AC | Alternating Current |
ADC | Analog to Digital Converter |
AI | Artificial Intelligence |
ALU | Arithmetic/Logical units |
ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
ATM | Automatic Teller Machine |
BASIC | Beginners all purpose symbolic instruction code |
BIOS | Basic Input Output System |
BIT | Binary Digit 1s and 0s |
BMP | Bitmapped Picture |
CAD | Computer Aided Drawing |
CAM | Computer Aided Manufacture |
CISC | Complex Instruction Set Chip |
CMYK | Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Keyline black |
CPS | Characters Per Second |
CPU | Central Processing Unit |
CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
DAC | Digital to Analog Converter |
DBMS | Database Management System |
DC | Direct Current |
DIMM | Dual Inline Memory Module |
DIP | Dual Inline Package |
DNS | Domain Name System |
DOS | Disk Operating System |
DPI | Dots Per Inch |
DRAM | Dynamic Random Access Memory |
DTP | Desktop Publishing |
DVD | Digital Versatile Disk |
EFTPOS | Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of Sale |
EPROM | Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
FDD | Floppy Disk Drive |
FED | Field Emission Display |
FPS | Frames Per Second |
GB | Gigabytes (1024 megabytes) |
GUI | Graphical User Interface |
HSL | Hue, Luminance and Saturation |
HTML | HyperText Markup Language |
IC | Integrated Circuit |
IP | Internet Protocol |
IRC | Internet Relay Chat |
KB | Kilobyte |
LCD | Liquid Crystal Display |
LED | Light Emitting Diode |
LSI | Large Scale Integration |
MB | Megabyte (1024 kilobytes) |
MHz | MegaHertz |
MIPS | Millions of Instructions Per Second |
MSI | Medium Scale Integration |
NIC | Network Interface Card |
NLQ | Near Letter Quality |
OCR | Optical Character Recognition |
PC | Personal Computer |
PPM | Pages Per Minute |
PROM | Programmable Read Only Memory |
RAM | Random Access Memory |
RGB | Red Green Blue |
RISC | Reduced Instruction Set Chip |
ROM | Read Only Memory |
RSI | Repetitive Strain Injury |
SIMM | Single Inline Memory Module |
SSI | Small Scale Integration |
SVGA | Super Video Graphic Adaptor |
TB | Terrabyte (1024 Gigabytes) |
TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
TFT | Thin Film Transistor |
TLA | Three Letter Acronyms |
VDU | Video Display Unit |
VLSI | Very Large Scale Integration |
WIMP | Windows Icons Mouse Pull down menus |
WORM | Write Once Read Many |
WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
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