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12 Abbreviations
Computer terminologies and abbreviations are frequently asked in Bank PO/clerk and other exams. Here is an
extensive list of short-forms or abbreviations related to computers and information technology:

A CE : Access Control Entry

CAI : Computer Aided Instructuion
CAM : Computer Aided Manufacturing
ADSL : Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
CASE : Computer Aided Software Engineering
ADC : Analog To Digital Converter
CCNA : Cisco Certified Network Associate
AI : Artificial Intelligence
CD : Compact Disc
ALGOL : Algorithmic Language
ALU : Arithmetic Logic Unit CD RW : Compact Disc ReWritable
ANSI : American National Standards Institute CDMA : Code Division Multiple Access
API : Application Program Interface CDROM : Compact Disc Read Only Memory
ARP : Address Resolution Protocol CGI : Common Gateway Interface
ARPANET : Advanced Research Projects Agency CISC : Complex Instruction Set Computer
Network CLR : Common Language Runtime
ASCII : American Standard Code For Information CMOS : Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
Interchange
COBOL : Common Business Oriented Language
ATM : Asynchronous Transfer Mode
CPI : Clock Cycle Per Instruction
AUI : Attachment Unit Interface
CPU : Central Processing Unit
AVI : Audio Video Interleave
CRM : Customer Relationship Management

B ASIC : Beginner`s All Purpose Symbolic

Instruction Code
CRT : Cathode Ray Tube
CUI : Character User Interface

D
BCD : Binary Coded Decimal
BHTML : Broadcast Hyper Text Markup Language AC : Digital To Analog Converter
BIOS : Basic Input Output System DBA : Data Base Administrator
BIU : Bus Interface Unit DBMS : Data Base Management System
BMP : Bitmap DCL : Data Control Language
BPS : Bytes Per Seconds DDL : Data Definition Language
DHCP : Dynamic Host Control Protocol
C AD : Computer Aided Design DHTML : Dynamics Hyper Text Markup Language
DLC : Data Link Control
CADD : Computer Added Drafting And Design
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DLL : Dynamic Link Library
DMA : Direct Memory Access H DD : Hard Disk Drive
HP : Hewlett Packard
DML : Data Manipulation Language HTML : Hyper Text Markup Language
DNA : Distributed Internet Architecture HTTP : Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

I
DNS : Domain Name System (Server)
DOM : Document Object Model O : Input Output
DOS : Disk Operating System, Denial Of Service
IBM : International Business Machines
DRAM : Dynamic Random Access Memory
IC : Integrated Circuit
DSL : Digital Subscriber Line
ICMP : Internet Control Message Protocol
DSN : Digital Subscriber Network
IE : Internet Explorer
DTD : Document Type Definition
DVD : Digital Versatile Disc IGMP : Internet Group Management Protocol
IP : Internet Protocol
E AROM : Electrically Alterable Read Only
Memory
IRC : Internet Relay Chat
IRQ : Interrupt Request
EBCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal
ISDN : Integrated Services Digital Network
Interchange Code
ISO : International Standard Organization
EDC : Electronic Digital Computer
EDCDIC : Extended Binary Coded Decimal ISP : Internet Service Provider
Interchange Code ISR : Interrupt Service Routine
EEPROM : Electrically Erasable Programmable Read IT : Information Technology
Only Memory
ENIAC : Electronics Numerical Integrator And
Calculator J PEG : Joint Photographic Experts Group

K
EPROM : Erasable Programmable Read Only
Memory B : Kilo Bytes
EROM : Erasable Read Only Memory
Kb : Kito Bit
ERP : Enterprise Resource Planning
KBPS : Kilo Bytes Per Second
EULA : End User License Agreement

F AT : File Allocation Table

L 2TP : Layer Two Tunneling Protocol

FDD : Floppy Disk Drive LAN : Local Area Network

FDMA : Frequency Division Multiple Access LCD : Liquid Crystal Display
FIFO : First In First Out LIFO : Last In First Out
FORTRAN : Formula Translation LIPS : Logical Interfaces Per Second
FPS : Frames Per Second LOC : Lines Of Code
FRAM : Ferro Electric Random Access Memory LSI : Large Scale Integration

M
FTP : File Transfer Protocol

G
AC : Media Access Control
B : Giga Bytes MAN : Metropolitan Area Network
GUI : Graphical User Interface MB : Mega Bytes
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MBPS : Mega Bytes Per Second PDF : Portable Document Format
MCS : Multicast Server PDL : Page Description Language
MDI : Multiple Document Interface PDU : Protocol Data Unit
MDS : Microcomputer Development System PIC : Programming Interrupt Control
MFT : Master File Table
PLA : Programmable Logic Array
MG : Mega Bytes
PLC : Programmable Logic Controller
MICR : MagneticNInk Characters Reader
PNG : Portable Network Graphics
MIME : Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
PNP : Plug And Play
MIPS : Millions Of Instructions Per Second
MISD : Multiple Instruction Single Data PPP : Peer To Peer Protocol
MODEM : Modulator And Demodulator PPTP : Point To Point Tunneling Protocol
MP3 : Motion Pictures Experts Group Layer 3 PROM : Programmable Read Only Memory

Q
MPEG : Motion Pictures Experts Group
MS : Microsoft DR : Quad Data Rate
MSDN : Microsoft Developer Network
QEP : Quoted for performance
MSN : Microsoft Network
MTU : Maximum Transmission Unit QDS : Quality of service

N AS : Network Attached Storage R ADSL : Rate Adaptive Digital Subscribes Line

NASSCOM : National Association Of Software & RAID : Redundant Array Of Independent Disks
Service Companies RAM : Random Access Memory
NCP : Network Control Protocol RAMDAC : Random Access Memory Digital To
NDIS : Network Driver Interface Specification Analog Converter
NTFS : New Technology File System RAS : Remote Access Network
NTP : Network Time Protocol RD RAM : Rambus Dynamic Random Access
Memory

O CR : Optical Character Readers

RDBMS : Relational Data Base Management System
RICS : Reduced Instruction Set Computer
OLE : Object Linking And Embedding
RIP : Raster Image Processor
OMR : Optical Mark Reader
RISC : Reduced Instruction Set Computer
OOP : Object Oriented Programming
ROM : Read Only Memory
OOPS : Object Oriented Programming System
RPC : Remote Procedure Call
OS : Operating System
RTC : Real Time Clock
OSI : Open System Interconnection
RTF : Rich Text Format

P C : Personal Computer
RTOS : Real Time Operating System

PCI : Peripheral Component Interconnect

PCMCIA : Personal Computer Memory Card
S ACK : Selective Acknowledgements

International Association SAP : Service Access Point, Systems Applications

PDA : Personal Digital Assistant Products
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SD RAM : Synchronous Dynamic Random Access UNIX : Uniplexed Information And Computer
Memory Systems
SDD : Software Design Description URL : Universal Resource Locator
SDK : Software Development Kit USB : Universal Serial Bus
SDL : Storage Definition Language USRT : Universal Synchronous Receiver Transmitted
SDN : Integrated Service Digital Network UTP : Unshielded Twisted Pair
SDRAM : Static Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDSL : Symmetric Digital Subscribes Line
SG RAM : Synchronous Graphics Random Access
V AN : Virtual Area Network

Memory VB : Visual Basic

SGML : Standard Generalized Markup Language VCD : Video Compact Disc
SIM : Subscriber Identification Module VGA : Video Graphics Array
SIU : Serial Interface Unit VLSI : Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits
SMS : Short Message Service VPN : Virtual Private Network
SMTP : Simple Mail Transfer Protocol VRAM : Video Random Access Memory
SNMP : Simple Network Management Protocol VS : Visual Studio

W
SQA : Statistical Quality Assurance
SQL : Structured Query Language AN : Wide Area Network
SRAM : Static Random Access Memory
WAP : Wireless Application Protocol
SRS : Software Requirements Specification
WINDOWS ME : Windows Millennium Edition
STP : Shielded Twisted Pair
WINDOWS NT : Windows New Technology
SW : Software
WINDOWS XP : Windows Experienced

T B : Tera Bytes
WORM : Write Once Read Many
WWW : World Wide Web
TCP : Transmission Control Protocol
WYSIWYG : What You See Is What You Get
TCPIP : Transmission Control Protocol Internet
XHTML : Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language
Protocol
TDI : Transport Data Interface
TDMA : Time Division Multiple Access X ML : Extensible Markup Language

U
XSL : Extensible Style Sheet Language

Z
DD : User Datagram Protocol

UDP : User Datagram Protocol IP : Zone Information Protocol

UI : User Interface ZB : Zeta Byte
UML : Unified Modelling Language ZISC : Zone Instruction Set Computer