| RAM |
Random Access Memory |
| ROM |
Read Only Memory |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator |
| USB |
Universal Serial Bus |
| VIRUS |
Vital Information Resource Under Siege |
| TCP |
Transmission Control Protocol |
| UPS |
Uninterruptible Power Supply |
| SATA |
Serial Advanced Technology Attachment |
| PSU |
Power Supply Unit |
| SMPS |
Switched-Mode Power Supply |
| CD |
Compact Disc |
| DVD |
Digital Versatile Disc |
| CRT |
Cathode Ray Tube |
| DEC |
Digital Equipment Corporation |
| SAP |
System Application and Products |
| PNG |
Portable Network Graphics |
| IP |
Internet Protocol |
| GIS |
Geographical Information system |
| DDS |
Digital Data Storage |
| CAD |
Computer Aided Design |
| ACPI |
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface |
| AGP |
Accelerated Graphics Port |
| APM |
Advanced Power Management |
| APIPA |
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing |
| HTTP |
HyperText Transfer Protocol |
| HTTPS |
HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure |
| GPU |
Graphics Processing Unit |
| GDI |
Graphics Device Interface |
| ICP |
Internet Cache Protocol |
| GIGO |
Garbage In Garbage Out |
| GMAIL |
Graphical Mail |
| CAN |
Campus Area Network |
| CAL |
Computer Aided Leering |
| GPL |
General Public License |
| GCR |
Group Code Recording |
| MSN |
Microsoft Networks |
| BCC |
Blind Carbon Copy |
| VDI |
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure |
| MPEG |
Moving Picture Experts Group |
| TPU |
Tensor Processing Unit |
| PSD |
Photoshop Document |
| DPI |
Dots Per Inch |
| FYA |
For Your Action |
| CRS |
Computer Reservation System |
| BFD |
Binary File Descriptor |
| ABR |
Available Bit Rate |
| GBPS |
Gigabits Per Second |
| PING |
Packet InterNet Groper |
| CSMA |
Carrier Sense Multiple Access |
| AD |
Active Directory |
| ADC |
Analog to Digital Converter |
| BGP |
Border Gateway Protocol |
| CSI |
Common System Interface |
| DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
| OSI |
Open Systems Interconnection |
| LAN |
Local Area Network |
| WAN |
Wide Area Network |
| MAN |
Metropolitan Area Network |
| PAN |
Personal Area Network |
| MAC |
Media Access Control |
| OMR |
Optical Mark Recognition |
| NIC |
Network Interface Card |
| LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
| UART |
Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter |
| DCE |
Distributed Computing Environment |
| PFA |
Please Find Attached |
| HCI |
Human Computer Interaction |
| FHS |
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard |
| FCS |
Frame Check Sequence |
| DVE |
Digital Video Effects |
| DLL |
Data Link Layer |
| CSV |
Comma Separated Values |
| CTCP |
Client–to–Client Protocol |
| ABI |
Application Binary Interface |
| MIS |
Management Information System |
| BIOS |
Basic Input Output System |
| SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
| LTE |
Long Term Evolution |
| AHA |
Accelerated Hub Architecture |
| ALU |
Arithmetic Logical Unit |
| FPU |
Floating Point Unit |
| FXP |
File Exchange Protocol |
| HID |
Human Interface Device |
| IOS |
iPhone Operating System |
| PATA |
Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment |
| DDR |
Double Data Rate |
| DFS |
Distributed File System |
| MIPS |
Million Instructions Per Second |
| MMC |
Microsoft Management Console |
| VGCT |
Video Graphics Character Table |
| WBMP |
Wireless BitMap Image |
| PCM |
Pulse-Code Modulation |
| WMA |
Windows Media Audio |
| RAS |
Remote Access Service |
| HTM |
Hierarchical Temporal Memory |
| SIS |
Security and Intelligence Services |
| LBA |
Logical Block Addressing |
| CIDR |
Classless Inter-Domain Routing |
| MIMO |
Multiple-Input Multiple Output |
| PLC |
Programmable Logic Controller |
| SCSI |
Small Computer System Interface |
| NVRAM |
Non-Volatile Random-Access Memory |
| BLOB |
Binary large Object |
| VPN |
Virtual Private Network |
| SFF |
Small Form Factor |
| CAI |
Computer–Aided Instruction |
| EMP |
Electro-Magnetic Pulse |
| EIDE |
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics |
| AAC |
Advanced Audio Codec |
| IIOP |
Internet Inter-ORB Protocol |
| ASL |
Age Sex Location |
| MBSA |
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer |
| ZIP |
Zig-zag In-line Package |
| HSPA |
High Speed Packet Access |
| VFS |
Virtual File System |
| SIMD |
Single Instruction Multiple Data |
| IPC |
Inter-Process Communication |
| DAC |
Discretionary Access Control |
| DKIM |
Domain Keys Identified Mail |
| WIFI |
Wireless Fidelity |
| PTP |
Picture Transfer Protocol |
| IGRP |
Interior Gateway Routing Protocol |
| HIG |
Human Interface Guidelines |
| UNIVAC |
Universal Automatic Computer |
| CIFS |
Common Internet File System |
| HAL |
Hardware Abstraction Layer |
| IPV6 |
Internet Protocol Version 6 |
| CNR |
Communication Network Riser |
| EISA |
Extended Industry Standard Architecture |
| RPM |
Red-Hat Package Manager |
| DLT |
Distributed Ledger Technology |
| ISH |
Information Super Highway |
| BY |
Bronto-bytes |
| DTS |
Digital Theater System |
| MSB |
Most Significant Bit |
| HVD |
Holographic Versatile Disk |
| MOSFET |
Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor |
| AMR |
Adaptive Multi-Rate |
| CMD |
Command |
| BCD |
Binary Coded Decimal |
| DMA |
Direct Memory Access |
| EB |
Exa-bytes |
| AVI |
Audio Video Interleave |
| WLAN |
Wireless Local Area Network |
| CAM |
Computer Aided Manufacturing |
| RIFF |
Resource Interchange File Format |
| TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
| WUSB |
Wireless Universal Serial Bus |
| HHD |
Hybrid Hard Drive |
| HSDPA |
High Speed Downlink Packet Access |
| AST |
Abstract Syntax Tree |
| MSD |
Most significant Digit |
| IRQ |
Interrupt Request |
| DVI |
Digital Visual Interface |
| SPARC |
Scalable Processor Architecture |
| URI |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
| EPROM |
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| SAN |
Storage Area Network |
| EBCDIC |
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
| MVS |
Multiple Vendor System |
| NAS |
Network Attached Storage |
| BPS |
Bits Per Second |
| LPX |
Low Profile Extension |
| HCL |
Hardware Compatibility List |
| RTS |
Real Time Streaming |
| RAID |
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks |
| MUI |
Multilingual User Interface |
| MFD |
Multi-Function Device |
| CISC |
Complex Instruction Set Computer |
| MBR |
Master Boot Record |
| BINAC |
Binary Automatic Computer |
| SGRAM |
Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory |
| DLP |
Digital Light Processing |
| UEFI |
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface |
| LLC |
Logical Link Control |
| DOC |
Document (Microsoft Corporation) |
| ARPANET |
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network |
| ACL |
Access Control List |
| RAIT |
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes |
| MMX |
Multi-Media Extensions |
| STP |
Spanning Tree Protocol |
| MLI |
Multiple Link Interface |
| RIP |
Routing Information Protocol |
| AIFF |
Audio Interchange File Format |
| RMA |
Returned Materials Authorization |
| EGP |
Exterior Gateway Protocol |
| XMF |
Extensible Music File |
| MTBF |
Mean Time Between Failure |
| MIME |
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
| SRAM |
Static Random-Access Memory |
| SDR |
Software-Defined Radio |
| PAP |
Password Authentication Protocol |
| VRAM |
Video Random Access Memory |
| WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol |
| TGT |
Ticket Granting Ticket |
| GIF |
Graphics Interchange Format |
| TPM |
Trusted Platform Module |
| SPSS |
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences |
| ULSI |
Ultra Large-Scale Integration |
| EIGRP |
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol |
| CDN |
Content Delivery Network |
| NMI |
Non-Maskable Interrupt |
| PPI |
Pixels Per Inch |
| RJ45 |
Registered Jack 45 |
| SEC |
Single Edge Connector |
| BER |
Bit Error Rate |
| OOPS |
Object-Oriented Programming System |
| ATA |
Advanced Technology Attachment |
| RISC |
Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
| NFS |
Network File System |
| SFC |
System File Checker |
| ICR |
Intelligent Character Recognition |
| BTX |
Balanced Technology Extended |
| DOS |
Disk Operating System |
| CTS |
Clear to Send |
| AMD |
Advanced Micro Devices |
| DVD |
Digital Video Disc |
| CD-R |
Compact Disk – Recordable. |
| BAL |
Basic Assembly Language |
| UTF |
Unicode Transformation Format |
| MIDI |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
| BAT |
Microsoft Batch Processing |
| VT |
Video Terminal |
| HP |
Hewlett Packard |
| URN |
Uniform Resource Name |
| D2D |
Device to Device |
| DSHD |
Double Sided High Density |
| FDC |
Floppy Disk Controller |
| SDN |
Service Delivery Network |
| SBU |
Standard Build Unit |
| MPL |
Mozilla Public License |
| ENIAC |
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer |
| CAQA |
Computer–Aided Quality Assurance |
| ASF |
Advanced Systems Format |
| VM |
Virtual Machine |
| Mac |
Macintosh |
| OS |
Operating System |
| MNG |
Multiple-image Network Graphics |
| CD-ROM |
Compact Disk-Read Only Memory |
| MSB |
Most Significant Byte |
| TCP/IP |
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| DMI |
Desktop Management Interface |
| NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
| PINE |
Program for Internet News and Email |
| SSL |
Secure Sockets Layer |
| BCR |
Bar Code Reader |
| SPI |
Serial Peripheral Interface |
| KBPS |
Kilobits Per Second |
| TSI |
Time Slot Interchange |
| ABC |
Atanasoff-Berry Computer |
| YB |
Yotta Byte |
| ZB |
Zetta-bytes |
| WDDM |
Windows Display Driver Model |
| ZIF |
Zero-Insertion-Force |
| RDBMS |
Relation Database Management System |
| MSI |
Microsoft Installer |
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
| WAV |
Waveform Audio |
| TPS |
Transaction Per Second |
| ISV |
Independent Software Vendor |
| SXGA |
Super Extended Graphics Array |
| GP |
Graphics port |
| BGA |
Ball Grid Array |
| SIS |
Safety Instrumented System |
| CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
| PDF |
Portable Document Format |
| MMU |
Memory Management Unit |
| PIC |
Peripheral Interface Controller |
| NIU |
Network Interface Unit |
| TPS |
Transaction Processing System |
| VLSI |
Very Large-Scale Integration |
| ESD |
Electro Static Discharge |
| MAPI |
Messaging Application Program Interface |
| KB |
Kilo-bytes |
| DSL |
Domain–Specific Language |
| PB |
Peta-bytes |
| NAP |
Network Access Point |
| MS-DOS |
Microsoft Disk Operating System |
| WMV |
Windows Media Video |
| MFA |
Multi-Factor Authentication |
| GUI |
Graphical User Interface |
| RIS |
Remote Installation Service |
| ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ELF |
Executable and Linkable Format |
| WWAN |
Wireless Wide Area Network |
| DFD |
Data Flow Diagram |
| IRC |
Internet Relay Chat |
| PC |
Personal Computer |
| SDL |
Software and Documentation Localization |
| WINS |
Windows Internet Name Service |
| NOS |
Network Operating System |
| UNICS |
UNiplexed Information Computing System |
| DVR |
Digital Video Recorder |
| XMS |
Extended Memory Specification |
| LSI |
Large-Scale Integration |
| STP |
Shielded Twisted Pair |
| PCB |
Process Control Block |
| AGA |
Advanced Graphics Architecture |
| HSUPA |
High-Speed Uplink Packet Access |
| ICS |
Internet Connection Sharing |
| SOA |
Service Oriented Architecture |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
| DLL |
Dynamic Link Library |
| DAP |
Direct Access Protocol |
| WMF |
Windows Metafile |
| EVDO |
Evolution Data Optimized Or Evolution Data Only |
| FAT |
File Allocation Table |
| DTE |
Data Terminal Equipment |
| PAL |
Phase Alternation Line |
| VGA |
Video Graphics Array |
| HSSI |
High-Speed Serial Interface |
| SIMM |
Single In-Line Memory Module |
| IPX |
Internetwork Packet Exchange |
| BWF |
Broadcast Wave Format |
| CRIMM |
Continuity-Rambus Inline Memory Module |
| OOP |
Object Oriented programming |
| RTOS |
Real Time Operating System |
| DBSN |
Database Source Name |
| IHV |
Independent Hardware Vendor |
| ISR |
Interrupt Service Routine |
| SOAP |
Simple Object Access Protocol |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
| DRAM |
Dynamic Random-Access Memory |
| BSOD |
Blue Screen of Death |
| HTX |
Hyper Transport Expansion |
| LSTM |
Long Short-Term Memory |
| DIVX |
DIgital Video Express |
| UAC |
User Account Control |
| CASE |
Computer-Aided Software Engineering |
| HDMI |
High Definition Multimedia Interface |
| VDC |
Video Display Controller |
| AVC |
Advanced Video Coding |
| CGA |
Color Graphics Array |
| DPMS |
Display Power Management Signaling |
| DBA |
DataBase Administrator |
| P2P |
Peer-To-Peer |
| MSI |
Medium Scale Integration |
| EPP |
Enhanced Parallel Port |
| EFS |
Encrypting File System |
| MHz |
Megahertz |
| WPAN |
Wireless Personal Area Network |
| CAN |
Controller Area Network |
| VDU |
Video Display Unit |
| JPG |
Joint Photographic Expert Group |
| MB |
Mega-bytes |
| ENI |
Elastic Network Interface |
| VPU |
Visual Processing Unit |
| MTP |
Media Transfer Protocol |
| MDI |
Multiple Document Interface |
| TDR |
Time Domain Reflectometer |
| WUXGA |
Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array |
| NAP |
Network Access Protection |
| DWM |
Desktop Window Manager |
| ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
| PPT |
PowerPoint Presentation |
| LSB |
Least Significant Byte |
| CCD |
Charged Coupled Device |
| VCR |
Video Cassette Recorder |
| EEPROM |
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory |
| CRC |
Cyclic Redundancy Check |
| XGA |
Extended Graphics Array |
| LSB |
Least Significant Bit |
| ZISC |
Zero Instruction Set Computer |
| ISA |
Instruction Set Architecture |
| HPC |
High-Performance Computing |
| MSDN |
Microsoft Developer Network |
| BPI |
Bytes Per Inch |
| SVGA |
Super Video Graphics Array |
| RDF |
Resource Description Framework |
| MFP |
Multi-Function Product |
| FCPGA |
Flip Chip Pin Grid Array |
| ASR |
Automated System Recovery |
| VAN |
Value-Added Network |
| PIO |
Programmed Input/Output |
| RGB |
Red, Green, Blue |
| FDMA |
Frequency-Division Multiple Access |
| SWF |
Shock Wave Flash |
| EOF |
End of File |
| POP |
Post Office Protocol |
| CBEMA |
Computer Business Equipment Manufacturers Association |
| GB |
Giga-bytes |
| EDP |
Electronic Data Processing |
| DIMM |
Dual In-Line Memory Module |
| VM |
Virtual Memory |
| SHDSL |
Single-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line |
| WEP |
Wired Equivalent Privacy |
| MBCS |
Multi Byte Character Set |
| IPV4 |
Internet Protocol Version 4 |
| MCR |
Multivariant Curve Resolution |
| MTA |
Mail Transfer Agent |
| BOSS |
Bharat Operating System Solutions |
| ISC |
Internet Storm Center |
| POST |
Power on self-test |
| DTR |
Data Terminal Ready |
| SMBIOS |
System Management BIOS |
| HPFS |
High Performance File System |
| SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
| IIS |
Internet Information Services |
| VPG |
Virtual Private Gateway |
| CUA |
Common User Access |
| NID |
Network Interface Device |
| HDD |
Hard Disk Drive |
| IMAP |
Internet Message Access Protocol |
| VLC |
Video LAN Client |
| ERD |
Emergency Repair Disk |
| WPA |
Wireless Protected Access |
| IOS |
Internetwork Operating System |
| PKI |
Public key Infrastructure |
| UDP |
User Datagram Protocol |
| ISA |
Industry Standard Architecture |
| TPDU |
Transaction Protocol Data Unit |
| M3G |
Mobile 3D Graphics |
| DTP |
Desktop Publishing |
| PCI |
Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| CAE |
Computer–Aided Engineering |
| NTFS |
New Technology File System |
| FDD |
Floppy Disk Drive |
| IPP |
Internet Printing Protocol |
| VLAN |
Virtual Local Area Network |
| VXLAN |
Virtual Extensible Local Area Network |
| CTL |
Computation Tree Logic |
| DAT |
Digital Audio Tape |
| BiDi |
Bi–Directional |
| SVG |
Scalable Vector Graphics |
| ECP |
Extended Capabilities Port |
| TB |
Tera-bytes |
| CMOS |
Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor |
| OCR |
Optical Character Reader |
| JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| SONET |
Synchronous Optical Networking |
| CCS |
Common Command Set |
| CUPS |
Common Unix Printing System |
| ENIAC |
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Compute |
| IVR |
Interactive Voice Response |
| HTPC |
Home Theatre Personal Computer |
| HD |
High Definition |
| EVC |
Ethernet Virtual Circuit |
| NMS |
Network Management System |
| UTP |
Unshielded Twisted Pair-Cable |
| FDDI |
Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| HAN |
Home Area Network |
| XMPP |
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol |
| ISCSI |
Internet Small Computer Storage Interface |
| PDP |
Plasma Display Panel |
| VOIP |
Voice Over Internet Protocol |