SET – A

• AAC: Advanced Audio Coding.

• ABI: Application Binary Interface.

• AHA: Accelerated Hub Architecture.

• ALGOL: Algorithmic Language.

• AJAX: Asynchronous JavaScript and XML.

• ABR: Available Bit Rate.

• AD: Active Directory.

• ALU: Arithmetic Logical Unit.

• AMD: Advanced Micro Devices.

• AMR: Audio Modern Riser.

• AST: Abstract Syntax Tree.

• ATA: Advanced Technology Attachment.

• API: Application Programming Interface.

• AVC: Advanced Video Coding.

• AVI: Audio-Video Interleaved.

• AWT: Abstract Window ToolKit.

• ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode.

SET – B

• BAL: Basic Assembly Language.

• BER: Bit Error Rate.

• BFD: Binary File Descriptor.

• BGP: Border Gateway Protocol.

• BiDi: Bi-Directional.

• BIN: Binary.

• BCD: Binary Coded Decimal.

• BINAC: Binary Automatic Computer.

• BIOS: Basic Input Output System.

• BPS: Bits Per Second.

• BMP: Basic Multilingual Plane.

• BT: BitTorrent/Bluetooth.

• BW: Bandwidth.

• BIT: A Binary Digit.

• BLOB: Binary Large Object.

• BLOG: Web Log.

SET – C

• CAI: Computer-Aided Instruction.

• CAQA: Computer-Aided Quality Assurance.

• CC: C Compiler/Carbon Copy.

• CAD: Computer-Aided Design.

• CAE: Computer-Aided Engineering.

• CD: Compact Disk/Change Directory.

• CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access.

• CD-RW: Compact Disk – Rewritable.

• CG: Computer Graphics.

• CGA: Color Graphics Array.

• CD-R: Compact Disk–Recordable.

• CD-ROM: Compact Disk–Read-Only Memory.

• CMOS: Complementary Metal – Oxide Semiconductor.

• CLI: Command Line Interface.

• CNC: Computer Numerical Control.

• COBOL: Common Business–Oriented Language.

• CIFS: Common Internet File System.

• CIM: Common Information Model.

• CPU: Central Processing Unit.

• CRS: Computer Reservation System.

• CTR: Cathode Ray Tube.

• CTL: Computation Tree Logic.

• CTS: Clear to Send.

• CUA: Common User Access.

• CSI: Common System Interface.

• CSV: Comma–Separated Values.

• CTCP: Client–to–Client Protocol.

SET – D

• DAT: Digital Audio Tape.

• DB: DataBase.

• DCC: Direct Client–to–Client.

• DDR: Double Data Rate.

• DES: Data Encryption Standard.

• DFD: Data Flow Diagram.

• DAO: Data Access Objects.

• DAP: Direct Access Protocol.

• DFS: Distributed File System.

• DBA: Database Administrator.

• DBMS: Database Management System.

• DHTML: Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language.

• DIVX: Digital Video Express.

• DVE: Digital Video Effects.

• DNS: Domain Name System.

• DOS: Disk Operating System.

• DPI: Dots per INCH.

• DOS-PMI: Disk Operating System – Protected Mode Interface.

• DLL: Dynamic Link Library.

• DLP: Digital Light Processing.

• DMA: Direct Memory Access.

• DSL: Digital Subscriber Line/Domain–Specific Language.

• DVD-RW: Digital Versatile Disk–Rewritable.

• DVI: Digital Visual Interface.

• DVR: Digital Video Recorder.

• DVD-R: Digital Versatile Disk – Recordable.

• DBSN: Database Source Name (ODBC).

• DTE: Data Terminal Equipment.

• DTR: Data Terminal Ready.

• DVD: Digital Versatile Disk/Digital Video Disk.

• DVD-ROM: Digital Versatile Disk – Read-Only Memory.

SET – E

• ECU: Extended Unix Code.

• EST: Electrostatic Discharge.

• EXE: Executable..

• ENIAC: Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer.

• EOF: End of File.

• EOL: End of Line.

• EOM: End of Message.

• EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory.

• EID: Electronic ID Card.

• EIGRP: Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol.

• ELF: Executable and Linkable Format.

• ELM: Electronic Mail.

SET – F

• FS: File System.

• FSB: Front Side Bus.

• FTP: File Transfer Protocol.

• FXP: File Exchange Protocol.

• FAT: File Allocation Table.

• FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions.

• FDC: Floppy Disk Controller.

• FHS: Filesystem Hierarchy Standard.

• FCS: Frame Check Sequence.

• FPU: Floating Point Unit.

• FDD: Floppy Disk Drive.

• FDMA: Frequency-Division Multiple Access.

• FIFO: First In First Out.

SET – G

• Gb: Gigabit.

• GPRS: General Packet Radio Service.

• GPU: Graphics Processing Unit.

• GUI: Graphical User Interface.

• GB: Gigabyte.

• GIGO: Garbage In Garbage Out.

• GPL: General Public License.

• GCR: Group Code Recording.

• GDI: Graphics Device Interface.

• GIF: Graphics Interchange Format.

SET – H

• HTM: Hierarchical Temporal Memory.

• HTML: Hypertext Markup Language.

• HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol.

• HTTPD: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Daemon.

• HAL: Hardware Abstraction Layer.

• HCI: Human-Computer Interaction.

• HID: Human Interface Device.

• HIG: Human Interface Guidelines.

• HP: Hewlett-Packard.

• HPFS: High-Performance File System.

• HT: Hyper-Threading.

• HD: High Density.

• HDD: Hard Disk Drive.

• HD DVD: High Definition DVD.

• HDL: Hardware Description Language.

• HHD: Hybrid Hard Drive.

• HTX: Hyper Transport Expansion.

• HURD: Hird of Unix-Replacing Daemons.

• HVD: Holographic Versatile Disk.

• HZ: Hertz.

SET – I

• ICP: Internet Cache Protocol.

• ICT: Information and Communication Technology.

• IDL: Interface Definition Language.

• IDE: Integrated Development Environment/Integrated Drive Electronics.

• IE: Internet Explorer.

• IGMP: Internet Group Management Protocol.

• IMAP: Internet Message Access Protocol.

• I/O: Input/Output.

• IP: Internet Protocol.

• IGRP: Interior Gateway Routing Protocol.

• IBM: International Business Machines.

• IC: Integrated Circuit.

• 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.

• IT: Information Technology.

• ITU: International Telecommunication Union.

• ISOC: Internet Society.

• ISP: Internet Service Provider.

• ISR: Interrupt Service Routine.

• ISV: Independent Software Vendor.

SET – J

• JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group.

• JRE: Java Runtime Environment.

• JS: JavaScript.

• JSON: JavaScript Object Notation.

• JSP: Java Server Pages.

• J2EE: Java 2 Enterprise Edition.

• J2ME: Java 2 Micro Edition.

• J2SE: Java 2 Standard Edition.

• JDK: Java Development KIT.

• JUG: Java User Group.

SET – K

• KHz: Kilohertz.

• KB: Kilobyte.

• Kb: Kilobit.

• KBPS: Kilobit per second.

• KVM: Keyboard, Video, Mouse.

SET – L

• LSB: Least Significant Bit.

• LAN: Local Area Network.

• LED: Light-Emitting Diode.

• LIFO: Last In First Out.

SET – M

• MBCS: Multi Byte Character Set.

• MBR: Master Boot Record.

• MDI: Multiple Document Interface.

• MICR: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition.

• MAN: Metropolitan Area Network.

• MANET: Mobile Ad-Hoc Network.

• Mb: Megabit.

• MB: Megabyte.

• MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface.

• MMU: Memory Management Unit.

• MMX: Multi-Media Extensions.

• MNG: Multiple-image Network Graphics.

• MOSFET: Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor.

• MIMO: Multiple-Input Multiple Output.

• MIPS: Million Instructions Per Second.

• MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions.

• MHz: Megahertz.

• MPEG: Motion Pictures (coding) Experts Group.

• MVS: Multiple Vendor System.

• MPL: Mozilla Public License.

• MSB: Most Significant Bit.

• MS-DOS: Microsoft Disk Operating System.

SET – N

• NOP: NO Operation.

• NOS: Network Operating System.

• NT (Windows): New Technology.

• NTFS: NT File System.

• NFS: Network File System.

• NIC: Network Interface Controller.

• NIO: New I/O.

• NMI: Non-Maskable Interrupt.

• NNTP: Network News Transfer Protocol.

• NTP: Network Time Protocol.

• NVRAM: Non-Volatile Random Access Memory.

SET – O

• OS: Operating System.

• OSS: Open Source Software.

• OCR: Optical Character Reader.

• OOP: Object-Oriented Programming.

• OPML: Outline Processor Markup Language.

SET – P

• PATA: Parallel ATA.

• PC: Personal Computer.

• PCB: Printed Circuit Board.

• PC DOS: Personal Computer Disk Operating System.

• P2P: Peer-To-Peer.

• PAN: Personal Area Network.

• PAP: Password Authentication Protocol.

• PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect.

• PCIe: PCI Express.

• PCL: Printer Command Language.

• PERL: Practical Extraction and Reporting Language.

• PIO: Programmed Input/Output.

• PLC: Power Line Communication / Programmable Logic Controller.

• Pnp: Plug-and-Play.

• PGA: Pin Grid Array.

• PHP: PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor.

• PIC: Peripheral Interface Controller / Programmable Interrupt Controller.

• PINE: Program for Internet News & Email.

• PoE: Power Over Ethernet.

• POST: Power-On Self Test.

• PPC: Power PC.

• PPI: Pixels Per Inch.

• PPP: Point-to-Point Protocol.

• PPPoA: PPP over ATM.

• PPPoE: PPP over Ethernet.

• PPTP: Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol.

• PSU: Power Supply Unit.

SET – Q

• QFP: Quick File Access.

• QDR: Quad Data Rate.

• QFP: Quad Flat Package.

• QoS: Quality of Service.

SET – R

• RAIT: Redundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes.

• RAM: Random Access Memory.

• RARP: Reverse Address Resolution Protocol.

• RAD: Rapid Application Development.

• RADIUS: Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.

• RAID: Redundant Array of Independent Disks.

• RDBMS: Relation Database Management System.

• RDF: Resource Description Framework.

• REEAL: Recursive Functions Algorithmic Language.

• RF: Radio Frequency.

• RGB: Red, Green, Blue (RGBA- Red, Green, Blue, Alpha).

• RTOS: Real-Time Operating System.

• RIP: Routing Information Protocol.

• ROM: Read-Only Memory.

• ROMB: Read-Out Motherboard.

• ROM-DOS: Read Only Memory-Disk Operating System.

SET – S

• SDL: Simple Direct Media Layer.

• SDN: Service Delivery Network.

• SDR: Software-Defined Radio.

• SAN: Storage Area Network.

• SATA: Serial ATA.

• SAX: Simple API of XML.

• SBP-2: Serial Bus Protocol 2.

• SBU: Standard Build Unit.

• SCSI: Small Computer System Interface.

• SDRAM: Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory.

• SFTP: Secure FTP/Simple File Transfer Protocol.

• SHDSL: Single-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line.

• SPI: Serial Peripheral Interface.

• SQL: Structured Query Language.

• SUS: Single UNIX Specification.

• SVD: Structured VLSI Design.

• SVG: Scalable Vector Graphics.

• SIMD: Single Instruction, Multiple Data.

• SIMM: Single Inline Memory Module.

• SMBIOS: System Management BIOS.

• SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

• SP: Service Pack.

• SVGA: Super Video Graphics Array.

SET – T

• TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access.

• TMP: Temporary.

• TTA: True Tap Audio.

• TTF: True Type Font.

• TB: TeraByte.

• TCP: Transmission Control Protocol.

• TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol.

• TTL: Transistor-Transistor-Logic.

• TTS: Text-to-Speech.

• TTY: Teletype.

SET – U

• UEFI: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface.

• UI: User Interface.

• UL: Upload.

• UAC: User Account Control.

• UART: Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter.

• 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.

SET – V

• VAR: Variable.

• VB: Visual Basic.

• VBA: Visual Basic for Applications.

• VBS: Visual Basic Script.

• VFAT: Virtual FAT.

• VFS: Virtual File System.

• VGA: Video Graphics Array.

• VT: Video Terminal.

• VGCT: Video Graphics Character Table.

• VLAN: Virtual Local Area Network.

• VM: Virtual Memory.

• VOD: Video On Demand.

• VoIP: Voice Over IP.

• VPN: Virtual Private Network.

• VPU: Visual Processing Unit.

SET – W

• WAN: Wide Area Network.

• WAP: Wireless Access Protocol.

• Wi-Fi: Wireless Fidelity.

• WinFS: Windows Future Storage.

• WSDL: Web Services Description Language.

• WUSB: Wireless Universal Serial Bus.

• WWAN: Wireless Wide Area Network.

• WWID: World Wide Identifier.

• WWW: World Wide Web.

• WINS: Windows Internet Naming Service.

• WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network.

• WMA: Windows Media Audio.

• WMV: Windows Media Video.

• WOL: Wake-on-Lan.

• WOM: Wake-on-Modem.

• WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access.

SET – X

• XAML: Extensible Application Markup Language.

• XHTML: Extensible Hypertext Markup Language.

• XSL: Extensible Stylesheet Language.

• XSL-FO: Extensible StyleSheet Language Formatting Objects.

• XSLIT: Extensible StyleSheet Language Transformations.

• XUL: XML User Interface Language.

• XML: Extensible Markup Language.

• XNS: Xerox Network Services.

• XMMS: X MultiMedia System.

SET – Z

• ZIFS: Zero Insertion Force Socket.

• ZISC: Zero Instruction Set Computer.

• ZMA: Zone Multicast Address

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