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It seems like every computer term has an acronym to go along with it and half the time, I have no idea what it means. Can you help by giving me some examples?<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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<\/font><\/strong><\/font>Sure, that's no problem! There are tons of terms that usually only go by certain letters and it can be hard to keep them all straight. There are obviously too many to put into one tip, so below is a list of some of the more common used acronyms, along with their real meanings. Here we go!<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

ATA<\/strong> – Advanced Technology Attachment<\/font><\/p>\n

ATM<\/strong> – Asynchronous Transfer Mode<\/font><\/p>\n

BIOS<\/strong> – Basic Input\/Output System<\/font><\/p>\n

BMP<\/strong> – Bitmap<\/font><\/p>\n

CD<\/strong> – Compact Disc<\/font><\/p>\n

CGI<\/strong> – Common Gateway Interface<\/font><\/p>\n

CPU<\/strong> – Central Processing Unit<\/font><\/p>\n

DBMS<\/strong> – Database Management System<\/font><\/p>\n

DLL<\/strong> – Dynamic Link Library<\/font><\/p>\n

DNS<\/strong> – Domain Name System<\/font><\/p>\n

DSL<\/strong> – Digital Subscriber Line<\/font><\/p>\n

DVD<\/strong> – Digital Versatile Disc<\/font><\/p>\n

FTP<\/strong> – File Transfer Protocol<\/font><\/p>\n

JPEG<\/strong> – Joint Photographic Experts Group<\/font><\/p>\n

LAN<\/strong> – Local Area Network<\/font><\/p>\n

MPEG<\/strong> – Moving Picture Experts Group<\/font><\/p>\n

P2P<\/strong> – Peer To Peer<\/font><\/p>\n

POP3<\/strong> – Post Office Protocol<\/font><\/p>\n

RGB<\/strong> – Red Green Blue<\/font><\/p>\n

TCP\/IP<\/strong> buy viagra sydney<\/a> – Transmission Control Protocol\/Internet Protocol<\/font><\/p>\n

USB<\/strong> – Universal Serial Bus<\/font><\/p>\n

WiFi<\/strong> – Wireless Fidelity<\/font><\/p>\n

WWW<\/strong> – World Wide Web<\/font><\/p>\n

Did you learn something? I sure hope so!<\/font><\/p>\n\n

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