COMPUTER ABBREVIATIONS

AAL	ATM Adaptation Layer
AARP	AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
ABM	Asynchronous Balance Mode (HDLC)
ABR	Available Bit Rate
AC	Access Control (IEEE)
ACF	Access Control Field (DQDB)
ACK	Acknowledgment
ADM	Add/Drop Multiplexer
ACE	Acces Control Entry
ACL	Access Control List
ADO	Active Data Objects
ADSL	Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AGP	Accelerated Graphics Port
AI	Artificial Intelligence
ALGOL	Algorithmic Language
ALU	Arithmetic Logic Unit
ANSI	American National Standards Institute
AOL	America Online
API	Application Program Interface
APIPA	Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
APT	Automatically Programmed Tooling
ARD	Address Resolution Protocol
ARP	Address Resolution Protocol
ARPA	Advanced Research Projects Agency
ARPANET	Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
ASCII	American Standard Code For Information Interchange
ASF	Advanced Streaming Format
ASM	Association For Systems Management
ASP	Active Server Pages
ATAPI	Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AUI	Attachment Unit Interface
B2B	Business To Business
B2C	Business To Commerce
B8ZS	Bipolar with 8 Zero Substitution
BASIC	Beginner`s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BCD	Binary Coded Decimal
BDPS	Business Data Processing Systems
BHTML	Broadcast Hyper Text Markup Language
BIOS	Basic Input Output System
BIU	Bus Interface Unit
BLOG	Binary Logic Object
BPS	Bytes Per Seconds
BS	Bulletin Board Service
C DAC	Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing
CAD	Computer Aided Design
CADD	Computer Added Drafting And Design
CAI	Computer Aided Instructuion
CAM	Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAR	Control Address Register
CASE	Computer Aided Software Engineering
CCIS	Common Channel Interoffice Signaling
CCNA	Cisco Certified Network Associate
CD	Compact Disc
CD RW	Compact Disc Re-Writable
CD WORM	Compact Disc- Write Once Read Many
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
CDONTS	Collabaration On Data Objects For Windows Nt Server
CDROM	Compact Disc- Read Only Memory
CFG	Control Flow Graph
CGI	Common Gateway Interface
CGM	Computer Graphics Metafile
CIDR	Classless Inter-Domain Routing
CIM	Computer Integrated Manufacture
CISC	Complex Instruction Set Computers
CIX	Commercial Internet Exchange
CLR	Common Language Runtime
CMOS	Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMS	Content Management System
CMYK	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black)
COBOL	Common Business Oriented Language
COM	Component Object Model
CORBA	Common Object Request Broker Architecture
CPI	Clock Cycle Per Instruction
CPU	Central Processing Unit
CRC	Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRM	Customer Relationship Management
CROM	Control Read Only Memory
CRT	Cathode Ray Tube
CUI	Character User Interface
DAC	Digital To Analog Converter
DAO	Data Access Objects
DARPANET	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
DBA	Data Base Administrator
DBMS	Data Base Management System
DCA	Defence Communication Agency
DCL	Data Control Language
DCOM	Distributed Component Object Model
DCP	Data Communication Processor
DDL	Data Definition Language
DDOS	Distributed Denial Of Service
DDP	Distributed Data Processing
DFD	Data Flow Diagram
DFS	Distributed File System
DHCP	Dynamic Host Control Protocol
DHTML	Dynamics Hyper Text Markup Language
DLC	Data Link Control
DLL	Dynamic Link Library
DMA	Direct Memory Access
DML	Data Manipulation Language
DMTF	Distributed Management Test Force
DNA	Distributed Internet Architecture
DNS	Domain Name System (Server)
DOD	Department Of Defense
DOM	Document Object Model
DOS	Disk Operating System, Denial Of Service
DPI	Dots Per Inch
DRAM	Dynamic Random Access Memory
DSL	Digital Subscriber Line
DSN	Digital Subscriber Network
DTD	Document Type Definition
DVD	Digital Versatile Disc
EAROM	Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory
EBCDIC	Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EDC	Electronic Digital Computer
EDCDIC	Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EEPROM	Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EFS	Encrypted File System
EJB	Enterprise Java Beans
ENIAC	Electronics Numerical Integrator And Calculator
EPROM	Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EROM	Erasable Read Only Memory
ERP	Enterprise Resource Planning
EULA	End User License Agreement
FAT	File Allocation Table
FDD	Floppy Disk Drive
FDDI	Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDMA	Frequency Division Multiple Access
FIFO	First In First Out
FLOPS	Floating Point Operations Per Second
FO	Fiber Optics
FORTRAN	Formula Translation
FPS	Frames Per Second
FRAM	Ferro Electric Random Access Memory
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
GB	Giga Bytes
GIF	Graphic Interchange Format
GIGO	Garbage In Garbage Out
GML	General Markup Language
GNU	Gnu`s Not Unix
GPL	General Public License
GUI	Graphical User Interface
HDD	Hard Disk Drive
HFS	Hierarchical File System
HP	Hewlett Packard
HPC	High Performance Computing
HPFS	High Performance File System
HSR	Horizontal Scan Rate
HTML	Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HW	Hardware
IO	Input Output
IBM	International Business Machines
IC	Integrated Circuit
ICMP	Internet Control Message Protocol
ICS	Reduce Instruction Set Computer
ICT	Information And Communication Technology
IDE	Integrated Development Environment
IE	Internet Explorer
IGMP	Internet Group Management Protocol
IIS	Internet Information Service
IL	Intermediate Language
IOP	Input-Output Processor
IP	Internet Protocol
IPX	Internetworked Packet Exchange
IRAM	Integration Ram
IRC	Internet Relay Chat
IRDA	Infrared Data Association
IRQ	Interrupt Request
ISAPI	Internet Server Application Program Interface
ISDN	Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO	International Standard Organization
ISP	Internet Service Provider
ISR	Interrupt Service Routine
IT	Information Technology
ITPL	Information Technology Park Limited (India)
JCL	Job Control Language
JDBC	Java Data Base Connectivity
JHTML	Java Within Hyper Text Markup Language
JSP	Java Server Pages
KB	Kilo Bytes
KBPS	Kilo Bytes Per Second
L2TP	Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
LAN	Local Area Network
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
LDAP	Light Weight Directory Access Control
LIFO	Last In First Out
LIPS	Logical Interfaces Per Second
LOC	Lines Of Code
LSI	Large Scale Integration
LSP	Layered Service Provider
MAC	Media Access Control
MAN	Metropolitan Area Network
MAU	Multi-Station Access Unit
MB	Mega Bytes
MBONE	Multicast Backbone
MBPS	Mega Bytes Per Second
MBR	Master Boot Record
MCP	Microsoft Certified Professional
MCS	Multicast Server
MCSA	Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
MCSD	Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
MCSE	Microsoft Certified System Engineer
MDE	Microsoft Access Database
MDI	Multiple Document Interface
MDS	Microcomputer Development System
MFC	Microsoft Foundation Classes
MFT	Master File Table
MG	Mega Bytes
MICR	Magnetic-Ink Characters Reader
MIMD	Multiple Instruction Multiple Data
MIME	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIPS	Millions Of Instructions Per Second
MISD	Multiple Instruction Single Data
MODEM	Modulator And Demodulator
MS	Microsoft
MSDN	Microsoft Developer Network
MSIIS	Microsoft Internet Information Server
MSIL	Microsoft Intermediate Language
MSMQ	Microsoft Message Queue
MSN	Microsoft Network
MSRAP	Microsoft Remote Administration Protocol
MSRPC	Microsoft Remote Procedure Call
MTS	Microsoft Transaction Server
MTU	Maximum Transmission Unit
MUDS	Multi-User Dungeons
NAS	Network Attached Storage
NASSCOM	National Association Of Software & Service Companies
NCP	Network Control Protocol
NDIS	Network Driver Interface Specification
NDRO	Nondestructive Read Out
NETBEUI	Netbios Enhanced User Interface
NIC	National Informatics Centre,
NIIT	National Institute Of Information Technology
NNTP	Network News Transfer Protocol
NOW	Network Of Workstations
NSFNET	National Science Foundation Network
NT (WINDOWS)	New Technology
NTFS	New Technology File System
NTP	Network Time Protocol
OCP	Oracle Certified Professional
OCR	Optical Character Readers
ODBC	Open Data Base Connectivity
OLE	Object Linking And Embedding
OMR	Optical Mark Reader
ONE	Open Network Architecture
OOA	Object Orient Analysis
OOAD	Object Oriented Analysis And Design
OOP	Object Oriented Programming
OOPS	Object Oriented Programming System
OPEN GL	Open Graphics Library
OS	Operating System
OSI	Open System Interconnection
PC	Personal Computer
PCI	Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCMCIA	Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDA	Personal Digital Assistant
PDL	Page Description Language
PDU	Protocol Data Unit
PHP	Php Hypertext Processor
PIC	Programming Interrupt Control
PILOT	Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching
PLA	Programmable Logic Array
PLC	Programmable Logic Controller
PNP	Plug And Play
POP	Post Office Protocol
POST	Power On Self Test
PPP	Peer To Peer Protocol
PPTP	Point To Point Tunneling Protocol
PROM	Programmable Read Only Memory
PS	Post Script
PSI	Performance Systems International
PSN	Processor Serial Number
PSW	Program Status Word
QOS	Quality Of Service
R DAT	Rotating Digital Audio Tape
RADSL	Rate-Adaptive Digital Subscribes Line
RAID	Redundant Array Of Independent Disks
RAM	Random Access Memory
RAMDAC	Random Access Memory Digital To Analog Converter
RAS	Remote Access Network
RD RAM	Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
RDBMS	Relational Data Base Management System
RDO	Remote Data Objects
RDP	Remote Desktop Protocol
RFC	Request For Comments
RGB	Red Green Blue
RICS	Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RIP	Raster Image Processor
RISC	Reduced Instruction Set Computer
ROM	Read Only Memory
RPC	Remote Procedure Call
RTC	Real Time Clock
RTF	Rich Text Format
RTOS	Real Time Operating System
S DAT	Stationary Digital Audio Tape
SACK	Selective Acknowledgements
SAM	Security Access Manager
SAP	Service Access Point, Systems Applications Products
SCMP	Software Configuration Management Plan
SCSI	Small Computers Systems Interface
SD RAM	Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDD	Software Design Description
SDK	Software Development Kit
SDL	Storage Definition Language
SDN	Integrated Service Digital Network
SDRAM	Static Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDSL	Symmetric Digital Subscribes Line
SG RAM	Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
SGML	Standard Generalized Markup Language
SIM	Subscriber Identification Module
SIMD	Single Instruction Multiple Data
SISD	Single Instruction Single Data
SIU	Serial Interface Unit
SMP	Symmetric Multi-Process
SMS	Short Message Service
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNA	System Network Architecture
SNAP	Sub Network Access Protocol
SNMP	Simple Network Management Protocol
SNOBOL	String Oriented Symbolic Language
SOAP	Simple Object Access Protocol
SPX	Sequenced Packet Exchange
SQA	Statistical Quality Assurance
SQL	Structured Query Language
SRAM	Static Random Access Memory
SRS	Software Requirements Specification
STP	Shielded Twisted Pair
SVVP	Software Verification And Validation Plan
SW	Software
TAPI	Telephony Application Program Interface
TB	Tera Bytes
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol
TCP-IP	Transmission Control Protocol - Internet Protocol
TDI	Transport Data Interface
TDMA	Time Division Multiple Access
TPM	Transactions Processing Monitor
TSR	Terminate And Stay Residents
UDD	User Datagram Protocol
UDP	User Datagram Protocol
UI	User Interface
UML	Unified Modelling Language
UNC	Universal Naming Convention
UNIX	Uniplexed Information And Computer Systems
URL	Universal Resource Locator
USB	Universal Serial Bus
USRT	Universal Synchronous Receiver Transmitted
UTP	Unshielded Twisted Pair
VAN	Virtual Area Network
VAST	Very Small Aperture Terminal
VB	Visual Basic
VC++	Visual C++
VCD	Video Compact Disc
VDL	View Definition Language
VGA	Video Graphics Array
VHS	Video Home System
VLIW	Very Long Instruction Words
VLSI	Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VRAM	Video Random Access Memory
VRML	Virtual Reality Modelling Language
VS	Visual Studio
VSNL	Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
VVR	Software Validation And Validation Report
VXD	Virtual Device Driver
W3C	World Wide Web Consortium
WAIS	Wide Area Information Servers
WAN	Wide Area Network
WAP	Wireless Application Protocol
WBEM	Web-Base Enterprise Management
WDM	Wave Division Multiplexing
WHQL	Windows Hardware Quality Lab
WINDOWS ME	Windows Millennium Edition
WINDOWS NT	Windows New Technology
WINDOWS XP	Windows Experienced
WINS	Windows Internet Name Service
WMI	Windows Management Instrumentation
WML	Wireless Markup Language
WORM	Write Once Read Many
WSH	Windows Script Host
WWW	World Wide Web
WYSIWYG	What You See Is What You Get
XHTML	Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language
XNS	Xerox Network Systems protocol (XEROX)
XML	Extensible Markup Language
XSL	Extensible Style Sheet Langauge
Y2K	Year 2000
ZIF	Zero Insertion Force
ZIP	Routing and Management protocol (Apple)