Some Computer Terms

• CD: Compact Disc 

• CD ROM: Compact Disc Read Only Memory 

• CD RW: Compact Disc Read and Write 

• ADC: Analog Digital Converter 

• ALU: Arithmetic Logic Unit 

• ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange 

• BASIC: Beginner’s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code 

• BIOS: Basic Input output System 

• CU: Control Unit 

• D RAM: Dynamic Ram 

• DAC: Digital Analog Converter 

• DBMS: Database Management System 

• AVI: Audio Video Interleave 

• RTS: Real Time Streaming 

• AMR: Adaptive Multi Rate Codec 

• JAD: Java Application Descriptor 

• JAR: Java Archive 

• JAD: Java Application Descriptor 

• 3GPP: 3rd Generation Partnership Project 

• 3GP: 3rd Generation Project 

• MP3: MPEG player lll 

• MP4: MPEG-4 video file 

• AAC: Advanced Audio Coding 

• DCL: Digital Command Language 

• DFD: Data Flow Digram 

• DNS: Domain Name System 

• DPI: Dots Per Inch 

• DVD: Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc 

• E Mail: Electronic Mail 

• E Commerce: Electronic Commerce 

• E PROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory 

• EBCDIC : Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code 

• CAD: Computer Aided Design 

• CAM: Computer Aided 

• COBOL: Common Business Oriented Language 

• CPU: Central Processing Unit 

• CRT: Cathode Ray Tube 

• EDP: Electronic Data Processing 

• EDSAC: Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator 

• EE PROM: Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory 

• ENIAC: Electronic Numerical Integrated and Computer 

• FORTRAN: Formula Translation 

• FTP: File Transfer Protocol 

• GUI: Graphical User Interface 

• AI: Artificial Intelligence 

• HTIVIL: Hyper Text Markup Language 

• HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol 

• IBM: International Business Machine 

• ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network 

• IT: Information Technology 

• KBPS: Kilo Byte Per Second 

• LAN: Local Area Network 

• LCD: Liquid Crystal Display 

• LSI: Large Scale Integration 

• MAN: Metropolitan Area Network 

• MB: Mega Byte 

• HTTPS: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure 

• IP: Internet Protocol 

• URL: Uniform Resource Locator 

• USB: Universal Serial Bus 

• VIRUS: Vital Information Resource Under Seized 

• 3G: 3rd Generation 

• GSM: Global System for Mobile Communication 

• CDMA: Code Divison Multiple Access 

• UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunication System 

• SIM: Subscriber Identity Module 

• GIF: Graphic Interchangeable Format 

• JPEG: Joint Photographic Expert Group 

• BMP: Bitmap 

• SWF: Shock Wave Flash 

• WMV: Windows Media Video 

• WMA: Windows Media Audio 

• WAV: Waveform Audio 

• PNG: Portable Network Graphics 

• DOC: Document (Microsoft Corporation) 

• PDF: Portable Document Format 

• M4A: MPEG-4 Audio File 

• XMF: Extensible Music File 

• WBMP: Wireless Bitmap Image

• WML: Wireless Markup Language 

• DOS: Disk Operating System 

• GUI:- Graphical User Interface 

• GPRS: General Packet Radio Service 

• WAP: Wireless Application Protocol 

• TCP: Transmission Control Protocol 

• ARPANET: Advanced Research Project Agency Network 

• IBM: International Business Machines 

• HP: Hewlett Packard 

• AM/FM: Amplitude/ Frequency Modulation 

• WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network 

• ISP: Internet Service Provider 

• TCP: Transmission Control Protocol 

• UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply 

• HSDPA: High Speed Downlink Packet Access 

• VHF: Very High Frequency 

• UHF: Ultra High Frequency