A To Z Computer Related Full Form -

A To Z Computer Related Full Form

Computer awareness is an essential part of most banking and other recruitment exams. You will find these questions in SSC CGL, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, Railways RRB, LIC AAO, UIIC AO, etc. Apart from the general computer and software questions, computer abbreviations questions have always been a part of the exam. The good thing about computer abbreviations questions is that there are high chances that you will be able to answer them correctly even after reading them just once. Who would mind easy 4-5 marks? That too in the mains exam where every extra mark makes a huge difference to your career!

So, we decided to give you a list of the most frequently asked computer abbreviations that you will remember.

The full form of COMPUTER is often represented as an acronym for:

C – Common
O – Operating
M – Machine
P – Particularly
U – Used for
T – Technological
E – Education and
R – Research

A : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
A/D	Analog to Digital
AAC	Advanced Audio Coding
ABI	Application Binary Interface
ABR	Average Bit Rate
ACE	Access Control Entity
AD	Active Directory
ADC	Analog – to – Digital Converter / Apple Display Connector (DVIVariant).
ADSL	Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AFA	All Flash Memory
AGP	Advanced Graphics Port
AHA	Accelerated Hub Architecture
AI	Artificial Intelligence
AIM	AOL Instant Messenger
AJAX	Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
ALGOL	Algorithmic Language
ALU	Arithmetic and Logic Unit
AMD	Advanced Micro Devices
AMR	Audio Modern Riser
AOL	America Online
APCI	Application – Layer Protocol Control Information
API	Application Programming Interface
APT	Automatically Programmed Tooling
ARP	Address Resolution Protocol
ARPANET	Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
ARQ	Automatic Repeat Request
AS	Autonomous System
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASF	Advanced Streaming Format
ASP	Application Service Provider / Active Server Pages
ASR	Automatic Send and Receive
AST	Abstract Syntax Tree
ATA	Advanced Technology Attachment
ATAPI	Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATDT	Attention Dial Tone
ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AUI	Attachment Unit Interface
AVC	Advanced Video Coding
AVI	Audio Video Interleave
AWT	Abstract Window ToolKit

B : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
BAL	Basic Assembly Language
BASIC	Beginner’s All-purpose symbolic instruction code
BCC	Blind Carbon Copy
BCD	Binary Coded Decimal
BCR	Bar Code Reader
BER	Bit Error Rate
BFD	Binary File Descriptor
BGP	Border Gateway Protocol
BiDi	Bi-Directional
BIN	Binary
BINAC	Binary Automatic Computer
BIOS	Basic Input Output System
BIS	Business Information System
BIT	A Binary Digit
BLOB	Binary Large Object
BLOG	Web Log
BMP	Bitmap Picture
BPS	Bits Per Second
BT	Bit Torrent / Bluetooth
BW	Bandwidth

C : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
CAD	Computer Aided Design
CAE	Computer – Aided Engineering
CAI	Computer – Aided Instruction
CAQA	Computer – Aided Quality Assurance
CAR	Control Address Register
CC	Carbon Copy
CD	Compact Disk
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
CD-R	Compact Disk – Recordable
CD-ROM	Compact Disk- Read Only Memory
CD-RW	Compact Disk – Rewritable
CG	Computer Graphics
CGA	Color Graphics Array
CGI	Common Gateway Interface
CIDR	Classless Inter Domain Routing
CIFS	Common Internet File System
CIM	Common Information Model
CLI	Command Line Interface
CLR	Common Language Runtime
CMOS	Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMS	Content Management System
CMYK	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key
CNC	Computer Numerical Control
COAX	Co-axial Cable
COBOL	Common Business Oriented Language
CPI	Clock Cycle Per Instruction
CPU	Central Processing Unit
CRC	Cycle Redundancy Check
CRS	Computer Reservation System
CRT	Cathode Ray Tube
CSI	Common System Interface
CSS	Cascading Style Sheets
CSV	Comma – Separated Values
CTCP	Client – to – Client Protocol
CTL	Computation Tree Logic
CTR	Cathode Ray Tube
CTRL	Control Key (of the Keyboard)
CTS	Clear to Send
CUA	Common User Access
CUI	Character User Interface

D : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
DAC	Digital to Analog Converter
DAO	Data Access Objects
DAP	Direct Access Protocol
DAT	Digital Audio Tape
DB	Data Base.
DBA	Database Administrator
DBMS	Database Management System
DBSN	Database Source Name (ODBC)
DCC	Direct Client – to – Client
DCL	Data Control Language
DDL	Data Definition Language
DDR	Double Data Rate
DES	Data Encryption Standard
DFD	Data Flow Diagram
DFS	Distributed File System
DHTML	Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language
DIVX	Digital Video Express.
DLC	Data Link Control
DLL	Dynamic Link Library
DLP	Digital Light Processing
DMA	Direct Memory Access
DML	Data Manipulation Language
DNS	Domain Name System
DOS	Disk Operating System
DOS-PMI	Disk Operating System – Protected Mode Interface
DPI	Dots Per Inch
DSL	Digital Subscriber Line / Domain – Specific Language
DTD	Document Type Definition
DTE	Data Terminal Equipment
DTR	Data Terminal Ready
DVD	Digital Versatile Disc
DVD-R	Digital Versatile Disk – Recordable
DVD-ROM	Digital Versatile Disk – Read Only Memory
DVD-RW	Digital Versatile Disk – Rewritable
DVE	Digital Video Effects
DVI	Digital Visual Interface
DVR	Digital Video Recorder

E : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
EBCDIC	Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
ECU	Extended Unix Code
EDC	Electronic Digital Computer
EDI	Electronic Data Interchange
EDVAC	Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
EEPROM	Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only memory
EFS	Encrypted File System
EID	Electronic ID Card
EIGRP	Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
ELF	Executable and Linkable Format
ELM	Electronic Mail
E-Mail	Electronic Mail
ENIAC	Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator
EOF	End of File
EOL	End of Line
EOM	End of Message
EPROM	Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
ERP	Enterprise Resource Planning
EST	Electrostatic Discharge
EXE	Executable

F : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions
FAT	File Allocation Table
FCS	Frame Check Sequence
FD	Floppy Disc
FDC	Floppy Disk Controller
FDD	Floppy Disc Drive
FDMA	Frequency-Division Multiple Access
FHS	Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
FIFO	First In First Out
FLOPS	Floating Point Operations Per Second
FM	Frequency Modulation
FO	Fiber Optics
FORTRAN	Formula Translation
FPS	Frames Per Second
FPU	Floating Point Unit
FS	File System
FSB	Front Side Bus
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
FXP	File Exchange Protocol

G : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
Gb	Giga Bits
GCR	Group Code Recording
GDI	Graphics Device Interface
GIF	Graphics Interchange Format
GIGO	Garbage In Garbage Out
GML	General Markup Language
GPL	General Public License
GPRS	General Packet Radio Service
GPU	Graphics Processing Unit
GUI	Graphical User Interface

H : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
HAL	Hardware Abstraction Layer
HCI	Human-Computer Interaction
HD	High Density
HD DVD	High Definition DVD
HDD	Hard Disc Drive
HDL	Hardware Description Language
HFS	Hierarchical File System
HHD	Hybrid Hard Drive
HID	Human Interface Device
HIG	Human Interface Guidelines
HP	Hewlett Packard
HPFS	High-Performance File System
HT	Hyper-Threading
HTM	Hierarchical Temporal Memory
HTML	Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
HTTPD	Hypertext Transfer Protocol Daemon
HTX	Hyper Transport Expansion
HURD	Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons
HVD	Holographic Versatile Disk
HZ	Hertz

I : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
I/O	Input Output
IC	Integrated Circuits
IE	Internet Explorer
IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol
IOP	Input Output Processor
IP	Internet Protocol
IDE	Integrated Development Environment
ISDN	Integrated Services Digital Network
ISP	Internet Service Provider
IT	Information Technology
ICP	Internet Cache Protocol
ICT	Information and Communication Technology
IDL	Interface Definition Language
IGMP	Internet Group Management Protocol
IGRP	Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
IBM	International Business Machines
ICMP	Internet Control Message Protocol
IHV	Independent Hardware Vendor
IIOP	Internet Iner-Orb-Protocol
IIS	Internet Information Server
IM	Instant Messaging
IPC	Inter-Process Communication
IPP	Internet Printing Protocol
IPsec	Internet Protocol Security
IPTV	Internet Protocol Television
IPX	Internetwork Packet Exchange
IRC	Internet Relay Chat
IrDA	Infrared Data Association
IRP	I/O Request Packet
IRQ	Interrupt Request
ISC	Internet Storm Center
ISO	International Organisation for Standardization
ITU	International Telecommunication Union
ISOC	Internet Society
ISR	Interrupt Service Routine
ISV	Independent Software Vendor

J : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
J2EE	Java 2 Enterprise Edition
J2ME	Java 2 Micro Edition
J2SE	Java 2 Standard Edition
JDBC	Java Database Connectivity
JDK	Java Development KIT
JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group
JPG	Joint Photographic Group
JRE	Java Runtime Environment
JS	JavaScript
JSON	Java Script Object Notation
JSP	Java Servlet Packages
JUG	Java User Group

K : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
Kb	Kilo Bits
Kbps	Kilo Bits Per Second
KHz	Kilohertz.
KVM	Keyboard, Video, Mouse.
KWH	Kilo Watt Hour

L : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
LAN	Local Area Network
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
LED	Light Emitting Diode
LIFO	Last In First Out
LSB	Least Significant Bit
LSI	Large Scale Integration

M : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
MAC	Media Access Control
MAN	Metropolitan Network
MANET	Mobile Ad-Hoc Network
MB	Mega Bytes
MBCS	Multi Byte Character Set
MBR	Master Boot Record
MDI	Multiple Document Interface
MHz	Megahertz
MICR	Magnetic Ink Character Reader
MIDI	Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIME	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIMO	Multiple-Input Multiple Output
MIPS	Million Instructions Per Second
MMU	Memory Management Unit
MMX	Multi-Media Extensions
MNG	Multiple-image Network Graphics
MODEM	Modulator And Demodulator
MOSFET	Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
MP3	Motion Pictures Experts Group Layer 3
MPEG	Motion Pictures Experts Group
MPL	Mozilla Public License
MSB	Most Significant Bit
MS-DOS	Microsoft Disk Operating System
MS-Office	Microsoft-Office
MVS	Multiple Vendor System

N : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
NAS	Network Attached Storage
NCP	Network Control Protocol
NFS	Network File System
NIC	Network Interface Card
NIO	New I/O
NMI	Non-Maskable Interrupt
NNTP	Network News Transfer Protocol
NOP	NO Operation
NOS	Network Operating System
NT	New Technology
NT (Windows)	New Technology
NTFS	New Technology File System
NTP	Network Time Protocol
NVRAM	Non-Volatile Random Access Memory

O : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
OCR	Optical Character Reader
OMR	Optical Mark Reader
OOP	Object Oriented Programming
OPML	Outline Processor Markup Language
OS	Operating System
OSI	Open System Interconnection
OSS	Open Source Software

P : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
P2P	Point to Point Protocol
PAN	Personal Area Network
PAP	Password Authentication Protocol
PATA	Parallel ATA
PC	Personal Computer
PC DOS	Personal Computer Disk Operating System
PCB	Printer Circuit Board
PCI	Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCIe	PCI Express
PCL	Printer Command Language
PDF	Portable Document Format
PDU	Protocol Data Unit
PERL	Practical Extraction and Reporting Language
PGA	Pin Grid Array
PHP	Hypertext Preprocessor
PIC	Peripheral Interface Controller / Programmable Interrupt Controller
PINE	Program for Internet News & Email
PIO	Programmed Input/Output
PLA	Programmable Logic Array
PLC	Power Line Communication / Programmable Logic Controller
PNG	Portable Network Graphics
Pnp	Plug-and-Play
PoE	Power Over Ethernet
POST	Power-On Self Test
PPC	Power PC
PPI	Pixels Per Inch
PPP	Peer To Peer Protocol
PPPoA	PPP over ATM
PPPoE	PPP over Ethernet
PPT	PowerPoint presentation
PPTP	Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol
PSU	Power Supply Unit

Q : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
QDR	Quad Data Rate
QFP	Quick File Access
QFP	Quad Flat Package
QoS	Quality of Service

R : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
RAD	Rapid Application Development.
RADIUS	Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks
RAIT	Redundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes
RAM	Random Access Memory
RARP	Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RDBMS	Relational Data Base Management System
RDF	Resource Description Framework
RDP	Remote Desktop Protocol
REEAL	Recursive Functions Algorithmic Language
RF	Radio Frequency
RGB	Red Green Blue
RIP	Routing Information Protocol
ROM	Read Only Memory
ROMB	Read-Out Motherboard
ROM-DOS	Read Only Memory-Disk Operating System
RTOS	Real-Time Operating System

S : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviation	Full Form
SAN	Storage Area Network
SATA	Serial ATA
SAX	Simple API of XML
SBP-2	Serial Bus Protocol 2
SBU	Standard Build Unit
SCMP	Software Configuration Management Plan
SCSI	Small Computer System Interface
SDL	Simple Direct Media Layer
SDN	Service Delivery Network
SDR	Software-Defined Radio
SDRAM	Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SFTP	Secure File Transfer Protocol
SGML	Standard Generalized Markup Language
SHDSL	Single-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line
SIM	Subscriber Identification Module
SIMD	Single Instruction, Multiple Data
SIMM	Single InLine Memory Module
SMBIOS	System Management BIOS
SMS	Short Message Service
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SOAP	Simple Object Access Protocol
SP	Service Pack
SPI	Serial Peripheral Interface
SQA	Statistical Quality Assurance
SQL	Structured Query Language
SRAM	Static Random Access Memory
SUS	Single UNIX Specification
SVD	Structured VLSI Design
SVG	Scalable Vector Graphics
SVGA	Super Video Graphics Array

T : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviations	Full Form
TB	Tera Bytes
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP	Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
TDI	Transport Data Interface
TDMA	Time Division Multiple Access
tmp	Temporary
TPM	Transactions Processing Monitor
TTA	True Tap Audio
TTF	True Type Font
TTL	Transistor-Transistor-Logic
TTS	Text-to Speech
TTY	Teletype
TXT	Text File

U : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviations	Full Form
UAC	User Account Control
UART	Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter
UDP	User Datagram Protocol
UEFI	Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
UI	User Interface
UL	Upload
UPS	Uninterruptible Power Supply
URI	Uniform Resource Identifier
URL	Uniform Resource Locator
URN	Uniform Resource Name
USB	Universal Serial Bus
UTF	Unicode Transformation Format
UTP	Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable

V : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviations	Full Form
VAR	Variable
VB	Visual Basic
VBA	Visual Basic for Applications
VBS	Visual Basic Script
VDU	Visual Display Unit
VFAT	Virtual FAT
VFS	Virtual File System
VGA	Video Graphics Array
VGCT	Video Graphics Character Table
VLAN	Virtual Local Area Network
VLSI	Very Large-Scale Integration
VM	Virtual Memory
VOD	Video On Demand
VoIP	Voice Over IP
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPU	Visual Processing Unit
VRAM	Video Random Access Memory
VT	Video Terminal

W : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviations	Full Form
WAN	Wide Area Network
WAP	Wireless Application Protocol
WBEM	Web-Based Enterprise Management
WBMP	Wireless Bitmap Image
Wi-Fi	Wireless Fidelity
WINDOWS NT	Windows New Technology
WINDOWS XP	Windows Experienced
WinFS	Windows Future Storage.
WINS	Windows Internet Naming Service
WLAN	Wireless Local Area Network
WMA	Windows Media Audio
WML	Wireless Markup Language
WMV	Windows Media Video
WOL	Wake-on-Lan.
WOM	Wake-on-Modem.
WPA	Wi-Fi Protected Access
WSDL	Web Services Description Language
WUSB	Wireless Universal Serial Bus
WWAN	Wireless Wide Area Network
WWID	World Wide Identifier
WWW	World Wide Web

X : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviations	Full Form
XAML	Extensible Application Merkup Language
XGA	Extended Graphics Array
XHTML	Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language
XMF	Extensible Music File
XML	Extensible Markup Language
XMMS	X MultiMedia System
XMS	Extended Memory Specification
XSL	Extensible StyleSheet Language
XSL-FO	Extensible StyleSheet Language Formatting Objects
XSLIT	Extensible StyleSheet Language Transformations
XUL	XML User Interface Language

Y : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviations	Full Form
Yahoo	Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
YB	Yotta Byte
YiB	Yobi Byte

Z : Abbreviation and Full Form

Abbreviations	Full Form
ZIFS	Zero Insertion Force Socket
ZISC	Zero Instruction Set Computer
ZMA	Zone Multicast Address

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