Abbreviations of Computer Related Terms: Alphabet-L

L10N—Localization     L2TP—Layer two Tunneling Protocol LAMP—Linux Apache MySQL Perl LAMP—Linux Apache MySQL PHP LAMP—Linux Apache MySQL Python LAN—Local Area Network LBA—Logical Block Addressing LCD—Liquid Crystal Display LCR—Least Cost Routing LCOS—Liquid Crystal On Silicon LDAP—Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LE—Logical Extents LED—Light-Emitting Diode LF—Line Feed LF—Low Frequency LFS—Linux From Scratch LGPL—Lesser General...

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Abbreviations of Computer Related Terms: Alphabet-K

K&R—Kernighan and Ritchie KB—Keyboard Kb—Kilobit KB—Kilobyte KB—Knowledge Base KDE—K Desktop Environment KHz—Kilohertz KM—Knowledge Machine KRL—Knowledge Representation Language KVM—Keyboard, Video, Mouse I'm reading: Abbreviations of Computer Related Terms: Alphabet-K...

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Abbreviations of Computer Related Terms: Alphabet-J

J2EE—Java 2 Enterprise Edition J2ME—Java 2 Micro Edition J2SE—Java 2 Standard Edition JAXB—Java Architecture for XML Binding JAX-RPC—Java XML for Remote Procedure Calls JAXP—Java API for XML Processing JBOD—Just a Bunch of Disks JCE — Java Cryptography Extension JCL—Job Control Language JCP—Java Community Process JDBC—Java Database Connectivity JDK—Java Development Kit JES—Job Entry Subsystem JDS—Java Desktop System JFC—Java Foundation Classes...

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Abbreviations of Computer Related Terms: Alphabet-I

I²C—Inter-Integrated Circuit I18N—Internationalization IANA—Internet Assigned Numbers Authority iBCS—Intel Binary Compatibility Standard IBM—International Business Machines IC—Integrated Circuit ICANN—Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICE—In-Circuit Emulator ICE—Intrusion Countermeasure Electronics ICMP—Internet Control Message Protocol ICP—Internet Cache Protocol ICT—Information and Communication Technology IDE—Integrated Development...

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Abbreviations of Computer Related Terms: Alphabet-H

HAL—Hardware Abstraction Layer HBA—Host Bus Adapter HCI—Human Computer Interaction HD—High Density HDD—Hard Disk Drive HCL—Hardware Compatibility List HD DVD—High Definition DVD HDL—Hardware Description Language HDMI—High-Definition Multimedia Interface HF—High Frequency HHD—Hybrid Hard Drive HID—Human Interface Device HIG—Human Interface Guidelines HIRD—Hurd of Interfaces Representing Depth HLASM—High Level ASseMbler HMA—High Memory Area HP—Hewlett-Packard...

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Abbreviations of Computer Related Terms: Alphabet-G

G11N—Globalization Gas—GNU Assembler Gb—Gigabit GB—Gigabyte GCC—GNU Compiler Collection GCJ—GNU Compiler for Java GCR—Group Code Recording GDB—GNU Debugger GDI—Graphics Device Interface GFDL—GNU Free Documentation License GIF—Graphics Interchange Format GIGO—Garbage In, Garbage Out GIMP—GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMPS—Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search GIS—Geographic Information System GLUT—OpenGL Utility Toolkit GML—Geography Markup Language...

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Abbreviations of Computer Related Terms: Alphabet-F

FAP—FORTRAN Assembly Program FASM—Flat ASseMbler FAT—File Allocation Table FAQ—Frequently Asked Questions FBDIMM—Fully Buffered Dual Inline Memory Module FC-AL—Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FCB—File Control Block FCS—Frame Check Sequence FDC—Floppy Disk Controller FDS—Fedora Directory Server FDD—Floppy Disk Drive FDDI—Fiber Distributed Data Interface FDMA—Frequency-Division Multiple Access FEC—Forward Error Correction FEMB—Front-End Motherboard...

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Abbreviations of Computer Related Terms: Alphabet-E

EAI—Enterprise Application Integration EAP—Extensible Authentication Protocol EBCDIC—Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code EBML—Extensible Binary Meta Language ECC—Elliptic Curve Cryptography ECMA—European Computer Manufacturers Association ECN—Explicit Congestion Notification ECOS—Embedded Configurable Operating System ECRS—Expense and Cost Recovery System EDA—Electronic Design Automation EDI—Electronic Data Interchange EDO—Extended Data...

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Abbreviations of Computer Related Terms: Alphabet-D

DAC—Digital-To-Analog Converter DAC—Discretionary Access Control DAO—Data Access Objects DAO—Disk-At-Once DAP—Directory Access Protocol DARPA—Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DAT—Digital Audio Tape DB—Database DBA—Database Administrator DBCS—Double Byte Character Set DBMS—Database Management System DCC—Direct Client-to-Client DCCP—Datagram Congestion Control Protocol DCCA—Debian Common Core Alliance DCL—Data Control Language DCMI—Dublin...

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Abbreviations of Computer Related Terms: Alphabet-C

CA—Certificate Authority CAD—Computer-Aided Design CAE—Computer-Aided Engineering CAID—Computer-Aided Industrial Design CAI—Computer-Aided Instruction CAM—Computer-Aided Manufacturing CAPTCHA—Completely Automated Public Turing Test to tell Computers and Humans Apart CAT - Computer-Aided Translation CAQ—Computer-Aided Quality Assurance CASE—Computer-Aided Software Engineering cc—C Compiler CD—Compact Disc CDE—Common Desktop Environment CDMA—Code...

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Abbreviations of Computer Related Terms: Alphabet-B

B2B—Business-to-Business B2C—Business-to-Consumer BAL—Basic Assembly Language Bash—Bourne-again shell BASIC—Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code BBP—Baseband Processor BBS—Bulletin Board System BCD—Binary Coded Decimal BCNF—Boyce-Codd normal form BEEP—Blocks Extensible Exchange Protocol BER—Bit Error Rate BFD—Bidirectional Forwarding Detection BFD—Binary File Descriptor BFS—Breadth-First Search BFT—Byzantine Fault Tolerant BGP—Border...

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Abbreviations of Computer Related Terms: Alphabet-A

AAT—Average Access Time AA—Anti-Aliasing AAA—Authentication Authorization, Accounting AABB—Axis Aligned Bounding Box AAC—Advanced Audio Coding AAL—ATM Adaptation Layer AALC—ATM Adaptation Layer Connection AARP—AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol ABCL—Actor-Based Concurrent Language ABI—Application Binary Interface ABM—Asynchronous Balanced Mode ABR—Area Border Router ABR—Auto Baud-Rate detection ABR—Available Bitrate ABR—Average Bitrate AC—Acoustic...

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Fine-Tuning Your Hardware

By:  Whitson Gordon  & Kevin Purdy On some systems, Ubuntu and other Linux systems will install as if they they had always been right there on your system. Other times, there's a piece missing. Here's how to patch up the last piece (or two) of your system if not everything's working right off.  Note: Like other sections of our Getting Started on Linux series, this guide is written from the perspective of a new Ubuntu...

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Installing Linux on Your Computer

By:  Whitson Gordon  & Kevin Purdy  So you've decided to give Linux a shot, and you've found a distribution that suits you. But how do you actually get it installed? Here, we'll show you how to create a live CD or USB drive, boot into Linux, and install it on your system.Whether you've played around with live CDs and drive partitioning before or this is your first time, this guide will get you up and running with Linux in...

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Pick the Right Linux Flavor for You

By:  Whitson Gordon  & Kevin Purdy Pick the Right Linux Flavor for You If you've decided to give Linux a go, maybe for the second time, it's time to pick out a system and at least load it onto a "live" USB stick. If you're new to the Linux world, here are the distributions we recommend trying out. Note: We could publish our own Wikipedia about all the different distributions, or "flavors" in our headline speak, of Linux...

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