Computing acronyms

Here is a list of some of the most important computer acronyms and their meanings:

1. ACE - Advanced Computing Environment

2. ACM - Association for Computing Machinery

3. ADB - Apple Desktop Bus

4. AM - Allied Master Computer

5. BINAC - Binary Automatic Computer

6. BOINC - Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing

7. CA - Computer Accountancy

8. CAD - Computer Aided Design

9. CAE - Computer Aided Engineering

10. CAID - Computer-Aided Industrial Design

11. CAI - Computer-Aided Instruction

12. CD - Compact Disc

13. CD-ROM - Compact Disc Read-Only Memory

14. CPU - Central Processing Unit

15. CRT - Cathode Ray Tube

16. CSS - Cascading Style Sheets

17. DBMS - Database Management System

18. DDR - Double Data Rate

19. DNS - Domain Name System

20. DVD - Digital Versatile Disc

21. EEPROM - Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

22. EIDE - Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics

23. FAT - File Allocation Table

24. FTP - File Transfer Protocol

25. GB - Gigabyte

26. GHz - Gigahertz

27. GIF - Graphics Interchange Format

28. GUI - Graphical User Interface

29. HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface

30. HTML - Hypertext Markup Language

31. HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol

32. IBM - International Business Machines

33. IDE - Integrated Development Environment

34. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

35. IP - Internet Protocol

36. IRC - Internet Relay Chat

37. ISA - Industry Standard Architecture

38. ISO - International Organization for Standardization

39. ISP - Internet Service Provider

40. IT - Information Technology

41. JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group

42. KB - Kilobyte

43. LAN - Local Area Network

44. LCD - Liquid Crystal Display

45. LED - Light Emitting Diode

46. MAC - Media Access Control

47. MB - Megabyte

48. MHz - Megahertz

49. MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface

50. MP3 - MPEG Audio Layer 3

51. MPEG - Moving Picture Experts Group

52. NIC - Network Interface Card

53. NTFS - New Technology File System

54. OCR - Optical Character Recognition

55. OS - Operating System

56. P2P - Peer-to-Peer

57. PC - Personal Computer

58. PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect

59. PDF - Portable Document Format

60. PHP - Hypertext Preprocessor

61. PNG - Portable Network Graphics

62. POP - Post Office Protocol

63. RAM - Random Access Memory

64. RAID - Redundant Array of Independent Disks

65. RGB - Red Green Blue

66. ROM - Read-Only Memory

67. SATA - Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

68. SCSI - Small Computer System Interface

69. SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

70. SQL - Structured Query Language

71. SSL - Secure Sockets Layer

72. TB - Terabyte

73. TCP - Transmission Control Protocol

74. TFT - Thin Film Transistor

75. USB - Universal Serial Bus

76. VGA - Video Graphics Array

77. VPN - Virtual Private Network

78. WAN - Wide Area Network

79. WEP - Wired Equivalent Privacy

80. Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity

81. WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access

82. WWW - World Wide Web

83. XML - Extensible Markup Language

This list is not exhaustive, but it covers some of the most important computer acronyms and their meanings.