common abbreviation for ict newbies

Some ict newbies do come across some abbreviations without having idea

of the full meaning. Here are some little list to help them out.

PC => Personal computer

HDD => Harddisk drive

PCI => Peripheral component interconnect

GUI => Graphic user interface

VGA => Visual graphic adaptor

ASCII => American standard code for information interchange

EBCDIC => Extended binary coded decimal interchange code

CPU => Central processing unit

ALU => Arithemetic and logic unit

ROM => Read only memory

RAM => Random access memory

PROM => Programmable read only memory

EPROM => Erasable programmable read only memory

EEPROM/EAPROM => Electrical erasable/alterable programmable read only memory

ICT => Infomation communication technology

VDU => Visual display unit

CD => Compact disk

DVD => Digital versatile disc

OS => Operating system

LAN => Local area network

WAN => Wide area network

MAN => Metropolitan area network

USB => Universal serial board

UNIVAC => Universal automatic computer

BIOS => Basic input and output system

AGP => Accelerated graphic port

IDE => Integrated drive electronics

ATX => Advanced technology extended

MHZ => Megahertz

GHZ => Gigahertz

RW => Re-writeable

SIMMs => Single in-line memory module

DIMMs => Dual in-line memory module

ENIAC => Electronic number integrator & calculator

EDSAC => Electronic dialog storage automatic computer

IC => Integrated circuit

DIR => Directory

DOC => Document

PDA => Personal digital assistance

MOS => Metaoxide semi conductor

SDT => Serial data transmission

PDT => Parallel data transmission

GIGO => Gabbage in gabbage out

LSIC => Large scale integrated circuit

MAC => Media access control

CMD => Command

CMOS => Complimentary metaoxide semi conductor

PAN => Personal area network

CAN => Campus area network

SQL => Structured query language

DBMS => Database management system

ISP => Internet service provider

SIM => Subscriber identification module

FORTRAN => Formular translator

URL => Universal resource locator

COBOL => Common basic oriented language

BASIC => Beginner all purpose symbolic instruction code

CSS => Cascading style sheet

XXS => Cross site scripting

HTML => Hypertext markup language

RFI => Remote file inclusion

DDOS => Distribution denial of service

SEO => Search engine optimisation

PHP => PHP Hypertext preprocessor

WWW => World wide web

TCP => Transmission control protocol

IP => Internet protocol

VPN => Virtual private network

HTTP => Hypertext transfer protocol

CCNA => Cisco certified network associate

XML => Extensible mark-up language

CISCO => computer information system company

CEH => Certified ethical hacking

CCNP => Cisco certified network proffessionals

USSD => Unstructured supplementary service data.