IT Terms

AC = Alternating Current
AFC = Automatic Frequency Control
ALFOT = Air bone Light Optical Fiber Technology
ALU = Arithmetic Logic Unit
AM = Amplitude Modulation
AMPS = Advanced Mobile Phone System
ATM = Asynchronous Transfer Mode
ATM =Automatic Teller Machine
BBC = British Broadcasting Corporation
BCS = Bachelor of Civil Service
BIOS = Basic Input Output System
BSC = Bachelor Science
CAD =Computer Aided Design
CAM= Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAT = Computerize Axial Tomography
CATV = Community Antenna Television
CCTV = Close Circuit Television
CD = Compact Disk
CDMA= Code Deviation Multiple Access
COMSAT= Communication Satellite Corporation
CPU=Central Processing Unit
CSE = Computer Science & Engineering
DC =Direct Current
DCS = Digital Cellular Service
DIAC = Diode on Ac
DME = Distance Measuring Equipments
DNA=Dioxyribo Nucleic Acid
ECG = Electroencephalography
EEE = Electrical & Electronics Engineering
ETE = Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
EEPROM = Electrical Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EIA = Electronic Industries Association
EMG =Electromyography
EPROM = Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
FDDI= Fiber Distributed Digital Interface
FDM = Frequency Division Multiplexing
FDMA = Frequency Division Multiple Access
FET = Field Effect Transistor
FIFO = First In First Out
FM = Frequency Modulation
FTP= File Transfer Protocol
GCS = Global Communication System
GPS = Global Positioning system
GSM = Global System for Mobile Communication
HD= High Definition
HRD= Human Resource Development
HTML = Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP = Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
IF = Intermediate Frequency
INTELAST = International Telecommunication Satellite
Organization
IP= Internet Protocol
IPS = Interruptible Power Supply
IRC= Internet Relay Chat
ISD = International Subscriber Dialing
ISO= International Standard Organization
ISP = Internet Service Provider
JPEG= Joint Photographic Expert Group
KB = Kilo byte
KBPS= Kilo byte per second
KG = Kilo Gram
LAN = Local Area Network
LASCR = Light Activated Silicon Control Rectifier
LASER = Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
LCD = Liquid Crystal Display
LED= Light Emitting Diode
LIFO = Last In First Out
LNA = Low Noise Amplifier
MAN = Metropolitan Area Network
MASER =Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of
Radiation
MB = Mega Byte
MCT = Moss Control Thyristar
MODEM= Modulator demodulator
MOSFET = Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor
MPEG = Moving Photographic Expert Group
NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NFS = Network File System
NWD = National Wide Dialing
OOP = Object Oriented Programming
OSI= Open System Interconnection
PAL = Phase Alternation Line
PC = Personal Computer
PCB = Printed Circuit Board
PCM= Pulse Code Modulation
PDC = Personal Digital Cellular
PID= Proportional, Derivative, Integral
PIN = Personal Identify Number
PLC = Programmable Logic Controller
PROM = Programmable Read Only Memory
PUK= PIN Unblocking Key
PVC = Polyvinyl chloride
PWM = Pulse Width Modulation
QAM = Quartered Amplitude Modulation
RADAR = Radio Detection and Ranging
RAM= Random Access Memory
RF= Radio Frequency
ROM = Read Only Memory
RPM= Rotation per Minute
SCR = Silicon Control Rectifier
SDMA = Space Division Multiple Access
SIM= Subscriber Identify Module
SIT = Static Induction Transistor
SITH= Static Induction Thyristor
SMD = Surface Mounded Device
SMPS = Switching Mode Power Supply
SMS = Short Message Service
SMT= Surface Mounded Technology
SONET = Synchronous Optical Fiber Network
TCP = Transmission Control Protocol
TDMA = Time Division Multiple Access
TENS= Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
TRIAC= Triode on Ac
TV= Tele Vision
UHF = Ultra High Frequency
UPS = Uninterruptible Power Supply
URL = Universal Resource Locator
VCD = Video Compact Disk
VGA = Video Graphic Analyzer
VHF = Very High Frequency
VOIP = Voice Over Internet Protocol
VSAT = Very Small Aperture Terminals
WAN = Wide Area Network
WAP= Wireless Application Protocol
WiMAX = Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
WWW= World Wide Web
XML = Extended Markup Language