Computer - Some Important Abbreviations

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Here we have brought to you some important Computer Abbreviations for upcoming Banking Exams. Hope This will help you all.

A

Al : Artificial intelligence

ALGOL : Algorithmic Language

ARP : Address resolution Protocol

ASCII : American Standard Code for Information Interchange

B

BINAC : Binary Automatic Computer

BCC : Blind Carbon Copy

Bin : Binary

BASIC : Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

BIOS : Basic Input Output System

Bit : Binary Digit

BSNL : Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

C

CC : Carbon Copy

CAD : Computer Aided Design

COBOL : Common Business Oriented Language

CD : Compact Disc

CRT : Cathode Ray Tube

CDR : Compact Disc Recordable

CDROM : Compact Disc Read Only Memory

CDRW : Compact Disc Rewritable

CDR/W : Compact Disk Read/Write

D

DBA : Data Base Administrator

DBMS : Data Base Management System

DNS : Domain Name System

DPI : Dots Per Inch

DRAM : Dynamic Random Access Memory

DVD : Digital Video Disc/Digital Versatile Disc

DVDR : DVD Recordable

DVDROM : DVD Read Only Memory

DVDRW : DVD Rewritable

DVR : Digital Video Recorder

DOS : Disk Operating System

E

EBCDIC : Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

e-Commerce : Electronic Commerce

EDP : Electronic Data Processing

EEPROM : Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

ELM/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

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

H

HDD : Hard Disk Drive

HP : Hewlett Packard

HTML : Hyper Text Markup Language

HTTP : Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

I

IBM : International Business Machine

IM : Instant Message

IMAP : Internet Message Access Protocol

ISP : Internet Service Provider

J

JPEG : Joint Photographic Experts Group

K

Kb : Kilobit

KB : Kilobyte

KHz : Kilohertz

Kbps : Kilobit Per Second

L

LCD : Liquid Crystal Display

LED : Light Emitting Diode

LPI : Lines Per Inch

LIS : Large Scale Integration

M

Mb : Megabit

MB : Megabyte

MPEG : Moving Picture Experts Group

MMS : Multimedia Message Service

MICR : Magnetic Ink Character reader

MIPS : Million Instructions Per Second

N

NIC : Network Interface Card

NOS : Network Operating System

O

OMR : Optical Mark Reader

OOP : Object Oriented Programming

OSS : Open Source Software

P

PAN : Personal Area Network

PC : Personal Computer

PDA : Personal Digital Assistant

PDF : Portable Document Format

POS : Point Of Sale

PNG : Portable Network Graphics

PPM : Pages Per Minute

PPP : Point-to-Point Protocol

PROM : Programmable Read Only Memory

PSTN : Public Switched Telephone Network

POST : Power On Self Test

PING : Packet Internet Gopher

R

RAM : Random Access Memory

RDBMS : Relational Data Base Management System

RIP : Routing Information Protocol

RTF : Rich Text Format

S

SMTP : Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SQL : Structured Query Language

SRAM : Static Random Access Memory

SNMP : Simple Network Management Protocol

SIM : Subscriber Identification Module

T

TCP : Transmission Control Protocol

TB : Tera Bytes

U

UPS : Uninterrupted Power Supply

URI : Uniform Resource Identifier

URL : Uniform Resource Locator

USB : Universal Serial Bus

ULSI : Ultra Large Scale Integration

UNIVAC : Universal Automatic Computer

V

VAR : Variable

VGA : Video Graphics Array

VSNL : Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited

VDU : Visual Display Unit

W

Wi-Fi : Wireless Fidelity

WLAN : Wireless Local Area Network

WPA : Wi-Fi Protected Access

WWW : World Wide Web

WORM : Write Once Read Many

X

XHTML : eXtensible Hyper text Markup Language

XML : eXtensible Markup language

Z

ZB : Zeta Byte

Some other Important Abbreviations

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 : Rate Adaptive 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 ApplicationsProducts

SCMP : Software Configuration Management Plan

SD RAM : Synchronous Dynamic Random AccessMemory

SDD : Software Design Description

SDK : Software Development Kit

SDL : Storage Definition Language

SDN : Integrated Service Digital Network

SDSL : Symmetric Digital Subscribes Line

SG RAM : Synchronous Graphics Random AccessMemory

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 Protoco

lSNMP : 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 ComputerSystems

URL : Universal Resource Locator

USB : Universal Serial Bus

USRT : Universal Synchronous ReceiverTransmitted

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

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

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