In this blog post, we will look at some major computer and it's technology related full forms.





Acronym

FullForm

API

Application Programming Interfaces

BIOS

Basic Input/Output System

CMOS

Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

DNS

Domain Name Service or Domain Name Server

DPI

Dots Per Inch

MP

MegaPixels

DVI

Digital Visual Interface

UX

User Experience

UI

User Interface

EMI

Electromagnetic Interference

FAT

File Allocation Table

FAT12

12-Bit File Allocation Table

FAT16

16-Bit File Allocation Table

FAT32

32-Bit File Allocation Table

FPS

Frame Per Second

MHz

MegaHertz

GHz

Giga Hertz

I/O

Input and Output

GUI

Graphical User Interface

kbps

Kilobits per second

mbps

Megabits per second

gbps

Gigabits per second

MSCONFIG

Microsoft Configuration

NTFS

New Technology File System

NTLDR

New Technology Loader

HDMI

High Definition Multimedia Interface

VDU

Visual Display Unit

SD

Standard Definition

HD

High Definition

PC

Personal Computer

VGA

Video Graphics Array/Visual Graphic Adapter

OMR

Optical Mark Recognition

RGB

Red Green Blue

TXT

Text

XGA

Extended Graphics Array

CPU

Central Processing Unit

ROM

Read-Only Memory

PROM

Programmable Read-Only Memory

EPROM

Erasable PROM

EEPROM

Electronically EPROM

FDD

Floppy Disk Drive

HDD

Hard Disk Drive

SSD

Solid State Drive

RAM

Random Access Memory

SRAM

Static RAM

DRAM

Dynamic RAM

SDRAM

Synchronous Dynamic RAM

RDRAM

Rambus Dynamic RAM

DDR SDRAM

Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM

LPDDR (Used In Mobile Computers)

Low-Power Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM

CD

Compact Disk

VCD

Video Compact Disk

DVD

Digital Versatile Disk

SMPS

Switch Mode Power Supply

POST

Power On Self Test

USB

Universal Serial Bus

PAN

Personal Area Network

LAN

Local Area Network

MAN

Metropolitan Area Network

WAN

Wide Area Network

LCD

Liquid Crystal Display

LED

Light Emitting Diode

MIPS

Million of Instruction Per Second

CRT

Cathode Ray Tube

DAT

Digital Audio Tape

RTS

Real-Time Streaming

GSM

Global System for Mobile Communication

CDMA

Code Division Multiple Access

LTE

Long Term Evolution

VoLTE

Voice over Long Term Evolution

VIRUS

Vital Information Resource Under Seized

UMTS

Universal Mobile Telecommunication System

SIM

Subscriber Identity Module