Computer Knowledge

Computer Abbreviations:

CD- compact Disc

DVD- Digital versatile Disc

CPU- Central Processing Unit

CD-RW- Compact Disc Re-writable

I/O unit- Input Output Unit

BIOS- Basic Input Output System

VIRUS- Vital Information Resources Under Seize

PDA- Personal Digital Assistant

COBOL- commercial Business Oriented Language

FORTRAN- Formula Translation

CPU- Central Processing Unit

CU- Control Unit

LCD- Liquid Crystal Display

LED- Liquid Emitting Diode

SIM- Subscriber Identification Module

POST- Power On Self Test

ALU- Arithmetic Logic Unit

ASCII- American Standard Code for Information Exchange

CC- Carbon Copy

BCC- Blind Carbon Copy

RAM-  Random Access Memory

ROM- Read Only Memory

PROM- Programmable Read Only Memory

EPROM- Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

HDD- Hard Disc Drive

FDD- Floppy Disc Drive

CAD-  Computer Aided Design

VDU- Visual Display Unit

USB-Universal Serial Bus

HLL-High Level Language

LLL- Low Level Language

LAN- Local Area Network

MAN- Metropolitan Area Network

WAN- Wide Area Network

MODEM- Modulator Demodulator

MBPS – Mega Byte Per Second

KBPS- Kilo Byte Per Second

HTTP- Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

HTML- Hyper Text Markup language

WWW- World Wide Web

IP- Internet Protocol

ISP- Internet Service Provider