Brown Technology ,Computer Hardware & Networking Engineering

List of common ict abbreviations and their full meaning

Pc => personal computer
hdd => hard disk drive
pci => peripheral component interconnect
gui => graphic user interface
vga => visual graphic adaptor
ascii => American standard code for information interchange
ebcdic => extended binary coded decimal interchange code
cpu => central processing unit
alu => arithmetic and logic unit
rom => read only memory
ram => random access memory
prom => programmable read only memory
eprom => erasable programmable read only memory
eeprom/eaprom => electrical erasable/alterable programmable read only memory
ict => information communication technology
vdu => visual display unit
cd => compact disk
dvd => digital versatile disc
os => operating system
lan => local area network
wan => wide area network
man => metropolitan area network
usb => universal serial board
univac => universal automatic computer
bios => basic input and output system
agp => accelerated graphic port
ide => integrated drive electronics
atx => advanced technology extended
mhz => megahertz
ghz => gigahertz
rw => re-writeable
simms => single in-line memory module
dimms => dual in-line memory module
eniac => electronic number integrator & calculator
edsac => electronic dialog storage automatic computer
ic => integrated circuit
dir => directory
doc => document
pda => personal digital assistance
mos => met oxide semi-conductor
sdt => serial data transmission
pdt => parallel data transmission
gigo => garbage in garbage out
lsic => large scale integrated circuit
mac => media access control
cmd => command
cmos => complimentary metaoxide semi-conductor
pan => personal area network
can => campus area network
sql => structured query language
dbms => database management system
isp => internet service provider
sim => subscriber identification module
fortran => formular translator
url => universal resource locator
cobol => common basic oriented language
basic => beginner all-purpose symbolic instruction code
css => cascading style sheet
xxs => cross site scripting
html => hypertext markup language
rfi => remote file inclusion
ddos => distribution denial of service
seo => search engine optimization
php => php hypertext preprocessor
www => world wide web
tcp => transmission control protocol
ip => internet protocol
vpn => virtual private network
http => hypertext transfer protocol
ccna => cisco certified network associate
xml => extensible mark-up language
cisco => computer information system company
ceh => certified ethical hacking
ccnp => cisco certified network professionals
ussd => unstructured supplementary service data.