IT Acronyms and Full Words

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July 18, 2024
IT Knowledge

General IT

  • IT: Information Technology
  • OS: Operating System
  • GUI: Graphical User Interface
  • CPU: Central Processing Unit
  • RAM: Random Access Memory
  • HDD/SSD: Hard Disk Drive / Solid State Drive
  • MB/GB/TB: Megabyte / Gigabyte / Terabyte
  • LAN/WAN: Local Area Network / Wide Area Network
  • Wi-Fi: Wireless Fidelity
  • FTP: File Transfer Protocol
  • HTTP/HTTPS: Hypertext Transfer Protocol / Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol
  • URL: Uniform Resource Locator
  • VPN: Virtual Private Network

 

Software

  • SW: Software
  • DBMS: Database Management System
  • ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning
  • CRM: Customer Relationship Management
  • CMS: Content Management System
  • API: Application Programming Interface

 

Hardware

  • HW: Hardware
  • GPU: Graphics Processing Unit
  • MB: Motherboard
  • PSU: Power Supply Unit
  • NIC: Network Interface Card

 

Networking

  • IP: Internet Protocol
  • DNS: Domain Name System
  • SSH: Secure Shell
  • SMTP/POP3: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol / Post Office Protocol 3

 

Security

  • VPN: Virtual Private Network
  • IDS/IPS: Intrusion Detection System / Intrusion Prevention System
  • DDoS: Distributed Denial-of-Service

 

Other

  • UI/UX: User Interface / User Experience
  • AI: Artificial Intelligence
  • ML: Machine Learning
  • IoT: Internet of Things
  • BYOD: Bring Your Own Device
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