February 4, 2016

List of Important Computer Abbreviations

Dear Readers,

In view of the upcoming IBPS Specialist Officers (IT Officers) Exam, here we are providing you the list of important computer abbreviations. Seeing the trend of the IBPS Specialist Officers (IT Officers) Exam Pattern till now, 1-2 questions can be expected in the future too. Hope you all like the post !!!

List of Computer Abbreviations


  • ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit
  • AMPS - Advanced Mobile Phone System
  • ARP - Address Resolution Protocol
  • API - Application Programming Interface
  • ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange
  • ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
  • BPS - Bit Per Second
  • BPM - Business Process Modeling/Management
  • BCNF - Boyce-Codd Normal Form
  • BIOS - Basic Input/Output System
  • C-DAC - Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
  • CGI - Common Gateway Interface
  • DMA - Direct Memory Access
  • DCE - Data Circuit-Terminating Equipment
  • DDL - Data Definition Language
  • DML - Data Control Language
  • DCL - Data Control Language
  • DMS - Data Management System
  • DBPS - Database Processing System
  • DLCI - Data Link Connection Identifier
  • DNS - Domain Name System
  • DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  • EDI - Electronic Data Interchange
  • EEPROM - Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
  • FDMA - Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • FLOPS - Floating-Point Operations Per Second
  • FPS - Fast Packet Switching
  • FSP - File Service Protocol
  • FIFO - First In First Out
  • FTP - File Transfer Protocol
  • FILO - First In Last Out
  • GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications
  • GUI - Graphical User Interface
  • HTTPS - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
  • ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol
  • IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol
  • ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network
  • IBS - Integrated Banking System
  • JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group
  • LIFO - Last In First Out
  • MAN - Metropolitan Area Network
  • MIDI - Musical Instrument Digital Interface
  • MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
  • MIPS - Million Instructions Per Second
  • MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
  • MICR - Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
  • NASDAQ - National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations
  • OLTP - Online Transaction Processing
  • ODBC - Object Database Connectivity
  • OSPF - Open Shortest Path First
  • OLAP - Online Analytical Processing
  • POP - Post Office Protocol
  • PIN - Personal Identification Number
  • PPP - Point to Point Protocol
  • PMTLR - Page Map Table Limit Register
  • RARP - Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
  • RDBMS - Relational Database Management System
  • RSVP - Resource Reservation Protocol
  • RAD - Rapid Application Development
  • SHA - Secure Hash Algorithm
  • SDLC - Software Development Life Cycle
  • SET - Secure Electronic Transaction
  • SMTP - Simple Mail Transport Protocol
  • STP - Spanning Tree Protocol
  • S-HTTP - Secure Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
  • SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol
  • TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
  • TDMA - Time Division Multiple Access
  • UDMA - Ultra Direct Memory Access
  • UML - Unified Modeling Language
  • URL - Uniform Resource Locator
  • VOIP - Voice over Internet Protocol
  • VSAT - Very Small Aperture Terminal
  • Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity
  • WSDL - Web Services Description Language
  • WAP - Wireless Application Protocol
  • XML - Extensible Markup Language