Big Collection of Essential Computer Related Shortforms and Their Longforms-II

This article is second part of the article series “Big Collection of Essential Computer Related Shortforms and Their Longforms-II”. You can access first article HERE.

For detail information of any of these terms you can refer to Book Foundations of Computing by P.K.Sinha and Priti Sinha.

Terms Related to Computer Processors:

C.P.U.: Central Processing Unit.

A.L.U.: Arithmetic Logic Unit.

Types of Registers In Computer:

MAR.: Memory Address Register.

MBR.: Memory Buffer Register.

PCR. : Program Control Register.

Accumlator Register.

Instruction Register.

I/O: Input Output Register.

Terms Related To Processor Speed:

Hz: Hertz.

MHz: MegaHertz.

MIPS: Million of Instructions Per Second.

BIPS: Billion of Instructions Per Second.

MFLOPS: Millions of Floating Point Operations Per Second.

GFLOPS: GigaFLOPS.

Terms Regarding Memory:

RAM: Random Access Memory.

SRAM: Static Random Access Memory.

DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory.

ROM: Read Only Memory.

Manufacturer Programmed ROM:

PROM: Programmable Read Only Memory.

EPROM: Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory.

UVEPROM: Ultraviolet Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory.

EEPROM: Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory.

SIMM: Single Inline Memory Module.

kb: Kilo Byte.

GB: Giga Byte.

CISC Processor: Complex Instruction Set Computer.

RISC Processor: Reduced Instruction Set Computer.

EPIC Processor: Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing.

Input And Output Buses of Computer Processor:

ISA Bus: Industry Standard Architecture Bus.

MCA Bus: Micro Channel Architecture Bus.

EISA Bus: Extended Industry Standard Architecture Bus.

Address Bus:

Control Bus:

Terms Related To Storage Devices:

BOT: Beginning of Tape.

EOT: End of Tape.

IBG: Inter Block Gap.

VCR: Video Cassette Recorder.

DAT: Digital Audio Tape.

FAT: File Allocation Table.

DSDD Diskette: Double Sided Double Density Diskette.

DSHD Diskette: Double Sided High Density Diskette.

CD ROM: Compact Disc Read Only Memory.

WORM Disc: Write Once Read Many Disc.

CD-R Drive: Compact Disc Recordable Drive.

DVD: Digital Versatile Disc.

RAID: Redundant Array of Inexpensive Discs.

IDE: Integrated Device Electronics.

IPI: Intelligent Peripheral Interface.

REFERENCE:

Foundations of Computing” by P.K.Sinha and Priti Sinha.

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