This document contains a list of common computer-related abbreviations and their corresponding full forms. There are over 60 abbreviations listed from ADSL to XML along with their definitions. The abbreviations cover a wide range of topics including hardware components, software, programming languages, protocols, and more. This provides a helpful reference guide for the abbreviated terms and acronyms commonly used in information technology and computing.
2. Abbreviation Full Form
ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AI Artificial Intelligence
ALU Arithmetic and Logic Unit
AP Automation Protocol
APPN Advanced Peer-to-Peer Network(ing)
ARPANET Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
ATM Automatic Teller Machine
BER Bit Error Rate
BIOS Basic Input / Output System
BIT Binary Digit
BPI Bytes Per Inch
BPS Bites Per Second
CAD Computer Aided Design
CCU Communication Control Unit
CD Compact Disk
3. Abbreviation Full Form
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
CDROM Compact Disk Read Only Memory
CGI Common Gateway Interface
CLI Call Level Interface
CMOS Cellular Management Operation System
CMOS Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
COBOL Common Business Oriented Language
CPU Central Processing Unit
CRT Cathode Ray Tube
DASD Direct Access Storage Device
DBMS Data Base Management System
DDRM Device driver interface
DLL Dynamic Link Library
DOS Disk Operating System
DTP Desk Top Publishing
4. Abbreviation Full Form
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
FAT File Allocation Table
FORTRAN Formula Translator
FTP File Transfer Protocol
GB Giga Byte (1,024 Kilo Bytes)
HDD Hard Disk Drive
HTML Hypertext Markup Language
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
IC Integrated Circuit
IP Internet Protocol
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO International Standardization Organisation
JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group
KB Kilo Byte (1,024 Bytes)
LAN Local Area Network
5. Abbreviation Full Form
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
MAN Metropolitan Area Network
MB Mega Byte
MODEM Modulator / DEModulator
MPEG Motion Picture Experts Group
MSD Most Significant Digit
NFS Network File System
PCI Peripheral Component Interface
POP Post Office Protocol
PROM Programable Read Only Memory
RAM Random Access Memory
RGB Red, Green, Blue
ROM Read Only Memory
SAP Service Access Points
SLIP Serial Line Internet ( / Interface) Protocol
6. Abbreviation Full Form
SMPS Switching Mode Power Supply
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SQL Structured Query Language
TCP Transmission Control Program
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
TFT Thin Film Transistor
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
USB Universal Serial Buss
URL Uniform Resource Locator
VGA Video Graphics Array
VPN Virtual Private Network
W3 World Wide Web
WAN Wide Area Network
WAP Wireless Area Protocol
XML Extended Markup Language