Glossary/List of abbreviations
Hardware (storage and processing)
| Glossary term |
Glossary definition |
| CPU |
Central processing unit |
| MHz |
Megahertz |
| GHz |
Gigahertz |
| THz |
Terahertz |
| RAM |
Random-access memory |
| ROM |
Read-only memory |
| KB |
Kilobyte |
| MB |
Megabyte |
| GB |
Gigabyte |
| TB |
Terabyte |
| PB |
Petabyte |
| EB |
Exabyte |
| ZB |
Zettabyte |
| YB |
Yottabyte |
| PDA |
Personal digital assistant |
| Glossary term |
Glossary definition |
| CAPTCHA |
Completely automated public Turing test to tell computers and humans apart |
| CGI |
Computer-generated imagery |
| CLI |
Command line interface |
| GUI |
Graphical user interface |
| MDI |
Menu-driven interface |
| MICR |
Magnetic ink character recognition |
| OCR |
Optical character recognition |
| OMR |
Optical mark reader |
| RFID |
Radio frequency identification |
| Glossary term |
Glossary definition |
| ACM |
Association for Computing Machinery |
| LAN |
Local area network |
| P2P |
Peer-to-peer |
| RAID |
Redundant array of inexpensive disks |
| SAN |
Storage area network |
| UPS |
Uninterruptible power supply |
| VLAN |
Virtual local area network |
| VPN |
Virtual private network |
| WAN |
Wide area network |
| WiFi |
Wireless fidelity |
| WiMax |
Worldwide interoperability for microwave access |
| WLAN |
Wireless local area network |
| Glossary term |
Glossary definition |
| B2B |
Business-to-business |
| B2C |
Business-to-consumer |
| C2C |
Consumer-to-consumer |
| CTR |
Click-through rate |
| DNS |
Domain name system |
| FTP |
File transfer protocol |
| HTTP |
Hypertext transfer protocol |
| HTTPS |
Hypertext transfer protocol secure |
| ISP |
Internet service provider |
| RSS |
Really simple syndication |
| SSL |
Secure sockets layer |
| TCP/IP |
Transmission control protocol/internet protocol |
| URL |
Uniform resource locator |
| VLE |
Virtual learning environment |
| VOIP |
Voice over internet protocol |
| W3C |
World Wide Web Consortium |
| WWW |
World Wide Web |
| Glossary term |
Glossary definition |
| ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| ASPX |
Active server page extended |
| AVI |
Audio video interleave |
| CODECS |
Video coder-decoders |
| CSV |
Comma-separated values |
| DOC |
Microsoft Word document |
| DTP |
Desktop publishing |
| GIF |
Graphics interchange format |
| HTM/HTML |
Hypertext markup language |
| JPG/JPEG |
Joint Photographic Experts Group |
| MIDI |
Musical instrument digital interface |
| MOV |
QuickTime® |
| MP3 |
MPEG-1 audio layer 3 |
| MP4 |
MPEG-4 part 14 |
| MPG/MPEG |
Moving Picture Experts Group |
|
Portable document format |
|
| PHP |
Personal home page |
| PNG |
Portable network graphics |
| RTF |
Rich text format |
| SWF |
Small web format |
| TIF/TIFF |
Tagged image file format |
| TXT |
Text file |
| WAV |
Waveform audio format |
| XLS |
Microsoft Excel® spreadsheet |
| ZIP |
Zipped file |
| Glossary term |
Glossary definition |
| AI |
Artificial intelligence |
| ATM |
Automated teller machine |
| BSA |
Business Software Alliance |
| CD/CD-ROM |
Compact disk/Compact disk read-only memory |
| CMMI |
Capability maturity model integration |
| dpi |
Dots per inch |
| DRM |
Digital rights management |
| DVD |
Digital versatile/video disk |
| EDI |
Electronic data interchange |
| EFT |
Electronic funds transfer |
| ERD |
Entity relationship diagram |
| GIS |
Geographic information system |
| GPS |
Global positioning system |
| IS |
Information system |
| MMORPG |
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game |
| MPAA |
Motion Picture Association of America |
| PDLC |
Project development life cycle |
| PMBoK |
Project management body of knowledge |
| PRINCE2 |
Projects in controlled environments 2 |
| RIAA |
Recording Industry Association of America |
| RSI |
Repetitive strain injury |
| SDLC |
System development life cycle |
| SSADM |
Structured systems analysis and design method |
| VR |
Virtual reality |