Some Terms and Meanings

I have managed to compile this list of terms. What you think?

ALU - Arithmetic Logic Unit
ASCII - American Standard Code For Information Interchange
BASIC - Begiiners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BIOS - Basic Input Output System
BIT - Binary DigIT
CGI - Common Gateway Interface
CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMYK - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and BlacK
CNC - Computer Numeric Control
COBOL - Commone Business Control Language
CPU - Central Processing Unit
DIP - Document Image Processing
DOS - Disk Operating System
DTP - Desk Top Publishing
DVD - Digital Versatile Disc
FORTRAN - FORmula TRANslation
FTP - File Transfer Protocol
GIF - Graphics Interchange Format
GUI - Graphical User Interface
HEX - Hexadecimal
HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
I/O - Input/Output
IMAP - Internet Message Acess Protocol
IP - Internet Protocol
ISDN - Intergrated Services Digital Network
ISP - Internet Service Provider
JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group
LAN - Local Area Network
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
MAP - Microprocessor Application Project
MICR - Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
MODEM - MODular - DEModulator
MS-DOS - Microsoft Disk Operationg System
OCR - Optical Character Recognition
PAL - Phase Alternation Line
PDF - Portable Document Format
PIXEL - PICture ELements
PROLOG - PROgramming LOGic
RAM - Random Access Memory
ROM - Read Only Memory
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol
VDU - Visual Display Unit
WAN _ Wide Area Network
WIMP - Windows Icons Menus Pointers
WORM - Write Once Read Many

thanks! I learnt something. Never knew pixel = picture element!
:D

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TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol

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Should that not be:
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol?
Kewl post, Pandabean!

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet....
- Noia
:D

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Originally posted here by jethro

Should that not be:
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol?
Kewl post, Pandabean!

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Whoops hehe. Missed out the IP part. :rolleyes: :)

lol PIXEL

You can find most completed for each meanning with full details at www.whatis.com.

Is LCD the kind you have in a flat panel monitor?? or what? argh, ignorance strikes again!!

XXX

Yep, that's what it is. :)

Using simple terms with computers seems to be impossible. We need to create our personal language to be different with normal people.

Is it a psychopathological clue of our problems?
(I'm sorry for the spelling)

Here's one you missed, and a personal favourite of mine:

RTFM - Read the 'flaming' Manual :thumbsup:

CMYK - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and BlacK


hehe never heard that term.../me goes off to give greenpoints :)

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Originally posted here by ntsa
Here's one you missed, and a personal favourite of mine:

RTFM - Read the 'flaming' Manual :thumbsup:

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LOL love that one :) :D

hehe...in this community there is lots of people that have read i suppose :)...cuz flamers arent in any threat of extiction

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Originally posted here by emrys
CMYK - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and BlacK

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There's also RGB - Red, Green, Blue

i knew that one :)

:D

I'm sure your list will be of value from time to time.
Thanks for devoting your time and effort.

[QUOTE]"One's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains
its original dimensions." - Oliver Wendell Homes

Hi Pandabean

I have a collection of about 600 odd terms. Anyway keep collecting such ones. During the process, you may know many things which may be very new to you.

If you are in this domain, you should be knowledge-hungry and have an unquenching thirst for the new things.

Remember.... before posting to this forum, be sure that the acronym is correct (unlike TCP).