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 |