Computer Related Abbreviation – K

NOP: NO Operation. NOS: Network Operating System. NT (Windows): New Technology. NTFS: NT File System. NFS: Network File System. NIC: Network Interface Controller. NIO: New I/O. NMI: Non-Maskable Interrupt. NNTP: Network News Transfer Protocol. NTP: Network Time Protocol. NVRAM: Non-Volatile Random Access Memory. Post Views: 230

E (n) –  A game rating symbol developed by the Entertainment Software Rating Board   (ESRB).   E.164 (PN) –  A standard industry format for number normalization. The E.164 format consists of a country code (1-3 digits) and a National Significant Number (12-14 digits) for a total of 15 digits. The National Significant Number consists…

FS: File System. FSB: Front Side Bus. FTP: File Transfer Protocol. FXP: File Exchange Protocol. FAT: File Allocation Table. FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions. FDC: Floppy Disk Controller. FHS: Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. FCS: Frame Check Sequence. FPU: Floating Point Unit. FDD: Floppy Disk Drive. FDMA: Frequency-Division Multiple Access. FIFO: First In First Out. Post Views: 162

G (n) –  A game rating symbol developed by the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC).   G.7xx  –  A series of- ITU- standards for voice and data communications. e.g. G.703: Specifications for plesiochronous digital hierarchy   GAAP (n) –  A widely accepted set of accounting conventions, rules, and standards for United States companies….

S corporation (n) –  An United States tax law designation given to any corporation that elects to pass corporate income, losses, deductions, and credit through to shareholders for federal tax purposes.   S/B Compatible  –  (SoundBlaster- compatible)- A common- Soundcard- format, now obsolete.   S/MIME (n) –  An Internet e-mail security-oriented protocol that adds public…

W3 (n) –  A set of interlinked documents in a hypertext system. The user enters the web through a home page.   W3C (n) –  A consortium of commercial and educational institutions that oversees research and promotes standards in all areas related to the World Wide Web.   W3C  –  (World Wide Web Consortium)- An…