General short forms and full forms in Computer ================================================ Computer = Commonly Operated Machine Particularly Used in Technical and Educational Research CPU = Central Processing Unit RAM = Random Access Memory ROM = Read Only Memory PROM = Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM = Erasable PROM EEPROM = Electrically EPROM HDD = Hard Disk Drive FDD = Floppy Disk Drive KBD = KeyBoard I/O = Input & Output CD = Compact Disk DVD = Digital Video Disk SMPS = Switch Mode Power Supply POST = Power ON Self Test BIOS = Basic Input Output System VDU = Visible Display Unit LED = Light Embedded Diode LCD = Liquid Crystal Display USB = Universal Serial Bus VGA = Video/Visual Graphic Adapter LAN = Local Area Network WAN = Wide Area Network MAN = Metropolitan Area Network HLL = High Level Language LLL = Low Level Language MIPS = Million of Instruction Per Second Mbps = Mega Bytes Per second Kbps = Kilo Bytes per second HTTP = Hyper Text Templates WWW = World Wide Web IP = Internet Protocol ISP = Internet Service Provider 4 Bits = 1 Nibble 8 Bits = 1 Byte 1024 Bytes = 1 Kilo Byte ( KB ) 1024 KB = 1 Mega Byte ( MB ) 1024 MB = 1 Gyga Byte ( GB ) 1024 GB = 1 Tera Byte ( TB ) 1024 TB = 1 Peta Byte ( PB ) 1024 PB = 1 Exa Byte ( EB ) 1024 EB = 1 Zetta Byte ( ZB ) 1024 ZB = 1 Yotta Byte ( YB )
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 08:15:04 +0000