80 List Of Common Ict Abbreviations And Their Full Meaning

Some ict newbies do come across some abbreviations without having idea of the full meaning. Here are some little list to help them out.

PC => Personal computer
HDD => Harddisk 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 => Arithemetic 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 => Infomation 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 => Metaoxide semi conductor
SDT => Serial data transmission
PDT => Parallel data transmission
GIGO => Gabbage in gabbage 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 optimisation
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 proffessionals
USSD => Unstructured supplementary service data.

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