Information Technology - FULL FORMS
by M.Pravin, M.C.A
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AAC - ADVANCED AUDIO CODEC
AC3 - DOLBY DIGITAL SOUND FILE
ACPI : ADVANCED CONFIGURATION AND POWER INTERFACE
AIFF - AUDIO INTERCHANGE FILE FORMAT
AJAX–Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
ALT : ALTERNATE
ALU – Arithmetic Logic Unit
AMR - ADOPTIVE MULTI RATE
AP : ACCESS POINT
API–Application Programming Interfaces
APM : ADVANCED POWER MANAGEMENT
ASCII–American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASP–Active Server Pages
ASPX - T–Active Server Page Extended
ATM - Automated Teller Machine
AVI - AUDIO VIDEO INTERLEAVED
AVI : AUDIO VIDEO INTERLEAVE
AWB - ADOPTIVE MULTI RATE WIDEBAND
BAT : BATCH
BRD – BD : BLU-RAY DISC
CD : COMPACT DISC
CDA - COMPACT DISK AUDIO
CDMA–Code Division Multiple Access
CD-ROM – Compact Disk Read Only Memory
CMD : COMMAND
CMYK : CYAN – MAGENTA – YELLOW – KEY (BLACK)
COM : COMPONENT OBJECT MODEL
Computer – Commonly Operating Machine Particularly Used for Technology Entertainment
and Research
CONFIG : CONFIGURATION
CPU – Central Processing Unit
CPU : CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
CSS–Cascading Style Sheets
CTRL : CONTROL
CU – Control Unit
DB : DATABASE
DBMS – Data Base Management System
DEL : DELETE
DL : DOWNLOAD
DLL - DYNAMIK LINK LIBRARY
DMCA : DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT
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DNS–Domain Name System
DOC : DOCUMENT
DRAM – Dynamic Random Access Memory
DTP – Desktop Publishing
DVD - DIGITAL VIDEO DISK
DVD : DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC
EB : EXA BYTE
EDGE–Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (edge org )
EEPROM – Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EFTPOS – Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of Scale
EiB : EXBI BYTE
E-MAIL : ELECTRONIC MAIL
EPROM - Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
ESC : ESCAPE
EXE - EXECUTABLE FORMAT
FAQ : FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
FAT : FILE ALLOCATION TABLE
FD – Floppy Drive
FLAC - FREE LOSSLESS AUDIO CODEC
FLV - FLASH LIVE VIDEO
FN : FUNCTION
FTP – File Transfer Protocol
GiB : GIBI BYTE
GIF : GRAPHICS INTERCHANGE FORMAT
GPEDIT : GROUP POLICY EDITOR
GPRS–General Packet Radio Service
GPS–Global Positioning System
GSM–Global System for Mobile Communications
HDD – Hard Disk Drive
HSDPA–High- Speed Downlink Protocol Access
HTML : HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE
HTTP–Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS : HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL SECURE
IBM : INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES
IC : INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
IMAP–Internet Message Access Protocol
IMEI–International Mobile Equipment INFO : INFORMATION
Ins : INSERT
INTEL : INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS
IOS – Internetwork Operating System
IP : INTERNET PROTOCOL
IPV4 : INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 4
IPV6 : INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6
ISO : INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION
ISP : INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER
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IT : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IVRS–Interactive Voice Response System
JAD - JAVA APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
JAR - JAVA ARCHIVE
JPG : JOINT PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPERTS GROUP
KB : KILOBYTE
LAN : LOCAL AREA NETWORK
LCD : LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
LED : LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE
LR : LIBERTY RESERVE
MAN – Metropolitan Area Network
MB : MEGA BYTE
MDBMS – Modern Data Base Management System
MICR – Magnetic Ink Character Reader
MIDI - MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE
MIME–Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIS – Management Information System
MMC : MULTIMEDIA CARD
MMF - MUSIC MOBILE FORMAT
MMS : MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICE
MP2 - MPEG AUDIO LAYER 2
MP3 - MPEG AUDIO LAYER 3
MP3 : MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP PHASE 3 (MPEG-3)
MP4 - MPEG LAYER 4
MPEG - MOTION PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP
MPEG : MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP PHASE (MPEG)
MPEG 1 : MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP PHASE 1 (MPEG-1)
MPEG 2 : MOVING PICTURE EXPERTS GROUP PHASE 2 (MPEG-2)
MS : MICROSOFT
MU – Memory Unit
NAT : NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION
NET : INTERNET
NTFS : NEW TECHNOLOGY FILE SYSTEM
NUM LOCK : NUMBER LOCK
OCR – Optical Character Reader
OMR – Optical Mark Reader
Oracle–Oak Ridge Automatic Computer and Logical Engine
OS : OPERATING SYSTEM
OSK : ON-SCREEN KEYBOARD
PB : PETA BYTE
PC : PERSONAL COMPUTER
PDF - PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT
PERL–Practical Extraction and Report Language
PgDn : PAGE DOWN
PgUp : PAGE UP
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PHP : HYPERTEXT PREPROCESSOR
PiB : PEBI BYTE
PNG - PORTABLE NETWORK/NEW GRAPHICS
PR : PAGE RANK
PRO : PROFESSIONAL
PROM – Programmable Read Only Memory
PrtScn: PRINT SCREEN
PSD–Photoshop Document (Photoshop Standard Document)
PWD: PASSWORD
RAM–Random Access Memory
RDBMS–Relational Data Base Management System
REGEDIT : REGISTRY EDITOR
RGB : RED – GREEN – BLUE
RM - REAL MEDIA
ROM–Read Only Memory
RSS : REALLY SIMPLE SYNDICATION
SATA- Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
ScrLk : SCROLL LOCK
SD : SECURE DIGITAL
SIS - SYMBIAN INSTALLATION SOURCE
SMS : SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE
SMTP–Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SP : SERVICE PACK
SQL–Structured Query Language
SRAM – Static Random Access Memory
SWF- SHOCK WAVE FLASH
SYS : SYSTEM
SysRq : SYSTEM REQUEST
TB : TERA BYTE
TCP – Transmission Control Protocol
TEMP : TEMPORARY
TiB : TEBI BYTE
TLD : TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN
TXT = TEXT
UL : UPLOAD
UMTS–Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
UPDATE : UP-TO-DATE
UPS : UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY
URL : UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR or UNIVERSAL RESOURCE LOCATOR
USB : UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS
VCD - VIDEO COMPACT DISK
Virus–Vital Information Resources Under Seize.
VOB - VIDEO OBJECT
VOIP : VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL
WAN – Wide Area Network
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WAP – Wireless Application Protocol
WAV - WAVEFORM PCM AUDIO
WI-FI : WIRELESS FIDELITY
Wi-MAX – Wireless Maximum
WIN7 : WINDOWS 7
WINXP : WINDOWS XP
WLAN : WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK
WMA - WINDOWS MEDIA AUDIO
WMP : WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER
WMV : WINDOWS MEDIA VIDEO
WWW : WORLD WIDE WEB
WWWC / W3C–World Wide Web Consortium
XHTML–Extensible HyperText Markup Language
XML–Extensible Markup Language
YB : YOTTA BYTE
YiB : YOBI BYTE
ZB : ZETTA BYTE
ZiB : ZEBI BYTE
ZIP - ZONE IMPROVEMENT PLAN
.BD : BANGLADESH
.BIZ : BUSINESS
.COM : COMMERCIAL
.EDU : EDUCATIONAL
.GOV : GOVERMENTAL
.INFO : INFORMATION
.NET : NETWORK
.ORG : ORGANIZATION
.UK : UNITED KINGDOM
.US : UNITED STATE
3GP - 3RD GENERATION PROTOCOL
3G–Third Generation
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