There are so many acronyms in the field of computing. You
might encounter them every day or you don’t even know that the word you are
reading is actually an acronym. The list below might help you know the real meaning
of some of the common acronyms that you might read.
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
Bcc - Blind Carbon Copy
BIOS - Basic Input/Output System
BMP - Bitmap
CAD – Computer Aided Design
Cc – Carbon Copy
CD – Compact Disc
CD-R – Compact Disc Recordable
CD-ROM – Compact Disc Read Only Memory
CD-RW –Compact Disc ReWritable
CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide
Semiconductor
CPU – Central Processing Unit
CMYK – Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
CRM – Customer Relationship
Management
CRT – Cathode Ray Tube
DDR – Double Data Rate
DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol
DLL - Dynamic Link Library
DSL – Digital Subscriber Line
DV – Digital Video
FIFO – First IN, First Out
FSB – Front Side Bus
FTP – File Transfer Protocol
GPS – Global Positioning System
GPU – Graphics Processing Unit
GUI – Graphical User Interface
HTML – Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTPS – Hyper Text Transfer
Protocol Secured
IM – Instant Message
IP – Internet Protocol
IRC – Internet Relay Chat
ISDN – Integrated Services Digital
Network
ISO – International Organization
for Standardization
ISP – Internet Service Provider
LAN – Local Area Network
LCD – Liquid Crystal Display
LED – Light Emitting Diode
ODBC – Open Database Connectivity
OLE – Object Linking and Embedding
OOP – Object Oriented Programming
P2P – Peer To Peer
PDF – Portable Document Format
RAM – Random Access Memory
RGB – Red Green Blue
ROM – Read Only Memory
RTF – Rich Text Format
SATA – Serial Attached Technology
Attachment
SDK – Software Development Kit
SEO – Search Engine Optimization
SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol
SSD – Solid State Drive
URL – Uniform Resource Locator
USB – Universal Serial Bus
VGA – Video Graphics Array
VOIP – Voice Over Internet Protocol
VPN – Virtual Private Network
WAN – Wide Area Network
WPA – WiFi Protected Access
WIFI – Wireless Fidelity
WWW – World Wide Web
Y2K
– Year 2000
