Some Technical Terms Abbreviations

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1. ABC=Antanasoff Berry Computer
2. ALU=Arithmetic and Logic Unit
3. ARPA=American Research Agency
4. AT=Advance Technology
5. ATM=Automated Teller Machine
6. BASIC=Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
7. BIT=Binary Digit
8. CAD=Computer Aided Design
9. CAI=Computer Aided Instruction
10. CAL=Computer Aided Learning
11. CD-ROM=Compact Disk Read Only Memory
12. CD-RW=Compact Disk Read and Write
13. COBAL=Common Business Oriented Language
14. CPU=Central Processing Unit 
15. CU=Control Unit 
16. CUI=Characters User Interface 
17. DVD-RW=Digital Versatile Disk Read Only 
18. EPROM= Erasable Programable Read Only Memory 
19. EEPROM=Electrically and Erasable Programable ROM
20. FTP=File Transfer Protocol 
21. GB=Gigs Byte
22. GUI=Graphical User Interface 
23. HTTP=Hypertext Transfer Protocol 
24. IBM=International Business Machine 
25. IC=Integrated Circuit 
26. ISP=Internet Service Providers 
27. IPO=Input Process Output 
28. IT=Information Technology 
29. KB=Kilo Bytes
30. LAN=Local Area Network 
31. LCD=Liquid Crystal Display 
32. MAN=Metropolitan Area Network 
33. MICR=Magnetic Ink Character Recognition 
34. MODEM=Modulater and Demodulatre
35. MS DOS=Microsoft Disk Operating System 
36. MS Paint=Microsoft Paint
37. MS Word=Microsoft Word
38. MS Window=Microsoft Windows 
39. MU=Memory Unit
40. NOS=Network Operating System 
41. OS=Operating System 
42. OCR=Optical Character Reader
43. OMR=Optical Mark Reader
44. PC=Personal Computer 
45. Pixel=Picture Element
46. PROM=Programmable Read Only Memory 
47. RAM=Random Access Memory
48. SSDD=Single Sided Double Density 
49. SSHD =Single Sided High Density 
50. TCP/IP=Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol 
51. TPC=Twisted Pair Cable 
52. UPS=Uninterruptible Power Supply 
53. USB=Universal Serial Bus
54. VDU=Video Display Unit
55. WAN=World Area Network 
56. WWW=World Wide Website 
57. XT=Extended Technology written by K.S.G