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 |