| ACE |
Access Control Entry |
| ADSL |
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line |
| AGP |
Accelerated Graphics Port |
| AI |
Artificial Intelligence |
| ALGOL |
Algorithmic Language |
| ALU |
Arithmetic Logic Unit |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| API |
Application Program Interface |
| APIPA |
Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing |
| APT |
Automatically Programmed Tooling |
| ARP |
Address Resolution Protocol |
| ARPANET |
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network |
| ASCII |
American Standard Code For Information Interchange |
| ASF |
Advanced Streaming Format |
| ASP |
Active Server Pages |
| ATAPI |
Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface |
| ATM |
Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
| AUI |
Attachment Unit Interface |
| AVI |
Audio Video Interleave |
| BASIC |
Beginner`s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
| BCD |
Binary Coded Decimal |
| BDPS |
Business Data Processing Systems |
| BHTML |
Broadcast Hyper Text Markup Language |
| BIOS |
Basic Input Output System |
| BIU |
Bus Interface Unit |
| BMP |
Bitmap |
| BPS |
Bytes Per Seconds |
| C-DAC |
Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing |
| CAD |
Computer Aided Desig |
| CADD |
Computer Added Drafting And Design |
| CAI |
Computer Aided Instructuion |
| CAM |
Computer Aided Manufacturing |
| CAR |
Control Address Register |
| CASE |
Computer Aided Software Engineering |
| CCIS |
Common Channel Interoffice Signaling |
| CCNA |
Cisco Certified Network Associate |
| CD |
Compact Disc |
| CD RW |
Compact Disc ReWritable |
| CDMA |
Code Division Multiple Access |
| CDROM |
Compact Disc Read Only Memory |
| CFG |
Control Flow Graph |
| CGI |
Common Gateway Interface |
| CGM |
Computer Graphics Metafile |
| CIDR |
Classless InterDomain Routing |
| CIM |
Computer Integrated Manufacture |
| CISC |
Complex Instruction Set Computers |
| CIX |
Commercial Internet Exchange |
| CLR |
Common Language Runtime |
| CMOS |
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
| CMS |
Content Management System |
| CMYK |
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black) |
| COBOL |
Common Business Oriented Language |
| CORBA |
Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
| CPI |
Clock Cycle Per Instruction |
| CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
| CRC |
Cyclic Redundancy Check |
| CRM |
Customer Relationship Management |
| CROM |
Control Read Only Memory |
| CRT |
Cathode Ray Tube |
| CUI |
Character User Interface |
| DAC |
Digital To Analog Converter |
| DAO |
Data Access Objects |
| DBA |
Data Base Administrator |
| DBMS |
Data Base Management System |
| DCA |
Defence Communication Agency |
| DCL |
Data Control Language |
| DCOM |
Distributed Component Object Model |
| DCP |
Data Communication Processor |
| DDL |
Data Definition Language |
| DDOS |
Distributed Denial Of Service |
| DDP |
Distributed Data Processing |
| DFD |
Data Flow Diagram |
| DFS |
Distributed File System |
| DHCP |
Dynamic Host Control Protocol |
| DHTML |
Dynamics Hyper Text Markup Language |
| DLC |
Data Link Control |
| DLL |
Dynamic Link Library |
| DMA |
Direct Memory Access |
| DML |
Data Manipulation Language |
| DMTF |
Distributed Management Test Force |
| DNA |
Distributed Internet Architecture |
| DNS |
Domain Name System (Server) |
| DOM |
Document Object Model |
| DOS |
Disk Operating System, Denial Of Service |
| DPI |
Dots Per Inch |
| DRAM |
Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| DSL |
Digital Subscriber Line |
| DSN |
Digital Subscriber Network |
| DTD |
Document Type Definition |
| DVD |
Digital Versatile Disc |
| E |
Electronic |
| EAROM |
Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory |
| EBCDIC |
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
| EDC |
Electronic Digital Computer |
| EDCDIC |
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code |
| EEPROM |
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| EFS |
Encrypted File System |
| EJB |
Enterprise Java Beans |
| ENIAC |
Electronics Numerical Integrator And Calculator |
| EPROM |
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
| EROM |
Erasable Read Only Memory |
| ERP: |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
| EULA: |
End User License Agreement |
| FAT: |
File Allocation Table |
| FDD: |
Floppy Disk Drive |
| FDDI: |
Fiber Distributed Data Interface |
| FDMA: |
Frequency Division Multiple Access |
| FIFO: |
First In First Out |
| FLOPS: |
Floating Point Operations Per Second |
| FO: |
Fiber Optics |
| FORTRAN:Formula
Translation |
| FPS: |
Frames Per Second |
| FRAM: |
Ferro Electric Random Access Memory |
| FTP: |
File Transfer Protocol |
| GB: |
Giga Bytes |
| GIF: |
Graphic Interchange Format |
| GIGO: |
Garbage In Garbage Out |
| GML: |
General Markup Language |
| GPL: |
General Public License |
| GUI: |
Graphical User Interface |
| HDD: |
Hard Disk Drive |
| HFS: |
Hierarchical File System |
| HP: |
Hewlett Packard |
| HPC: |
High Performance Computing |
| HPFS: |
High Performance File System |
| HSR: |
Horizontal Scan Rate |
| HTML: |
Hyper Text Markup Language |
| HTTP: |
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol |
| IO: |
Input Output |
| IBM: |
International Business Machines |
| IC: |
Integrated Circuit |
| ICMP: |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
| ICS: |
Reduce Instruction Set Computer |
| ICT: |
Information And Communication Technology |
| IDE: |
Integrated Development Environment |
| IE: |
Internet Explorer |
| IGMP: |
Internet Group Management Protocol |
| IL: |
Intermediate Language |
| IOP: |
InputOutput Processor |
| IP: |
Internet Protocol |
| IPX: |
Internetworked Packet Exchange |
| IRAM: |
Integration Ram |
| IRC: |
Internet Relay Chat |
| IRDA: |
Infrared Data Association |
| IRQ: |
Interrupt Request |
| ISAPI: |
Internet Server Application Program Interface |
| ISDN: |
Integrated Services Digital Network |
| ISO: |
International Standard Organization |
| ISP: |
Internet Service Provider |
| ISR: |
Interrupt Service Routine |
| IT: |
Information Technology |
| ITPL: |
Information Technology Park Limited (India) |
| JCL: |
Job Control Language |
| JDBC: |
Java Data Base Connectivity |
| JHTML: |
Java Within Hyper Text Markup Language |
| JPEG: |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| JSP: |
Java Server Pages |
| KB: |
Kilo Bytes |
| KBPS: |
Kilo Bytes Per Second |
| L2TP: |
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol |
| LAN: |
Local Area Network |
| LCD: |
Liquid Crystal Display |
| LDAP: |
Light Weight Directory Access Control |
| LIFO: |
Last In First Out |
| LIPS: |
Logical Interfaces Per Second |
| LOC: |
Lines Of Code |
| LSI: |
Large Scale Integration |
| LSP: |
Layered Service Provider |
| MAC: |
Media Access Control |
| MAN: |
Metropolitan Area Network |
| MAU: |
MultiStation Access Unit |
| MB: |
Mega Bytes |
| MBONE: |
Multicast Backbone |
| MBPS: |
Mega Bytes Per Second |
| MBR: |
Master Boot Record |
| MCP: |
Microsoft Certified Professional |
| MCS: |
Multicast Server |
| MDI: |
Multiple Document Interface |
| MDS: |
Microcomputer Development System |
| MFC: |
Microsoft Foundation Classes |
| MFT: |
Master File Table |
| MG: |
Mega Bytes |
| MICR: |
MagneticInk Characters Reader |
| MIDI: |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
| MIMD: |
Multiple Instruction Multiple Data |
| MIME: |
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
| MIPS: |
Millions Of Instructions Per Second |
| MISD: |
Multiple Instruction Single Data |
| MODEM: |
Modulator And Demodulator |
| MP3: |
Motion Pictures Experts Group Layer 3 |
| MPEG: |
Motion Pictures Experts Group |
| MS: |
Microsoft |
| MSDN: |
Microsoft Developer Network |
| MSIIS: |
Microsoft Internet Information Server |
| MSIL: |
Microsoft Intermediate Language |
| MSMQ: |
Microsoft Message Queue |
| MSN: |
Microsoft Network |
| MSRAP: |
Microsoft Remote Administration Protocol |
| MSRPC: |
Microsoft Remote Procedure Call |
| MTS: |
Microsoft Transaction Server |
| MTU: |
Maximum Transmission Unit |
| MUDS: |
MultiUser Dungeons |
| NAS: |
Network Attached Storage |
| NASSCOM |
National Association Of Software & Service Companies |
| NCP: |
Network Control Protocol |
| NDIS: |
Network Driver Interface Specification |
| NDRO: |
Nondestructive Read Out |
| NETBEUI |
Netbios Enhanced User Interface |
| NIC: |
National Informatics Centre, |
| NIIT: |
National Institute Of Information Technology |
| NNTP: |
Network News Transfer Protocol |
| NSFNET: |
National Science Foundation Network |
| NTFS: |
New Technology File System |
| NTP: |
Network Time Protocol |
| OCR: |
Optical Character Readers |
| ODBC: |
Open Data Base Connectivity |
| OLE: |
Object Linking And Embedding |
| OMR: |
Optical Mark Reader |
| ONE: |
Open Network Architecture |
| OOA: |
Object Orient Analysis |
| OOAD: |
Object Oriented Analysis And Design |
| OOP: |
Object Oriented Programming |
| OOPS: |
Object Oriented Programming System |
| OS: |
Operating System |
| OSI: |
Open System Interconnection |
| PC: |
Personal Computer |
| PCI: |
Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| PDA: |
Personal Digital Assistant |
| PDF: |
Portable Document Format |
| PDL: |
Page Description Language |
| PDU: |
Protocol Data Unit |
| PIC: |
Programming Interrupt Control |
| PILOT: |
Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching |
| PLA: |
Programmable Logic Array |
| PLC: |
Programmable Logic Controller |
| PNG: |
Portable Network Graphics |
| PNP: |
Plug And Play |
| PPP: |
Peer To Peer Protocol |
| PPTP: |
Point To Point Tunneling Protocol |
| PROM: |
Programmable Read Only Memory |
| PS: |
Post Script |
| RADSL: |
RateAdaptive Digital Subscribes Line |
| RAID: |
Redundant Array Of Independent Disks |
| RAM: |
Random Access Memory |
| RAMDAC:
Random Access Memory Digital To Analog Converter |
| RAS: |
Remote Access Network |
| RDBMS: |
Relational Data Base Management System |
| RDO: |
Remote Data Objects |
| RDP: |
Remote Desktop Protocol |
| RFC: |
Request For Comments |
| RGB: |
Red Green Blue |
| RICS: |
Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
| RIP: |
Raster Image Processor |
| RISC: |
Reduced Instruction Set Computer |
| ROM: |
Read Only Memory |
| RPC: |
Remote Procedure Call |
| RTC: |
Real Time Clock |
| RTF: |
Rich Text Format |
| RTOS: |
Real Time Operating System |
| SACK: |
Selective Acknowledgements |
| SAM: |
Security Access Manager |
| SAP: |
Service Access Point, Systems Applications Products |
| SCMP: |
Software Configuration Management Plan |
| SD RAM |
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| SDD: |
Software Design Description |
| SDK: |
Software Development Kit |
| SDL: |
Storage Definition Language |
| SDN: |
Integrated Service Digital Network |
| SDRAM: |
Static Dynamic Random Access Memory |
| SDSL: |
Symmetric Digital Subscribes Line |
| SGML: |
Standard Generalized Markup Language |
| SIM: |
Subscriber Identification Module |
| SIMD: |
Single Instruction Multiple Data |
| SISD: |
Single Instruction Single Data |
| SIU: |
Serial Interface Unit |
| SMP: |
Symmetric MultiProcess |
| SMS: |
Short Message Service |
| SMTP: |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
| SNA: |
System Network Architecture |
| SNAP: |
Sub Network Access Protocol |
| SNMP: |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
| SNOBOL:
String Oriented Symbolic Language |
| SOAP: |
Simple Object Access Protocol |
| SPX: |
Sequenced Packet Exchange |
| SQA: |
Statistical Quality Assurance |
| SQL: |
Structured Query Language |
| SRAM: |
Static Random Access Memory |
| SRS: |
Software Requirements Specification |
| STP: |
Shielded Twisted Pair |
| SVVP: |
Software Verification And Validation Plan |
| SW: |
Software |
| TAPI: |
Telephony Application Program Interface |
| TB: |
Tera Bytes |
| TCP: |
Transmission Control Protocol |
| TCPIP: |
Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol |
| TDI: |
Transport Data Interface |
| TDMA: |
Time Division Multiple Access |
| TPM: |
Transactions Processing Monitor |
| TSR: |
Terminate And Stay Residents |
| UDP: |
User Datagram Protocol |
| UI: |
User Interface |
| UML: |
Unified Modelling Language |
| UNC: |
Universal Naming Convention |
| UNIX: |
Uniplexed Information And Computer Systems |
| URL: |
Universal Resource Locator |
| USB: |
Universal Serial Bus |
| USRT: |
Universal Synchronous Receiver Transmitted |
| UTP: |
Unshielded Twisted Pair |
| VAN: |
Virtual Area Network |
| VAST: |
Very Small Aperture Terminal |
| VB: |
Visual Basic |
| VCD: |
Video Compact Disc |
| VDL: |
View Definition Language |
| VGA: |
Video Graphics Array |
| VHS: |
Video Home System |
| VLIW: |
Very Long Instruction Words |
| VLSI: |
Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits |
| VPN: |
Virtual Private Network |
| VRAM: |
Video Random Access Memory |
| VRML: |
Virtual Reality Modelling Language |
| VS: |
Visual Studio |
| VSNL: |
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited |
| W3C: |
World Wide Web Consortium |
| WAIS: |
Wide Area Information Servers |
| WAN: |
Wide Area Network |
| WAP: |
Wireless Application Protocol |
| WBEM: |
WebBase Enterprise Management |
| WDM: |
Wave Division Multiplexing |
| WHQL: |
Windows Hardware Quality Lab |
| WINS: |
Windows Internet Name Service |
| WMI: |
Windows Management Instrumentation |
| WML: |
Wireless Markup Language |
| WORM: |
Write Once Read Many |
| WSH: |
Windows Script Host |
| XHTML: |
Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language |
| XML: |
Extensible Markup Language |
| XSL: |
Extensible Style Sheet Langauge |
