Computer Science: Abbreviations
Computer Science:
Abbreviations
In this chapter, we will discuss the different abbreviations
in Computer Science. The following table lists down those abbreviations –
|
Abbreviation |
Full-name |
|
A/D |
Analog-to-Digital |
|
ABC |
Atanasoff
Berry Computer |
|
ACM |
Association
for Computing Machinery |
|
AI |
Artificial
Intelligence |
|
ALGOL |
Algorithmic
Language |
|
ALU |
Arithmetic
Logic Unit |
|
AMD |
Advanced
Micro Device |
|
ARPANET |
Advanced
Research Project Agency Network |
|
ASCII |
American
Standard Code for Information Interchange |
|
BASIC |
Beginners
All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
|
BCD |
Binary Code
Decimal |
|
BIOS |
Basic Input
Output System |
|
BIPS |
Billions of
Instructions Per Second |
|
BPI |
Bytes Per
Inch |
|
Cad |
Computer
Aided Design |
|
CAE |
Computer Aided
Engineering |
|
CAN |
Campus Area
Network |
|
CASE |
Computer
Aided Software Engineering |
|
CD |
Compact Disk |
|
CDC |
Control Data
Corporation |
|
CD-R |
CD-Recordable
|
|
CD-ROM |
Compact Disk
read Only Memory |
|
CD-RW |
CD Read/Write |
|
CL |
Command Language |
|
CLI |
Command Line
Interface |
|
COBOL |
Common
Business Oriented |
|
CODASYL |
Conference On
Data Systems |
|
CPU |
Central
Processing Unit |
|
CRT |
Cathode ray
Tube |
|
D/A |
Digital to
Analog |
|
DAT |
Digital Audio
Tape |
|
DBMS |
Data Base
Management System |
|
DBS |
Demand Based
Switching |
|
DDL |
Data
Definition Language |
|
DDS |
Digital data
Storage |
|
DEC |
Digital Equipment
Corporation |
|
DMA |
Direct Memory
Access |
|
DNA |
Digital Network
Architecture |
|
DPI |
Dots Per Inch |
|
DRAM |
Dynamic RAM |
|
DSN |
Distributed
System Network |
|
DTS |
Digital
Theater System |
|
DVD |
Digital
Video/Versatile Disk |
|
EBCDIC |
Extended
Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
|
EDSAC |
Electronic
Delay Storage Automatic Calculator |
|
EDVAC |
Electronic
Discrete Variable Automation Calculator |
|
EFN |
Eight-to-Fourteen
Modulation |
|
ENIAC |
Electronic
Numerical Integrator And Calculator |
|
EPG |
Electronic
Programming Guide |
|
EPIC |
Explicitly
Parallel Instruction Computing |
|
EPROM |
Erasable
Programmable Read-Only Memory |
|
FAT |
File
Allocation Table |
|
FDM |
Frequency
Division Multiplexing |
|
FEP |
Front End
Processor |
|
FLOPS |
Floating
Point Operations Per Second |
|
FM |
Frequency Modulation |
|
FMS |
File
Management System |
|
FORTRAN |
FORmula TRANslation |
|
FSK |
Frequently
Shift Keying |
|
FTP |
File Transfer
Protocol |
|
GB |
Giga Bytes |
|
GFLOPS |
Giga FLOPS |
|
GHz |
Giga Hertz |
|
GNU |
Gnu Not Unix |
|
GPRS |
General
Packet Radio Service |
|
GSM |
Global System
for Mobile communication |
|
GUI |
Graphical
User Interface |
|
HP |
Hewlett
Packard |
|
HSS |
Hierarchical
Storage system |
|
HTML |
HeyperText
Markup Language |
|
HTTP |
HyperText
Transport Protocol |
|
IBM |
International
Business Machine |
|
IC |
Integrated
Circuit |
|
IDN |
Integrated
Digital Network |
|
IP |
Internet
Protocol |
|
IrDA |
Information
Data Association |
|
ISDN |
Integrated
Services Digital Network |
|
ISP |
Internet
Service Provider |
|
JPEG |
Join Photo
Graphics Experts Group |
|
JRE |
Java Running
Engine |
|
JSP |
Java Server
Page |
|
Kb |
Kilo Bytes |
|
KHz |
Kilo Hertz |
|
LAN |
Local Area
Network |
|
LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
|
LED |
Light
Emitting Diode |
|
LPM |
Line Per
Minute |
|
LSI |
Large Scael
Integration |
|
MAN |
Metropolitan
Area Network |
|
MAR |
Memory
Address Register |
|
MB |
Mega Bytes |
|
MBR |
Memory Buffer
Register |
|
MHz |
Mega Hertz |
|
MIDI |
Musical
Instrument Digital Interface |
|
MIPS |
Millions of
Instruction Per Second |
|
MNP |
Microcom Network
Protocols |
|
MPEG |
Moving
Pictures Experts Groups |
|
MS-DOS |
Microsoft
Disk Operating System |
|
MVT |
Multiprogramming with Variable Tasks |
|
NIS |
Network
Interface Card |
|
NICNET |
National
Informatics Centre NETwork |
|
NOS |
Networking
Operating System |
|
OCR |
Optical
Character Recognition |
|
OMR |
Optical Mark
Reader |
|
OS |
Operating
System |
|
OSI |
Open System
Interconnection |
|
OSS |
Open Source
Software |
|
PAN |
Personal Area
Network |
|
PC |
Personal
Computer |
|
PDF |
Portable
Document Format |
|
PDL |
Program Design
Language |
|
PDP |
Program Data
Processor |
|
PIP |
Peripheral
Interchange Program |
|
PROM |
Programmable
Read-Only Memory |
|
QoS |
Quality of
Service |
|
RAM |
Random Access
Memory |
|
SDLC |
Software Development
Life Cycle |
|
SEQUEL |
Structure
English QUEry Language |
|
SGML |
Syntax for Generalized
Markup Language |
|
SIMM |
Single
In-line Memory Module |
|
SNA |
System
Network Architecture |
|
SNOBOL |
StriNg
Oriented and symBOlic Language |
|
SQK |
Structured
Query Language |
|
SRAM |
Static RAM |
|
SSI |
Small Screen
Integration |
|
TB |
Tera Bytes |
|
TCP |
Transfer
Control Protocol |
|
TDM |
Time Division
Multiplexing |
|
UDP |
User Datagram
Protocol |
|
ULSI |
Ultra Large
Scale Integration |
|
UPC |
Universal
Product Code |
|
URL |
Uniform
Resource Locator |
|
USB |
Universal
Serial Bus |
|
UTF |
Unicode
Transformation Format |
|
VAN |
Value Added
Network |
|
VCR |
Video
Cassette Recorder |
|
VDC |
Video Display
Terminal |
|
VGA |
Video
Graphics Array |
|
VOD |
Video-On-Demand |
|
VoIP |
Voice over
Internet Protocol |
|
VSAT |
Very Small
Aperture Terminal |
|
WAN |
Wide Area
Network |
|
WAP |
Wireless
Application Protocol |
|
WiMAX |
WorldWide
Interoperability for Microwave Access |
|
WLAN |
Wireless
Local Area Network |
|
WLL |
Wireless
Local Loop |
|
WORM |
Write Once
Read Many |
|
WWW |
World Wide
Web |
|
XHTML |
eXtensible
HyperText Markup Language |
|
XML |
eXtensible
Markup Language |
|
X.400 |
Electronic
Mail Protocol |
|
X.500 |
Directory
Server Protocol |