03/10/24

100 commonly used acronyms related to personal computers

Here are 100 commonly used acronyms related to personal computers (PCs), hardware, software, and computing in general:

1. PC – Personal Computer 

2. CPU – Central Processing Unit 

3. RAM – Random Access Memory 

4. ROM – Read-Only Memory 

5. HDD – Hard Disk Drive 

6. SSD – Solid State Drive 

7. GPU – Graphics Processing Unit 

8. PSU – Power Supply Unit 

9. USB – Universal Serial Bus 

10. BIOS – Basic Input/Output System 

11. OS – Operating System 

12. GUI – Graphical User Interface 

13. CLI – Command Line Interface 

14. LED – Light Emitting Diode 

15. LCD – Liquid Crystal Display 

16. VGA – Video Graphics Array 

17. HDMI – High-Definition Multimedia Interface 

18. DVI – Digital Visual Interface 

19. LAN – Local Area Network 

20. WAN – Wide Area Network 

21. Wi-Fi – Wireless Fidelity 

22. NIC – Network Interface Card 

23. IP – Internet Protocol 

24. MAC – Media Access Control 

25. DNS – Domain Name System 

26. HTTP – HyperText Transfer Protocol 

27. HTTPS – HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure 

28. FTP – File Transfer Protocol 

29. VPN – Virtual Private Network 

30. ISP – Internet Service Provider 

31. DNS – Domain Name Server 

32. HTML – HyperText Markup Language 

33. CSS – Cascading Style Sheets 

34. PHP – Hypertext Preprocessor 

35. SQL – Structured Query Language 

36. API – Application Programming Interface 

37. IDE – Integrated Development Environment 

38. DOS – Disk Operating System 

39. CD-ROM – Compact Disc Read-Only Memory 

40. DVD – Digital Versatile Disc 

41. USB-C – Universal Serial Bus Type-C 

42. SATA – Serial Advanced Technology Attachment 

43. NVMe – Non-Volatile Memory Express 

44. RAID – Redundant Array of Independent Disks 

45. I/O – Input/Output 

46. KB – Kilobyte 

47. MB – Megabyte 

48. GB – Gigabyte 

49. TB – Terabyte 

50. KBps – Kilobytes per second 

51. MBps – Megabytes per second 

52. GHz – Gigahertz 

53. MHz – Megahertz 

54. USB 3.0 – Universal Serial Bus 3.0 

55. PCI – Peripheral Component Interconnect 

56. PCIe – Peripheral Component Interconnect Express 

57. DIMM – Dual In-line Memory Module 

58. SO-DIMM – Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module 

59. DRAM – Dynamic Random Access Memory 

60. SRAM – Static Random Access Memory 

61. DDR – Double Data Rate 

62. DDR4 – Double Data Rate Fourth Generation 

63. MHz – Megahertz 

64. FDD – Floppy Disk Drive 

65. ATA – Advanced Technology Attachment 

66. PATA – Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment 

67. RDP – Remote Desktop Protocol 

68. SSH – Secure Shell 

69. PNG – Portable Network Graphics 

70. JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group 

71. GIF – Graphics Interchange Format 

72. PDF – Portable Document Format 

73. OCR – Optical Character Recognition 

74. WYSIWYG – What You See Is What You Get 

75. ANSI – American National Standards Institute 

76. ACPI – Advanced Configuration and Power Interface 

77. UPS – Uninterruptible Power Supply 

78. HTTP – HyperText Transfer Protocol 

79. AI – Artificial Intelligence 

80. ML – Machine Learning 

81. IoT – Internet of Things 

82. IPsec – Internet Protocol Security 

83. SSL – Secure Sockets Layer 

84. TLS – Transport Layer Security 

85. JSON – JavaScript Object Notation 

86. XML – Extensible Markup Language 

87. SSH – Secure Shell 

88. TFT – Thin-Film Transistor 

89. PNG – Portable Network Graphics 

90. IMAP – Internet Message Access Protocol 

91. SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 

92. POP3 – Post Office Protocol 3 

93. FSB – Front-Side Bus 

94. MICR – Magnetic Ink Character Recognition 

95. WPA – Wi-Fi Protected Access 

96. AES – Advanced Encryption Standard 

97. MIME – Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions 

98. LDAP – Lightweight Directory Access Protocol 

99. ICMP – Internet Control Message Protocol 

100. RISC – Reduced Instruction Set Computer 

These acronyms cover a broad range of personal computer-related terminology, from hardware components to networking and security technologies.

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