ACL Access Control List ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter ADF Automatic Document Feeder ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line AGP Accelerated Graphics Port AIFF Audio Interchange File Format AIX Advanced Interactive Executive ANSI American National Standards Institute API Application Program Interface ARP Address Resolution Protocol ASCII American Standard Code For Information Interchange ASP Active Server Page ASP Application Service Provider ATA Advanced Technology Attachment ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode BASIC Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code BCC Blind Carbon Copy BIOS Basic Input/Output System BLOB Binary Large Object BMP Bitmap CAD Computer-Aided Design CC Carbon Copy CCD Charged Coupled Device CD Compact Disc CD-R Compact Disc Recordable CD-ROM Compact Disc Read-Only Memory CD-RW Compact Disc Re-Writable CDMA Code Division Multiple Access CGI Common Gateway Interface CISC Complex Instruction Set Computing CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CMYK Cyan Magenta Yellow Black CPA Cost Per Action CPC Cost Per Click CPL Cost Per Lead CPM Cost Per 1,000 Impressions CPS Classroom Performance System CPU Central Processing Unit CRM Customer Relationship Management CRT Cathode Ray Tube CSS Cascading Style Sheet CTP Composite Theoretical Performance CTR Click-Through Rate DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter DBMS Database Management System DDR Double Data Rate DDR2 Double Data Rate 2 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DIMM Dual In-Line Memory Module DLL Dynamic Link Library DMA Direct Memory Access DNS Domain Name System DOS Disk Operating System DPI Dots Per Inch DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DRM Digital Rights Management DSL Digital Subscriber Line DSLAM Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer DTD Document Type Definition DV Digital Video DVD Digital Versatile Disc DVD+R Digital Versatile Disc Recordable DVD+RW Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable DVD-R Digital Versatile Disc Recordable DVD-RAM Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory DVD-RW Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable DVI Digital Video Interface DVR Digital Video Recorder ECC Error Correction Code EDI Electronic Data Interchange EPS Encapsulated PostScript EUP Enterprise Unified Process FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FIFO First In, First Out FIOS Fiber Optic Service FLOPS Floating Point Operations Per Second FPU Floating Point Unit FSB Frontside Bus FTP File Transfer Protocol GIF Graphics Interchange Format; Applied To Image Format As .gif GIGO Garbage In, Garbage Out GIS Geographic Information Systems GPS Global Positioning System GPU Graphics Processing Unit GUI Graphical User Interface GUID Globally Unique Identifier HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface HDTV High Definition Televsion HDV High-Definition Video HFS Hierarchical File System HSF Heat Sink And Fan HTML Hyper-Text Markup Language HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol HTTPS HyperText Transport Protocol Secure I/O Input/Output ICANN Internet Corporation For Assigned Names And Numbers ICF Internet Connection Firewall ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol ICS Internet Connection Sharing IDE Integrated Device Electronics IDE Integrated Development Environment IEEE Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers IGP Integrated Graphics Processor IM Instant Message IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol INTERNIC Internet Network Information Center IP Internet Protocol IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange IRC Internet Relay Chat IRQ Interrupt Request ISA Industry Standard Architecture ISCSI Internet Small Computer Systems Interface ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network ISO International Organization For Standardization ISP Internet Service Provider IT Information Technology IVR Interactive Voice Response JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group; Applied To Image Format As .jpeg JRE Java Runtime Environment JSP Java Server Page KBPS Kilobits Per Second KDE K Desktop Environment KVM Switch Keyboard, Video, And Mouse Switch LAN Local Area Network LCD Liquid Crystal Display LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LIFO Last In, First Out LPI Lines Per Inch LUN Logical Unit Number MAC (ADDRESS) Media Access Control Address MANET Mobile Ad Hoc Network MBPS Megabits Per Second MCA Micro Channel Architecture MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface MIPS Million Instructions Per Second MP3 MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group; Video Format MTU Maximum Transmission Unit NAT Network Address Translation NETBIOS Network Basic Input/Output System NIC Network Interface Card NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol NOC Network Operations Center NTFS New Technology File System OASIS Organization For The Advancement Of Structured Information Standards OCR Optical Character Recognition ODBC Open Database Connectivity OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer OLAP Online Analytical Processing OLE Object Linking And Embedding OOP Object-Oriented Programming P2P Peer To Peer PC Personal Computer PCB Printed Circuit Board PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI-X Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended PCMCIAPersonal Computer Memory Card International Association PDA Personal Digital Assistant PDF Portable Document Format PHP Hypertext Preprocessor PIM Personal Information Manager PMU Power Management Unit PNG Portable Network Graphic; Image Format POP3 Post Office Protocol PPC Pay Per Click PPGA Plastic Pin Grid Array PPI Pixels Per Inch PPL Pay Per Lead PPM Pages Per Minute PPP Point To Point Protocol PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol PRAM Parameter Random Access Memory PS/2 Personal System/2 QBE Query By Example RAID Redundant Array Of Independent Disks RAM Random Access Memory RDF Resource Description Framework RDRAM Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory RGB Red Green Blue RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computing ROM Read-Only Memory RPC Remote Procedure Call RPM Revenue Per 1,000 Impressions. (M Is The Roman Numeral For 1,000) RSS RDF Site Summary RTE Runtime Environment RTF Rich Text Fomat RUP Rational Unified Process SAN Storage Area Network SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment SCSI Small Computer System Interface SD Secure Digital SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDSL Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line SEM Search Engine Marketing SEO Search Engine Optimization SIMM Single In-Line Memory Module SKU Stock Keeping Unit SLI Scalable Link Interface SMART Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology SMB Server Message Block SMS Short Message Service SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SO-DIMM Small Outline Dual In-Line Memory Module SOA Service Oriented Architecture SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol SQL Structured Query Language SRAM Static Random Access Memory SRGB Standard Red Green Blue SSH Secure Shell SSID Service Set Identifier SSL Secure Sockets Layer TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol TFT Thin-Film Transistor TIFF Tagged Image File Format; Image Format TTL Time To Live (DNS) TWAIN Toolkit Without An Informative Name UDDI Universal Description Discovery And Integration UDP User Datagram Protocol UML Unified Modeling Language UNC Universal Naming Convention UPNP Universal Plug And Play UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply URI Uniform Resource Identifier URL Uniform Resource Locator USB Universal Serial Bus VCI Virtual Channel Identifier VESA Video Electronics Standards Association VFAT Virtual File Allocation Table VGA Video Graphics Array VLB VESA Local Bus VLE Virtual Learning Environment VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol VPI Virtual Path Identifier VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server VRAM Video Random Access Memory VRML Virtual Reality Modeling Language WAIS Wide Area Information Server WAN Wide Area Network WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WI-FI Wireless Fidelity WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access WWW World Wide Web XHTML Extensible Hypertext Markup Language XML Extensible Markup Language XSLT Extensible Style Sheet Language Transformation Y2K Year 2000 ZIF Zero Insertion Force Louise Anne Singson 3A
Computer Acronyms (common)
ACL Access Control List CTP Composite Theoretical Performance ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter CTR Click-Through Rate ADF Automatic Document Feeder DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line DBMS Database Management System AGP Accelerated Graphics Port DDR Double Data Rate AIFF Audio Interchange File Format DDR2 Double Data Rate 2 AIX Advanced Interactive Executive DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ANSI American National Standards Institute DIMM Dual In-Line Memory Module API Application Program Interface DLL Dynamic Link Library ARP Address Resolution Protocol DMA Direct Memory Access ASCII American Standard Code For DNS Domain Name System Information Interchange DOS Disk Operating System ASP Active Server Page DPI Dots Per Inch ASP Application Service Provider DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory ATA Advanced Technology Attachment DRM Digital Rights Management ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode DSL Digital Subscriber Line BASIC Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic DSLAM Digital Subscriber Line Access Instruction Code Multiplexer BCC Blind Carbon Copy DTD Document Type Definition BIOS Basic Input/Output System DV Digital Video BLOB Binary Large Object DVD Digital Versatile Disc BMP Bitmap DVD+R Digital Versatile Disc Recordable CAD Computer-Aided Design DVD+RW Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable CC Carbon Copy DVD-R Digital Versatile Disc Recordable CCD Charged Coupled Device DVD-RAM Digital Versatile Disc Random CD Compact Disc Access Memory CD-R Compact Disc Recordable DVD-RW Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable CD-ROM Compact Disc Read-Only DVI Digital Video Interface Memory DVR Digital Video Recorder CD-RW Compact Disc Re-Writable ECC Error Correction Code CDMA Code Division Multiple Access EDI Electronic Data Interchange CGI Common Gateway Interface EPS Encapsulated PostScript CISC Complex Instruction Set Computing EUP Enterprise Unified Process CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Semiconductor FIFO First In, First Out CMYK Cyan Magenta Yellow Black FIOS Fiber Optic Service CPA Cost Per Action FLOPS Floating Point Operations Per Second CPC Cost Per Click FPU Floating Point Unit CPL Cost Per Lead FSB Frontside Bus CPM Cost Per 1,000 Impressions FTP File Transfer Protocol CPS Classroom Performance System GIF Graphics Interchange Format; Applied CPU Central Processing Unit To Image Format As .gif CRM Customer Relationship Management GIGO Garbage In, Garbage Out CRT Cathode Ray Tube GIS Geographic Information Systems CSS Cascading Style Sheet GPS Global Positioning System GPU Graphics Processing Unit LCD Liquid Crystal Display GUI Graphical User Interface LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol GUID Globally Unique Identifier LIFO Last In, First Out HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface LPI Lines Per Inch HDTV High Definition Televsion LUN Logical Unit Number HDV High-Definition Video MAC (ADDRESS) Media Access Control HFS Hierarchical File System Address HSF Heat Sink And Fan MANET Mobile Ad Hoc Network HTML Hyper-Text Markup Language MBPS Megabits Per Second HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol MCA Micro Channel Architecture HTTPS HyperText Transport Protocol Secure MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface I/O Input/Output MIPS Million Instructions Per Second ICANN Internet Corporation For Assigned MP3 MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 Names And Numbers MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group; Video ICF Internet Connection Firewall Format ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol MTU Maximum Transmission Unit ICS Internet Connection Sharing NAT Network Address Translation IDE Integrated Device Electronics NETBIOS Network Basic Input/Output IDE Integrated Development Environment System IEEE Institute Of Electrical And Electronics NIC Network Interface Card Engineers NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol IGP Integrated Graphics Processor NOC Network Operations Center IM Instant Message NTFS New Technology File System IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol OASIS Organization For The Advancement Of INTERNIC Internet Network Information Structured Information Standards Center OCR Optical Character Recognition IP Internet Protocol ODBC Open Database Connectivity IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer IRC Internet Relay Chat OLAP Online Analytical Processing IRQ Interrupt Request OLE Object Linking And Embedding ISA Industry Standard Architecture OOP Object-Oriented Programming ISCSI Internet Small Computer Systems P2P Peer To Peer Interface PC Personal Computer ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network PCB Printed Circuit Board ISO International Organization For PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Standardization PCI-X Peripheral Component Interconnect ISP Internet Service Provider Extended IT Information Technology PCMCIAPersonal Computer Memory Card IVR Interactive Voice Response International Association JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group; PDA Personal Digital Assistant Applied To Image Format As .jpeg PDF Portable Document Format JRE Java Runtime Environment PHP Hypertext Preprocessor JSP Java Server Page PIM Personal Information Manager KBPS Kilobits Per Second PMU Power Management Unit KDE K Desktop Environment PNG Portable Network Graphic; Image KVM Switch Keyboard, Video, And Mouse Format Switch POP3 Post Office Protocol LAN Local Area Network PPC Pay Per Click PPGA Plastic Pin Grid Array SRAM Static Random Access Memory PPI Pixels Per Inch SRGB Standard Red Green Blue PPL Pay Per Lead SSH Secure Shell PPM Pages Per Minute SSID Service Set Identifier PPP Point To Point Protocol SSL Secure Sockets Layer PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet PRAM Parameter Random Access Memory Protocol PS/2 Personal System/2 TFT Thin-Film Transistor QBE Query By Example TIFF Tagged Image File Format; Image RAID Redundant Array Of Independent Disks Format RAM Random Access Memory TTL Time To Live (DNS) RDF Resource Description Framework TWAIN Toolkit Without An Informative Name RDRAM Rambus Dynamic Random Access UDDI Universal Description Discovery And Memory Integration RGB Red Green Blue UDP User Datagram Protocol RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computing UML Unified Modeling Language ROM Read-Only Memory UNC Universal Naming Convention RPC Remote Procedure Call UPNP Universal Plug And Play RPM Revenue Per 1,000 Impressions. (M Is UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply The Roman Numeral For 1,000) URI Uniform Resource Identifier RSS RDF Site Summary URL Uniform Resource Locator RTE Runtime Environment USB Universal Serial Bus RTF Rich Text Fomat VCI Virtual Channel Identifier RUP Rational Unified Process VESA Video Electronics Standards Association SAN Storage Area Network VFAT Virtual File Allocation Table SATA Serial Advanced Technology VGA Video Graphics Array Attachment VLB VESA Local Bus SCSI Small Computer System Interface VLE Virtual Learning Environment SD Secure Digital VOIP Voice Over Internet Protocol SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access VPI Virtual Path Identifier Memory VPN Virtual Private Network SDSL Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line VPS Virtual Private Server SEM Search Engine Marketing VRAM Video Random Access Memory SEO Search Engine Optimization VRML Virtual Reality Modeling Language SIMM Single In-Line Memory Module WAIS Wide Area Information Server SKU Stock Keeping Unit WAN Wide Area Network SLI Scalable Link Interface WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy SMART Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting WI-FI Wireless Fidelity Technology WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access SMB Server Message Block WWW World Wide Web SMS Short Message Service XHTML Extensible Hypertext Markup Language SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol XML Extensible Markup Language SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol XSLT Extensible Style Sheet Language SO-DIMM Small Outline Dual In-Line Transformation Memory Module Y2K Year 2000 SOA Service Oriented Architecture ZIF Zero Insertion Force SOAP Simple Object Access Protocol SQL Structured Query Language
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