130+ Computer Abbreviations or Acronyms

<-> A <->
ADSL : Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AGP : Accelerated Graphics Port
ALI : Acer Labs, Incorporated
ALU : Arithmetic Logic Unit
AMD : Advanced Micro Devices
APC : American Power Conversion
ASCII : American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASIC : Application Specific Integrated Circuit
ASPI : Advanced SCSI Programming Interface
AT : Advanced Technology
ATI : ATI Technologies Inc.
ATX : Advanced Technology Extended

<-> B <->
BFG : BFG Technologies
BIOS : Basic Input Output System
BNC : Barrel Nut Connector

<-> C <->
CAS : Column Address Signal
CD : Compact Disk
CDR : Compact Disk Recorder
CDRW : Compact Disk Re:Writer
CD:ROM : Compact Disk : Read Only Memory
CFM : Cubic Feet per Minute (ft?/min)
CMOS : Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CPU : Central Processing Unit
CTX : CTX Technology Corporation (Committed to Excellence)

<-> D <->

DDR : Double Data Rate
DDR:SDRAM : Double Data Rate : Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
DFI : DFI Inc. (Design for Innovation)
DIMM : Dual Inline Memory Module
DRAM : Dynamic Random Access Memory
DPI : Dots Per Inch
DSL : See ASDL
DVD : Digital Versatile Disc
DVD:RAM : Digital Versatile Disk : Random Access Memory

<-> E <->
ECC : Error Correction Code
ECS : Elite group Computer Systems
EDO : Extended Data Out
EEPROM : Electrically Erasable Programmable Read:Only Memory
EPROM : Erasable Programmable Read:Only Memory
EVGA : EVGA Corporation

<-> F <->
FC:PGA : Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
FDC : Floppy Disk Controller
FDD : Floppy Disk Drive
FPS : Frame Per Second
FPU : Floating Point Unit
FSAA : Full Screen Anti:Aliasing
FS : For Sale
FSB : Front Side Bus

<-> G <->
GB : Gigabytes
GBps : Gigabytes per second or Gigabits per second
GDI : Graphical Device Interface
GHz : Gigahertz

<-> H <->
HDD : Hard Disk Drive
HIS : High tech Information System Limited
HP : Hewlett:Packard Development Company
HSF : Heat sink:Fan

<-> I <->
IBM : International Business Machines Corporation
IC : Integrated Circuit
IDE : Integrated Drive Electronics
IFS: Item for Sale
IRQ : Interrupt Request
ISA : Industry Standard Architecture
ISO : International Standards Organization

<-> J <->
JBL : JBL (Jame B. Lansing) Speakers
JVC : JVC Company of America

: K <->
Kbps : Kilobits Per Second
KBps : Kilo Bytes per second

<-> L <->
LG : LG Electronics
LAN : Local Area Network
LCD : Liquid Crystal Display
LDT : Lightning Data Transport
LED : Light Emitting Diode

<-> M <->
MAC : Media Access Control
MB ? Mother Board or Megabyte
MBps : Megabytes Per Second
Mbps : Megabits Per Second or Megabits Per Second
MHz : Mega Hertz
MIPS : Million Instructions Per Second
MMX : Multi:Media Extensions
MSI : Micro Star International

<-> N <->
NAS : Network Attached Storage
NAT : Network Address Translation
NEC : NEC Corporation
NIC : Network Interface Card

<-> O <->
OC : Overclock (Over Clock)
OCZ : OCZ Technology
OEM : Original Equipment Manufacturer

<-> P <->
PC : Personal Computer
PCB : Printed Circuit Board
PCI : Peripheral Component Interconnect
PDA : Personal Digital Assistant
PCMCIA : Peripheral Component Micro channel Interconnect Architecture
PGA : Professional Graphics Array
PLD : Programmable Logic Device
PM : Private Message / Private Messaging
PnP : Plug ‘n Play
PNY : PNY Technology
POST : Power On Self Test
PPPoA : Point:to:Point Protocol over ATM
PPPoE : Point:to:Point Protocol over Ethernet
PQI : PQI Corporation
PSU : Power Supply Unit

<-> R <->
RAID : Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
RAM : Random Access Memory
RAMDAC : Random Access Memory Digital Analog Converter
RDRAM : Ram bus Dynamic Random Access Memory
ROM : Read Only Memory
RPM : Revolutions Per Minute

<-> S <->
SASID : Self:scanned Amorphous Silicon Integrated Display
SCA : SCSI Configured Automatically
SCSI : Small Computer System Interface
SDRAM : Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SECC : Single Edge Contact Connector
SODIMM : Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module
SPARC : Scalable Processor Architecture
SOHO : Small Office Home Office
SRAM : Static Random Access Memory
SSE : Streaming SIMD Extensions
SVGA : Super Video Graphics Array
S/PDIF : Sony/Philips Digital Interface

<-> T <->
TB : Terabytes
TBps : Terabytes per second
Tbps : Tera bits per second
TDK : TDK Electronics
TEC : Thermoelectric Cooler
TPC : TipidPC
TWAIN : Technology Without An Important Name

<-> U <->
UART : Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
USB : Universal Serial Bus
UTP : Unshielded Twisted Pair

<-> V <->
VCD : Video CD
VPN : Virtual Private Network

<-> W <->
WAN : Wide Area Network
WTB : Want to Buy
WYSIWYG : What You See Is What You Get

<-> X <->
XGA : Extended Graphics Array
XFX : XFX Graphics, a Division of Pine
XMS : Extended Memory Specification
XT : Extended Technology