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Computer abbreviations

The following are the most common computer abbreviations. I just compiled it from different sources and books. I know there are more of such acronyms, however these are used often in computer related fields. Even some of them may be named interchangeably, for example, DVD (digital video disc or digital versatile disc).

AC	Alternating Current
AGP	Accelerated Graphics Port
BIOS	Basic Input Output System
Bit	Binary digits
Bps	Bytes per second
CD-R	Compact Disk - Recordable
CD-ROM	Compact Disk – Read Only Memory
CD-RW	Compact Disk – Rewritable
CMOS	Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
CPU	Central Processing Unit
CRT	Cathode Ray Tube
DC	Direct Current
DDRAM	Double Data Random Access Memory
DIMM	Dual Inline Memory Module
DVD	Digital Versatile Disk
EDO	Extended Data Out
EPROM	Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
FDD	Floppy Disk Drive
GHZ	Gigahertz
HDD	Hard Disk Drive
I/O	Input/Output
IDE	Integrated Drive Electronics
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
MB	Megabits
PCI	Peripheral Component Interconnect
PROM	Programmable Read Only Memory
RAM	Random Access Memory
ROM	Read Only Memory
SCSI	Small Computer System Interface
SDRAM	Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SVGA	Super Video Graphics Adapter
USB	Universal Serial Bus
VGA	Video Graphics Array

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