Abbreviationcollection Collection Corner (IT)

1.       Abbreviation
ABC                        : Atnasoft Berry Computer
AI                            : Artificial Intelligence
ALU                        : Arithmetic and Logic Unit
APL                        : A programming Language
ARPA                     : American Research Project Agency
ASCII                     : American Standard Code for Information Interchange
AT                           : Advanced Technology
ATM                      : Automated Teller Machine
BASIC                    : Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BCD                        : Binary Coded Decimal
BIOS                      : Basic Input Output System
BIT                          : Binary Digit
BMP                      : Bit Map
CAD                       : Computer Aided Design
CAI                         : Computer Aided Instruction
CAL                        : Computer Aides Learning
CD-ROM              : Compact Disk Read Only Memory
CGA                       : Colored Graphic Adapter
CMOS                   : Complementary Metal Oxide Semi-conductor
COBOL                  : Common Business Oriented Language
COM                      : Computer Program for Micro Computer
CP/M                    : Computer Program for Microfilm
CPI                         : Character per Inch
CRT                        : Cathode Ray Tube
CUI                         : Character User Interface
DBMS                    : Database Management System
FTP                         : File Transfer Protocol
HTTP                      : Hypertext Transfer Protocol
IBM                        : International Business Machines
IC                            : Integrated Circuit
ISP                          : Internet Services Provider
IT                            : Information Technology
LAN                        : Local Area Network
LCD                        : Liquid Crystal Display
LISP                        : List Processor
MAN                     : Metropolitan Area Network
MBPS                    : Mega Bytes per Second
MCGA                   : Multi Colored Graphic Adapter
MF2HD                 : Micro Floppy Disk Double Sided High Density
MICR                     : Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MIPS                     : Millions of Instruction per Second
MODEM               : Modulator and Demodulator
MS DOS                : Microsoft Disk Operating System
MS Access           : Microsoft Access
MU                        : Memory Unit
NIC                         : Network Interface Card
NOS                       : Network Operating System
OCR                       : Optical Character Reader
OMR                      : Optical Mark Reader
PC                           : Personal Computer
Pixel                      : Picture Element
PL-1                       : Programming Language 1
POS                        : Point of Sales
POST                     : Power On self Test
PROLOG               : Programming Logic
PROM                   : Programmable Read Only Memory
PS/2                       : Personal System 2
RAM                      : Read Only Memory
RDBMS                 : Relational Database Management System        
ROM                      : Random Access Memory
SDRAM                 : Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SIMM                    : Single In-line Memory Module               
SMPS                    : Switch Mode Power Supply
SSDD                     : Single Sided Double Density
SSHD                     : Single Sided High Density
STP                         : Shielded Twisted Pair
SVGA                    : Super Video Graphic Array
TCP/IP                  : Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TPC                        : Twisted Pair Cable
ULSIC                    : Ultra Large Scale Integrated Circuit
UNIVAC                               : Universal Automatic Computer
UPS                        : Uninterruptible Power Supply
URL                        : Uniform Resource Locator
USB                        : Universal Serial Bus
UTP                        : Unshielded Twisted pair
VDT                        : Video Display Terminal
VGA                       : Video Graphic Adapter
VLSI                       : Very Large Scale Integration
WAN                     : Wide Area Network
WWW                   : World Wide Web
XT                           : Extended Technology
  1. Full form collections
ABC                                        : Atnasoft Berry Computer
AC                                          : Alternating Current
AI                                            : Artificial Intelligence
ALGOL                                  : Algorithmic Oriented Language
ALU                                        : Arithmetic Logic Unit
APL                                        : A Programming Language
ARPA                                     : American Research Project Agency
ASCII                                     : American Standard Code for Information Interchange
AT                                           : Advanced Teller Machine
BASIC                                    : Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BCD                                        : Binary Coded Decimal
BIOS                                      : Basic Input Output System
BIT                                          : Binary Digit
BMP                                      : Bytes per Inch
CAD                                       : Computer aided Design
CAI                                         : Computer Aided Instruction
CAL                                        : Computer Aided Learning
CD-ROM                              : Compact Disk Read Only Memory
CGA                                       : Colored Graphics Adapter
CMOS                                   : Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
COBOL                                  : Common Business Oriented Language
CODASYL                             : Conference on Data System Language
COM                                      : Computer Program for Micro Computer
CP/M                                    : Computer Program for Microfilm
CPI                                         : Character per Inch
CRT                                        : Cathode Ray Tube
CU                                          : Control Unit
CUI                                         : Character User Interface
DARPA                                  : Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DBMS                                    : Database Management System
DPU                                       : Device Control Unit
DIMM                                   : Dual In-line Memory Module
DPI                                         : Dots per Inch
DSDD                                     : Double Sided Double Density
DSHD                                     : Double Sided High Density
DSI                                         : Data System International
DVD                                       : Digital Versatile Disc
EBCDIC                                 : Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EDORAM                             : Extended Data out Dynamic Random Access Memory
EDP                                        : Electronic Data Processing
EDS                                        : Electronic Data Storage
EDSAC                                   : Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer
EDVAC                                  : Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
EEPROM                              : Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EGA                                       : Enhance Graphic Array
E-Mail                                   : Electronic Mail
EMS                                       : Expanded Memory System
ENIAC                                   : Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator
FDD                                        : Floppy Disk Drive
FDS                                        : Fixed Disk System (Storage)
FORTRAN                            : Formula translation
FPM DRAM                         : Fast Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory
FTP                                         : File Transfer Protocol
GaAs                                     : Gallium Arsenide
GIGO                                     : Garbage In Garbage Out
GUI                                        : Graphics User Interface
HDD                                       : Hard Disk Drive
HONS                                    : Himalayan on Line Network Service
HTTP                                      : Hypertext transfer Protocol
HTML                                    : Hypertext Markup Language
IBM                                        : International Business Machines
IC                                            : Integrated Circuit
ICL                                          : International Computers Limited
IKBS                                       : Intelligent Knowledge based System
Internet                               : International Network (Netscape)
IRTB                                       : Industrial real Time Basic
ISP                                          : Internet Service Provider
IT                                            : Information Technology
KBPS                                      : Knowledge Based Problem Solving
LAN                                        : Local Area Network
LASER                                    : Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LCD                                        : Liquid Crystal Display
LHN                                        : Long Haul Network
LISP                                        : List Processor
LSIC                                        : Large Scale Integration Circuit
MAN                                     : Metropolitan Area Network
MBPS                                    : Mega Bytes per Second
MCGA                                   : Multi Colored Graphics Adapter
MF2HD                                 : Micro Floppy Disk Double Sided High Density
MICR                                     : Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MIPS                                     : Millions Instruction per Second
MODEM                               : Modulator and Demodulator
MOS                                      : Metal Oxide Semiconductor
MS DOS                                : Microsoft Disk Operating System
AS-Access                           : Microsoft Access
MU                                        : Memory Unit
NIC                                         : Network Interface Card
NITC                                      : National Information Technology Coordination Committee
NOS                                       : Network Code Processor
OCR                                       : Optical Character Reader
OCP                                       : Optical Order Code Processor
OMR                                      : Optical Mark Reader
OS                                          : Operating System
PC                                           : Personal Computer
PCB                                        : Printed Circuit Board
Pixel                                      : Picture Element
Pl-1                                        : Programming Language 1
POS                                        : Power of Sales
POST                                     : Power on Self Test
PROLOG                               : Programming Logic
PROM                                   : Programmable Read Only Memory
PS/2                                       : Personal System 2
PSRAM                                 : Pseudo Static random Access Memory
QBE                                        : Query by Example        
QEL                                        : Query Language
RAM                                      : Random Access Memory
RDBMS                                 : Relational Database Management System
RMM                                     : read Only Memory
RPG                                       : Report Program Generator
SCP                                        : System Code Processor
SDLC                                      : Software Development Life Cycle
SDRAM                                 : Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SIMM                                    : Single In-Line Memory Module
SMPS                                    : Switch Mode Power Supply
SSDD                                     : Single Sided Double Density
SSHD                                     : Single Sided High Density
SSI                                          : Single Scale Integration
STP                                         : Shielded twisted pair
SVGA                                    : Super Video Graphic Array
TCP/IP                                  : transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TPC                                        : Twisted Pair Cable
Transistor                            : Transfer Resistor
ULSIC                                    : Ultra Large Scale Integrated Circuit
UMB                                      : upper Memory Block
UNIVAC                                               : Universal Automatic Computer
UPS                                        : Uninterruptible Power Supply
URL                                        : Uniform resource Locator
USB                                        : Universal Serial Bus
UTP                                        : Unshielded Twisted Pair
UTP                                        : Video Display Terminal
VDT                                        : Video Display Terminal
VGA                                       : Video Graphics Adapter
VHSIC                                    : Very Large Speed Integration Circuit
VIRUS                                   : Vital Information Records Under Seize
VLSI                                       : Very Large Scale Integration
WAN                                     : Wide Area Network
WORM                                 : Write Once Read Many
WWW                                   : World Wide Web
XMS                                       : Extended Memory System
XT                                           : Extended Technology
EMI                                        : Electro Magnetic Interference
MAC                                      : Media Access Control
SMPT                                    : Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
BNC                                       : British Naval Connector
CAN                                       : Campus Area Network
RJ-45                                     : Registered Jack-45
POP                                       : Post Office Protocol
ARP                                        : Address Resolution Protocol
NOS                                       : Network Operating System
ISDN                                      : Integrated Service Digital Network
IPX                                         : Internetwork Packet Exchange
SPX                                        : Sequenced Packet Exchange
VHF                                        : Very High Frequency
UHF                                       : Ultra High Frequency
VSAT                                     : Very Small Aperture Terminal
NET BIOS                             : Network Basic Input Output System
NETBEUI                              : NetBIOS Extended User Interface
EBCDIC                                 : Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
ARCNET                                : Attached Resource Computer
CSU                                        : Channel Service Unit
DSU                                       : Data Service Unit
ICT                                          : Information Communication Technology
DARPA                                  : Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
PSTN                                     : Public Switched Telephone Network
VOIP                                      : Voice over Internet Protocol
JPEG                                      : Joint Photographic Expert Group
PDF                                        : Portable Document Format
GIF                                         : Graphic Interchange Format
TIFF                                        : Tagged Image File
BBS                                        : Bulletin Board Service
WAIS                                     : Wide Area Information Server
CDMA                                   : Code Division Multiple Access
ARC Net                               : Attached Resource Computer Network
MSAU                                   : Multistation Access Unit
DIX                                         : Digital, Intel and Xerox
DNS                                       : Domain Name Service
CSMA/CD                            : Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
Windows-NT                      : Windows New Technology
FAT                                        : File Allocation Technology
NFS                                        : Network File System
WAIS                                     : Wide Area Information Server
IRC                                         : Internet Relay Chat
NSF                                        : National Science Foundation
ISOC                                      : The Internet Society
W3C                                       : World Wide Web Society
LAB                                        : Internet Architecture Board
IETF                                        : Internet Engineering Task Force
IRTF                                       : Internet Research Task Force
INIC                                       : Internet Network Information Center
ADSL                                      : Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
GAS                                       : Government Accounting System
GEMS                                    : Government Employee Management System
PIS                                          : Planning Information System
PIS                                          : Payroll Information System
CAS                                        : Corporate Accounting System
FIMS                                      : Financial Information Management System
CMS                                       : College Management System
JMS                                        : Jewelers Management System
HMS                                      : Hospital Management System
HDMI                                    : High Definition Management Interface
Fax                                         : Facsimile
GPRS                                     : General Pocket Radio Service
GSM                                      : Global System for Mobile Communication
GIS                                         : Graphical Information System
IVPS                                       : Integrative Voice Response System
PIN                                         : Personal Identifier Number
PUK                                       : Personal Unblocking Keys
HSDPA                                  : High Speed Downlink Access
HSPA                                     : High Speed Packet Access
UMTS                                    : Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
MPEG4                                 : Moving Picture Expert Group Layer 4
MP3                                       : Moving Picture Expert Layer 3
SIM                                        : Subscriber Identity Mod
Source: Different types of Books and online sites