common computer terms

Here I'm giving a list of more commonly used terms in the field of computer. Being an Engineering student you must be well known to these terms.

ALU: ArithMatic Logic Unit

CU: Control Unit

CD: Compact Disc

DVD: Digital Versatile Disc

EMAIL: Electronic Mail

SMS: Short messaging Service

UPS: Uninterrupted Power Supply

SMPS: Switch Mode Power Suppy

POST: Power On Self Test

URL: Uniform Resource Locator

HTTP: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

FTP: File Transfer Protocol

SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

TCP: Transmission Control Protocol

IP: Internet Protocol

POP: Post Office Protocol

OS: Operating System

LAN: Local Area Network

MAN: Metropolitan Area Network

WAN: Wide Area Network

ASCII: American Standard Code of Information Interchange

USB: Universal Serial Bus

VDU: Video Display Unit

CRT: Cathode Ray Tube

mP: Micro Processor