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IT Abbreviations

	Short Form	Full Form			Bits And Bytes Relations
	ACPI	Advance Configuration Power Interface.			4 Bits = 1 Nibble
	Alt	Alternate			8 Bits = 1 Byte
	APIs -	Application Programming Interface.			1024 Bytes = 1 Kilo Byte ( KB )
	APM -	Advanced Power Management.			1024 KB = 1 Mega Byte ( MB )
	BIOS -	Basic Input Output System.			1024 MB = 1 Gyga Byte ( GB )
	BPS - .	Bits Per Second			1024 GB = 1 Tera Byte ( TB )
	CD -	Compact Disc.			1024 TB = 1 Peta Byte ( PB )
	CD-R -	Compact Disc Recordable.			1024 PB = 1 Exa Byte ( EB )
	CD-RW -	Compact Disc Re-Writable.			1024 EB = 1 Zetta Byte ( ZB )
	COBOL -	Common Business Oriented Language.			1024 ZB = 1 Yotta Byte ( YB )
	COM -	Componant Object Module.
	CPU -	Center Processing Unit.
	Ctrl –	Control.
	Del -	Delete.
	DOS -	Disk Operating System.
	DPI -	Dots Per Inch.
	DSL -	Digital Subscriber Line.
	DVD -	Digital Video/Versatile Disc.
	DVD-R -	Digital Video Disc Recordable.
	EEPROM -	Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
	EGA -	Enhanced Graphics Adapter.
	EIDE -	Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics.
	ENIAC -	Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator.
	EPROM -	Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory.
	Esc - .	Escape
	ESP -	Enhanced Serial Port.
	FAT -	File Allocation Table.
	FDD -	Floppy Disk Drive.
	GUI -	Graphic User Interface.
	HTML -	Hyper Text Markup Language.
	HTTP -	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.
	IC-	Integrated Circuit.
	Ins -	Insert.
	ISDN -	Integrated Services Digital Network.
	ISPs -	Internet Service Providers.
	LAN -	Local Area Network.
	MB -	Megabytes.
	MBR -	Master Boot Record.
	MS-DOS -	Microsoft Disk Operating System.
	NES -	Network File System.
	NIC -	Network Interface Card.
	NTFS -	New Technology File System.
	OS -	Operating System.
	PC -	Personal Computer.
	PPM -	Pages Per Minute.
	PROM -	Programmable Read Only Memory.
	RAID -	Redundant Array Of Inexpensive Disk.
	RAM -	Random Access Memory.
	RISC -	Reduced Instruction Set Chip/Computing.
	ROM -.	Read Only Memory
	SATA -	Serial Advanced Technology Attachment.
	SCSI -	Small Computer System Interface.
	SDRAM -	Synchronous Dynamic Radom Access Memory.
	SRAM -	Static Random Access Memory.
	STP - .	Shielded Twisted Pair
	URL -	Uniform Resource Locator.
	USB -	Universal Serial Bus.
	UTP -	Unshielded Twisted Pair.
	VPNs -	Virtual Private Networks.