Abbreviations

Abbreviations


TCP/IP ---------Transmission control protocol /internet protocol
ARPA ----------Advanced Research Projects Agency
E-mail--------- Electronic-mail
FTP File ---------Transfer Protocol
WWW ---------World Wide Web
RSS -----------Rich Site Summary
WAN ----------Wide Area Network
MAN ----------Metropolitan Area Network
BIOS------- --Basic Input Output System
PPM ----------Pages per Minute (in case of printer)
RPM ----------Resolutions per Minute (in case of monitor)
URL--------- -Uniform Resource Locator
NIC ----------Network Interface Card
ISP -----------Internet Service Provider
AOL---------- America Online
MSN ----------Microsoft Network
ISDN ----------Integrated Services Digital Network
DSL -----------Digital Subscriber Line
SDSL--------- Synchronous DSL
ADSL----------- Asynchronous DSL
DNS------------ Domain Name Server
POP3 ----------Post Office Protocol Version 3
IMAP ------------Internet Message Access Protocol
SMTP ---------Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SMPS ---------Switching Mode Power Supply
LAN -----------Local Area Network
HTML -----------Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP--------- Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HDD ----------Hard Disk Drive
RAM--------- Random Access Memory
ROM ----------Read Only Memory
ATX -----------Advanced Technology Extended
FDD ------------Floppy Disk Drive
CD-ROM --------Compact-Disk Read Only Memory
NIC ----------Network Interface Card
LED-------- --Light Emitting Diode
VGA--------- Visual Graphics Adapter
NTFS ----------New Technology File System
FAT ----------File Allocation Table
NFS -----------Networking File System
GUI ----------Graphical User Interface
DOS -----------Disk Operating System
OOBE ----------Out Of Box Experience
LILO----------- Linux Loader
UTC -------------Universal Time Coordinated
DVD -----------Digital Video Discs
PDA -----------Personal Digital Assistant (for mobile services)
XHTML --------Extended HTML
PCI ------------Protocol Component Interconnect
LCD -----------Liquid Crystal Display
CRT ------------Cathode Ray Tube
USB ------------Universal Serial Bus
FSB -----------Front Side Bus
SMT -----------Simultaneous Multi threading Technology
BUS-------- ---Bidirectional Universal Switch
IGP------------ Integrated Graphics Processor
UTP -----------Unshielded Twisted Pair
SDRAM ---------Synchronized Dynamic Ram
DDR ram--------- Double Data Rate RAM
CAS--------- ---Column Address Strobe
RAS ------------RowAddress Strobe
HHD-----------Hybrid Hard Drives
SSD -------------Solid State Drives
S RAM -----------Static ram
D RAM---------- Dynamic ram
SMI ------------Synchronous Method Invocation
AMI ------------Asynchronous Method Invocation
CORBA -----------Common Object Request Broker Architecture