:	Sub Network Access Protocol
SNMP	:	Simple Network Management Protocol
SNOBOL	:	String Oriented Symbolic Language
SOAP	:	Simple Object Access Protocol
SPX	:	Sequenced Packet Exchange
SQA	:	Statistical Quality Assurance
SQL	:	Structured Query Language
SRAM	:	Static Random Access Memory
SRS	:	Software Requirements Specification
STP	:	Shielded Twisted Pair
SVVP	:	Software Verification And Validation Plan
SW	:	Software
TAPI	:	Telephony Application Program Interface
TB	:	Tera Bytes
TCP	:	Transmission Control Protocol
TCPIP	:	Transmission Control Protocol  Internet Protocol
TDI	:	Transport Data Interface
TDMA	:	Time Division Multiple Access
TPM	:	Transactions Processing Monitor
TSR	:	Terminate And Stay Residents
UDD	:	User Datagram Protocol
UDP	:	User Datagram Protocol
UI	:	User Interface
UML	:	Unified Modelling Language
UNC	:	Universal Naming Convention
UNIX	:	Uniplexed Information And Computer Systems
URL	:	Universal Resource Locator
USB	:	Universal Serial Bus
USRT	:	Universal Synchronous Receiver Transmitted
UTP	:	Unshielded Twisted Pair
VAN	:	Virtual Area Network
VAST	:	Very Small Aperture Terminal
VB	:	Visual Basic
VC++	:	Visual C++
VCD	:	Video Compact Disc
VDL	:	View Definition Language
VGA	:	Video Graphics Array
VHS	:	Video Home System
VLIW	:	Very Long Instruction Words
VLSI	:	Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits
VPN	:	Virtual Private Network
VRAM	:	Video Random Access Memory
VRML	:	Virtual Reality Modelling Language
VS	:	Visual Studio
VSNL	:	Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
VVR	:	Software Validation And Validation Report
VXD	:	Virtual Device Driver
W3C	:	World Wide Web Consortium
WAIS	:	Wide Area Information Servers
WAN	:	Wide Area Network
WAP	:	Wireless Application Protocol
WBEM	:	WebBase Enterprise Management
WDM	:	Wave Division Multiplexing
WHQL	:	Windows Hardware Quality Lab
WINDOWS ME	:	Windows Millennium Edition
WINDOWS NT	:	Windows New Technology
WINDOWS XP	:	Windows Experienced
WINS	:	Windows Internet Name Service
WMI	:	Windows Management Instrumentation
WML	:	Wireless Markup Language
WORM	:	Write Once Read Many
WSH	:	Windows Script Host
WWW	:	World Wide Web
WYSIWYG	:	What You See Is What You Get
XHTML	:	Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language
XML	:	Extensible Markup Language
XSL	:	Extensible Style Sheet Langauge
Y2K	:	Year 2000