Computer Related full form Board / Competitive Examination.

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.
 ADC: Analog – to – Digital Converter / Apple Display Connector (DVI Variant).
 ALU: Arithmetic Logical Unit.
 AMD: Advanced Micro Devices.
 AMR: Audio Modern Riser.
 APCI: Application – Layer Protocol Control Information.
 ASP: Application Service Provider / Active Server Pages.
 AST: Abstract Syntax Tree.
 ATA: Advanced Technology Attachment.
 API: Application Programming Interface.
 AVC: Advanced Video Coding.
 AVI: Audio Video Interleaved.
 AWT: Abstract Window ToolKit.
 ARPANET: Advanced Research Projects Agency Network.
 ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
 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.
 BASIC: Beginner All – Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.
 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.

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 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.
 CGI: Common Gateway Interface / Computer – Generated Imaginary.
 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.

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 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.
 EBCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.
 EEPROM: Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only memory.
 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.

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 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.

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 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: Java Script.
 JSON: Java Script 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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 Merkup 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.

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