Here is a list of abbreviations I have compiled that will help you boost your journey of computer applications.

![images (1).png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmY4ehAEVHrDhBVmG5mnwEQcebBzQVbHdPu2zU6WkeStYV/images%20(1).png) XML - Extended Markup Language SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol GUI - Graphical User Interface CAD - Computer Aided Design IP - Internet Protocol PPP - Point of Point Protocol. SQL - Structured Query Language SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol RFC - Request For Comment. DSL - Digital Subscriber Line CLI - Command Line Interface VSLI - Very Large Scale Integration BIOS-ROM - BASIC Input and Output System Read Only Memory CMOS - Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor INTERNET - INTERnational NETwork WLAN - Wireless Local Area Network DVD - Digital Versatile Disk. ALU - Arithmetic and Logic Unit URL - Unique Resource Locator IC - Integrated Circuit ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network COBOL - Common Business Oriented Languages FORTRAN - FORmula TRAnslation LCD - Liquid Crystal Display EPROM - Erasable Programmable ROM UNIVAC - UNIVersal Automatic Computers ENIAC - Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange. EBCDIC - Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code UDP - User Datagram Protocol POST - Power On Self Test VDU - Visual Display Unit UPS - Universal Power Supply ISP - Internet Service Provider CRT - Cathode Ray Tube MIME - Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension TCP - Transmission Control Protocol FTP - File Transfer Protocol DHCP - Domain Host Configuration Protocol GIF - Graphics Interchange Format JPEG - Joint Photographic Experts Group DNS - Domain Name System OOL - Object Oriented Programming HTML - HyperText Transfer Protocol MPP - Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation PNG - Portable Network Graphics CGM - Computer Graphics Metafile PDF - Portable Document Format PDA - Personal Digital Assistant WiFi - Wireless Fidelity HDC - Hard Disk Control IDE - Integrated Drive Electronics CCTV - Closed Circuit Television CEI - Computer Ethics Institute OCR - Optical Character Reader OMR - Optical Mark Reader MICR - Magnetic Ink Character Reader DMS - Data Manipulation System RMS - Record Management System IPX - Internet Protocol Extension TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol USB - Universal Serial Disk MIDI Devices - Music Instrument Digital Network Devices EPOS - Electronic Point Of Sale NIC - Network Interfaces Card HDLC - High Level Data Link Protocol IBC - Integrated Broadband Communication GII - Global Information Infrastructure EDI - Electronic Data Interchange DTE - Data Terminal Equipment EIB - Electronic Interface Board CCITT - International Consultative Committee for Telephony and Telegraphy SPX - Sequence Packet Exchange CSU - Channel Service Unit DSU - Data Service Unit B-ISDN - Broadband - ISDN API - Application Programming Interface AIB - Application Interface Board ARTIC - A Real Time Interface Club compressor POP - Post Office Protocol IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol I hope you found this useful and reusable.