Lordbammy:
Some ict newbies do come across some abbreviations without having idea of the full meaning. Here are some little list to help them out.
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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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Addition and corrections are allowed. No one knows it all. We are all just trying our best *winks*
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