Computer Related Full Forms Every Engineering Student Should Know

 Most Important Computer Related Full Forms Every Engineering Student should know:

Computer is playing a key role in our lives, whether you wish to join in software industry or not, it's important to learn few full forms related to computer because it helps you anytime.

Below are few computer related terms and full forms.

S.No	Abbreviation	Full Form
1	AAC	Advanced Audio Codec
2	ABC	Atanasoff-Berry Computer
3	ABI	Application Binary Interface
4	ABR	Available Bit Rate
5	ACL	Access Control List
6	ACPI	Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
7	AD	Active Directory
8	ADC	Analog to Digital Converter
9	AGA	Advanced Graphics Architecture
10	AGP	Accelerated Graphics Port
11	AIFF	Audio Interchange File Format
12	AMD	Advanced Micro Devices
13	APIPA	Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
14	APM	Advanced Power Management
15	ARPANET	Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
16	ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
17	ASF	Advanced Systems Format
18	ASL	Age Sex Location
19	ASR	Automated System Recovery
20	ATA	Advanced Technology Attachment
21	AVC	Advanced Video Coding
22	BAL	Basic Assembly Language
23	BAT	Microsoft Batch Processing
24	BCC	Blind Carbon Copy
25	BCR	Barcode Reader
26	BER	Bit Error Rate
27	BFD	Binary File Descriptor
28	BGA	Ball Grid Array
29	BGP	Border Gateway Protocol
30	BiDi	Bi–Directional
31	BINAC	Binary Automatic Computer
32	BIOS	Basic Input Output System
33	BLOB	Binary large Object
34	BOSS	Bharat Operating System Solutions
35	BPI	Bytes Per Inch
36	BPS	Bits Per Second
37	BSOD	Blue Screen of Death
38	BTX	Balanced Technology Extended
39	BWF	Broadcast Wave Format
40	CAD	Computer Aided Design
41	CAE	Computer–Aided Engineering
42	CAI	Computer–Aided Instruction
43	CAL	Computer Aided Leering
44	CAN	Campus Area Network
45	CAQA	Computer–Aided Quality Assurance
46	CASE	Computer-Aided Software Engineering
47	CBEMA	Computer Business Equipment Manufacturers Association
48	CCD	Charged Coupled Device
49	CCS	Common Command Set
50	CD-R	Compact Disk – Recordable.
51	CD-ROM	Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
52	CDN	Content Delivery Network
53	CGA	Color Graphics Array
54	CGI	Common Gateway Interface
55	CIDR	Classless Inter-Domain Routing
56	CIFS	Common Internet File System
57	CISC	Complex Instruction Set Computer
58	CMOS	Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor
59	CNR	Communication Network Riser
60	COMPUTER	Common Operating Machine Purposely Used for Technological and Educational Research
61	CPU	Central Processing Unit
62	CRC	Cyclic Redundancy Check
63	CRIMM	Continuity-Rambus Inline Memory Module
64	CRS	Computer Reservation System
65	CRT	Cathode Ray Tube
66	CSI	Common System Interface
67	CSMA	Carrier Sense Multiple Access
68	CTL	Computation Tree Logic
69	CTS	Clear to Send
70	CUA	Common User Access
71	CUPS	Common Unix Printing System
72	D2D	Device to Device
73	DAC	Discretionary Access Control
74	DAP	Direct Access Protocol
75	DAT	Digital Audio Tape
76	DBA	DataBase Administrator
77	DBSN	Database Source Name
78	DCE	Distributed Computing Environment
79	DDR	Double Data Rate
80	DDS	Digital Data Storage
81	DFD	Data Flow Diagram
82	DFS	Distributed File System
83	DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
84	DIMM	Dual In-Line Memory Module
85	DIVX	DIgital Video Express
86	DKIM	Domain Keys Identified Mail
87	DLL	Dynamic Link Library
88	DLP	Digital Light Processing
89	DLT	Distributed Ledger Technology
90	DMI	Desktop Management Interface
91	DOC	Document (Microsoft Corporation)
92	DOS	Disk Operating System
93	DPI	Dots Per Inch
94	DPMS	Display Power Management Signaling
95	DRAM	Dynamic Random-Access Memory
96	DSHD	Double Sided High Density
97	DSL	Domain–Specific Language
98	DTE	Data Terminal Equipment
99	DTP	Desktop Publishing
100	DTR	Data Terminal Ready
101	DVD	Digital Versatile Disc
102	DVE	Digital Video Effects
103	DVR	Digital Video Recorder
104	DWM	Desktop Window Manager
105	ECP	Extended Capabilities Port
106	EDP	Electronic Data Processing
107	EEPROM	Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
108	EFS	Encrypting File System
109	EGP	Exterior Gateway Protocol
110	EIDE	Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
111	EIGRP	Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
112	EISA	Extended Industry Standard Architecture
113	ELF	Executable and Linkable Format
114	EMP	Electro-Magnetic Pulse
115	ENI	Elastic Network Interface
116	ENIAC	Electronic Numerical Integrator and Compute
117	EOF	End of File
118	EPP	Enhanced Parallel Port
119	ERD	Emergency Repair Disk
120	ERP	Enterprise Resource Planning
121	ESD	Electro Static Discharge
122	EVC	Ethernet Virtual Circuit
123	EVDO	Evolution Data Optimized Or Evolution Data Only
124	FAT	File Allocation Table
125	FCPGA	Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
126	FCS	Frame Check Sequence
127	FDC	Floppy Disk Controller
128	FDD	Floppy Disk Drive
129	FDDI	Fiber Distributed Data Interface
130	FDMA	Frequency-Division Multiple Access
131	FHS	Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
132	FTP	File Transfer Protocol
133	FXP	File Exchange Protocol
134	FYA	For Your Action
135	GB	Giga-bytes
136	GBPS	Gigabits Per Second
137	GCR	Group Code Recording
138	GDI	Graphics Device Interface
139	GIF	Graphics Interchange Format
140	GIGO	Garbage In Garbage Out
141	GIS	Geographical Information system
142	GMAIL	Graphical Mail
143	GP	Graphics port
144	GPU	Graphics Processing Unit
145	GUI	Graphical User Interface
146	HAL	Hardware Abstraction Layer
147	HAN	Home Area Network
148	HCI	Human Computer Interaction
149	HCL	Hardware Compatibility List
150	HD	High Definition
151	HDD	Hard Disk Drive
152	HDMI	High Definition Multimedia Interface
153	HID	Human Interface Device
154	HIG	Human Interface Guidelines
155	HP	Hewlett Packard
156	HPC	High-Performance Computing
157	HPFS	High Performance File System
158	HSPA	High Speed Packet Access
159	HSSI	High-Speed Serial Interface
160	HSUPA	High-Speed Uplink Packet Access
161	HTM	Hierarchical Temporal Memory
162	HTPC	Home Theatre Personal Computer
163	HTTP	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
164	HTTPS	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure
165	HTX	Hyper Transport Expansion
166	ICP	Internet Cache Protocol
167	ICR	Intelligent Character Recognition
168	ICS	Internet Connection Sharing
169	IGRP	Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
170	IHV	Independent Hardware Vendor
171	IIOP	Internet Inter-ORB Protocol
172	IIS	Internet Information Services
173	IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol
174	IOS	iPhone Operating System
175	IP	Internet Protocol
176	IPC	Inter-Process Communication
177	IPP	Internet Printing Protocol
178	IPV4	Internet Protocol Version 4
179	IPV6	Internet Protocol Version 6
180	IPX	Internetwork Packet Exchange
181	IRC	Internet Relay Chat
182	ISA	Industry Standard Architecture
183	ISC	Internet Storm Center
184	ISCSI	Internet Small Computer Storage Interface
185	ISR	Interrupt Service Routine
186	ISV	Independent Software Vendor
187	IVR	Interactive Voice Response
188	JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group
189	JPG	Joint Photographic Expert Group
190	KB	Kilo-bytes
191	KBPS	Kilobits Per Second
192	LAN	Local Area Network
193	LBA	Logical Block Addressing
194	LDAP	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
195	LLC	Logical Link Control
196	LPX	Low Profile Extension
197	LSB	Least Significant Byte
198	LSI	Large-Scale Integration
199	LSTM	Long Short-Term Memory
200	M3G	Mobile 3D Graphics
201	MAC	Media Access Control
202	MAN	Metropolitan Area Network
203	MAPI	Messaging Application Program Interface
204	MB	Mega-bytes
205	MBCS	Multi Byte Character Set
206	MBR	Master Boot Record
207	MBSA	Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
208	MCR	Multivariate Curve Resolution
209	MDI	Multiple Document Interface
210	MFA	Multi-Factor Authentication
211	MFD	Multi-Function Device
212	MFP	Multi-Function Product
213	MHz	Megahertz
214	MIDI	Musical Instrument Digital Interface
215	MIME	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
216	MIMO	Multiple-Input Multiple Output
217	MIPS	Million Instructions Per Second
218	MIS	Management Information System
219	MLI	Multiple Link Interface
220	MMC	Microsoft Management Console
221	MMU	Memory Management Unit
222	MMX	Multimedia Extensions
223	MNG	Multiple-image Network Graphics
224	MPEG	Moving Picture Experts Group
225	MPL	Mozilla Public License
226	MS-DOS	Microsoft Disk Operating System
227	MSB	Most Significant Byte
228	MSDN	Microsoft Developer Network
229	MSI	Medium Scale Integration
230	MSN	Microsoft Networks
231	MTA	Mail Transfer Agent
232	MTBF	Mean Time Between Failure
233	MTP	Media Transfer Protocol
234	MUI	Multilingual User Interface
235	MVS	Multiple Vendor System
236	NAP	Network Access Protection
237	NAS	Network Attached Storage
238	NFS	Network File System
239	NIC	Network Interface Card
240	NID	Network Interface Device
241	NIU	Network Interface Unit
242	NMI	Non-Maskable Interrupt
243	NMS	Network Management System
244	NOS	Network Operating System
245	NTFS	New Technology File System
246	NTP	Network Time Protocol
247	NVRAM	Non-Volatile Random-Access Memory
248	OCR	Optical Character Reader
249	OMR	Optical Mark Recognition
250	OOP	Object Oriented programming
251	OOPS	Object-Oriented Programming System
252	OS	Operating System
253	OSI	Open Systems Interconnection
254	P2P	Peer-To-Peer
255	PAL	Phase Alternation Line
256	PAN	Personal Area Network
257	PAP	Password Authentication Protocol
258	PATA	Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
259	PB	Peta-bytes
260	PC	Personal Computer
261	PCB	Process Control Block
262	PCI	Peripheral Component Interconnect
263	PCM	Pulse-Code Modulation
264	PDF	Portable Document Format
265	PDP	Plasma Display Panel
266	PFA	Please Find Attached
267	PIC	Peripheral Interface Controller
268	PINE	Program for Internet News and Email
269	PING	Packet InterNet Groper
270	PIO	Programmed Input/Output
271	PKI	Public key Infrastructure
272	PLC	Programmable Logic Controller
273	PNG	Portable Network Graphics
274	POP	Post Office Protocol
275	POST	Power on self-test
276	PPI	Pixels Per Inch
277	PPT	PowerPoint Presentation
278	PSD	Photoshop Document
279	PSU	Power Supply Unit
280	PTP	Picture Transfer Protocol
281	RAID	Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
282	RAIT	Redundant Array of Inexpensive Tapes
283	RAM	Random Access Memory
284	RAS	Remote Access Service
285	RDBMS	Relational Database Management System
286	RDF	Resource Description Framework
287	RGB	Red, Green, Blue
288	RIP	Routing Information Protocol
289	RIS	Remote Installation Service
290	RISC	Reduced Instruction Set Computer
291	RJ45	Registered Jack 45
292	RMA	Returned Materials Authorization
293	ROM	Read Only Memory
294	RTOS	Real Time Operating System
295	RTS	Real Time Streaming
296	SBU	Standard Build Unit
297	SCSI	Small Computer System Interface
298	SDL	Software and Documentation Localization
299	SDN	Service Delivery Network
300	SDR	Software-Defined Radio
301	SEC	Single Edge Connector
302	SFC	System File Checker
303	SFF	Small Form Factor
304	SGRAM	Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
305	SHDSL	Single-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber Line
306	SIMD	Single Instruction Multiple Data
307	SIMM	Single In-Line Memory Module
308	SIS	Security and Intelligence Services
309	SMBIOS	System Management BIOS
310	SNMP	Simple Network Management Protocol
311	SOA	Service Oriented Architecture
312	SOAP	Simple Object Access Protocol
313	SONET	Synchronous Optical Networking
314	SPI	Serial Peripheral Interface
315	SPSS	Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
316	SRAM	Static Random-Access Memory
317	SSL	Secure Sockets Layer
318	STP	Shielded Twisted Pair
319	SVG	Scalable Vector Graphics
320	SVGA	Super Video Graphics Array
321	SWF	ShockWave Flash
322	SXGA	Super Extended Graphics Array
323	TB	Tera-bytes
324	TCP/IP	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
325	TDR	Time Domain Reflectometer
326	TGT	Ticket Granting Ticket
327	TPDU	Transaction Protocol Data Unit
328	TPM	Trusted Platform Module
329	TPS	Transaction Per Second
330	TPU	Tensor Processing Unit
331	TSI	Time Slot Interchange
332	UAC	User Account Control
333	UART	Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter
334	UDP	User Datagram Protocol
335	UEFI	Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
336	ULSI	Ultra Large-Scale Integration
337	UNICS	UNiplexed Information Computing System
338	UNIVAC	Universal Automatic Computer
339	UPS	Uninterruptible Power Supply
340	URL	Uniform Resource Locator
341	URN	Uniform Resource Name
342	USB	Universal Serial Bus
343	UTF	Unicode Transformation Format
344	UTP	Unshielded Twisted Pair-Cable
345	VAN	Value-Added Network
346	VCR	Video Cassette Recorder
347	VDC	Video Display Controller
348	VDI	Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
349	VDU	Video Display Unit
350	VFS	Virtual File System
351	VGA	Video Graphics Array
352	VGCT	Video Graphics Character Table
353	VIRUS	Vital Information Resource Under Siege
354	VLAN	Virtual Local Area Network
355	VLC	Video LAN Client
356	VLSI	Very Large-Scale Integration
357	VM	Virtual Memory
358	VOIP	Voice Over Internet Protocol
359	VPG	Virtual Private Gateway
360	VPN	Virtual Private Network
361	VPU	Visual Processing Unit
362	VRAM	Video Random Access Memory
363	VT	Video Terminal
364	VXLAN	Virtual Extensible Local Area Network
365	WAN	Wide Area Network
366	WAP	Wireless Application Protocol
367	WBMP	Wireless BitMap Image
368	WDDM	Windows Display Driver Model
369	WEP	Wired Equivalent Privacy
370	WIFI	Wireless Fidelity
371	WINS	Windows Internet Name Service
372	WMA	Windows Media Audio
373	WMF	Windows Metafile
374	WMV	Windows Media Video
375	WPA	Wireless Protected Access
376	WPAN	Wireless Personal Area Network
377	WUXGA	Wide Ultra Extended Graphics Array
378	WWAN	Wireless Wide Area Network
379	WWW	World Wide Web
380	XGA	Extended Graphics Array
381	XMF	Extensible Music File
382	XMPP	Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
383	XMS	Extended Memory Specification
384	YB	YottaByte
385	ZB	Zetta-bytes
386	ZIF	Zero-Insertion-Force
387	ZIP	Zig-zag In-line Package
388	ZISC	Zero Instruction Set Computer
389	CSV	Comma Separated Values
390	CTCP	Client–to–Client Protocol
391	SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
392	LTE	Long Term Evolution
393	AHA	Accelerated Hub Architecture
394	ALU	Arithmetic Logical Unit
395	FPU	Floating Point Unit