ACRONYMS A F P ADC: Analogue to Digital Converter AI: Artificial Intelligence ALU: Arithmetic Logic Unit ARPANET: Advanced Research Project Agency Network ATM: Automated Teller Machine FOLDOC: Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing FTP: File Transfer Protocol PaaS: Platform as a Service PAN: Personal Area Network PCB: Printed Circuit Board PDA: Personal Digital Assistant PC: Personal Computer PID: Process Identifier P2P: Peer-to-Peer G BIOS: Basic Input/Output System GAN: Global Area Network GIS: Geography Information Systems GPS: Global Positioning System GUI: Graphical User Interface C H B CAC: Computer-Aided Cartography CAD: Computer-Aided Design CADD: Computer-Aided Design and Drafting CAGD: Computer-Aided Geometric Design CAM: Computer-Aided Manufacturing CAN: Campus Area Network CBT: Computer-Based Training CD-R: Compact Disc - Recordable CD ROM: Compact Disc Read Only Memory CD- RW: Compact Disc Rewritable CGI: Computer Generated Imagery CIM: Computer Integrated Machinery CLI: Command Line Interpreter CLI: Common Language Infrastructure CPS: Cyber Physical System CRM: Customer Relationship Management CPS: Classroom Performance System CPU: Central Processing Unit CRT: Cathode Ray Tube CS: Computer Science CU: Control Unit D DAC: Digital to Analogue Converter DAW: Digital Audio Workstation DBMS: Database Management System DDE: Direct Data Entry DOS: Denial of Service DTP: Desktop Publishing DVD-R: Digital Versatile/Video Disc Read Only DVD-RAM: DVD Random Access Memory DVD-RW: DVD Read Write E EO: Erasable Optical EPOS: Electronic Point of Sale HDD: Hard Disk Drive HAN: Home Area Network HTML: Hypertext Markup Language HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol I IaaS: Infrastructure as a Service IAS: Immediate Access Store IC: Integrated Circuit ICT: Information & Communication Technology IDE: Integrated Development Environment IP: Internet Protocol ISP: Internet Service Provider IT: Information Technology IWB: Interactive Whiteboard J JIT: Just-in-Time JVM: Java Virtual Machine L LAN: Local Area Network LCD: Liquid Crystal Display LED: Light Emitting Diode Display LMS: Learning Management System M MAN: Metropolitan Area Network MFP: Multifunction Printer MICR: Magnetic Ink Character Reader MIDI: Musical Instrument Digital Interface MOOC: Massive Open Online Course R RAM: Random Access Memory RF: Radio Signal Rfid: Radio Frequency Identification ROM: Read Only Memory S SaaS: Software as a Service SAN: Storage Area Network SCM: Supply Chain Management System SMG: Standard Midi file SMS: Short Message Service SMTP: Simple Mail Transport Protocol SQL: Structured Query Language T TCP: Transmission Control Protocol TFT: Thin Film Transistor U USB: Universal Serial Bus URL: Uniform Resource Locator V VoIP: Voice Over Internet Protocol VPL: Visual Programming Language VPN: Virtual Private Network VPS: Virtual Private Server VR: Virtual Reality VRML: Virtual Reality Modelling Language W WAN: Wide Area Network WBT: Web-Based Training WORM: Write Once Read Many WWW: World Wide Web N NFS: Network File Sharing NIC: Network Interface Card O OLED: Organic Light Emitting Diode OMR: Optical Mark Reader OOP: Object Oriented Programming GLOSSARY 319