NETWORKS FULL FORMS

TCP/IP – Transmission Control Protocol /
 Internet Protocol
LAN – Local Area Network
MAN – Metropolitan Area Network
WAN – Wide Area Network
Modem – Modulation(tor)/Demodulation(tor)
URL – Uniform Resource Location
FTP – File Transfer Protocol
HTTP – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
PPP – Point to Point Protocol
GSM – Global System for Mobile
CDMA – Code Division Multiple Access
WLL(WiLL)–Wireless in Local Loop
SMS – Short Message Service
WWW – World Wide Web
HTML – Hyper Text Markup Language
XML – eXtensible Markup Language
NFS – Network File System
ARPANET – Advanced Research
 Projects Agency
NSFnet – National Science Foundation
NIU – Network Interface Unit
NIC - Network Interface Card
TAP – Terminal Access Point
 (NIU = NIC = TAP)
VGM – Voice Grade Medium
DGM – Data Grade Medium
STP – Shielded Twisted Pair
UTP – Unshielded Twisted Pair
LED – Light Emitting Diode
LD – Laser Diode
Kbps – Kilo bits Per Second
KBps – Kilo Bytes Per Second
Mbps - Mega Bits Per Second
MBps – Mega Bytes Per Second
Gbps - Giga Bits Per Second
GBps – Giga Bytes Per Second
OFC – Optic Fiber Cable
 Fiber Optic Cable
KHz – Kilo Hertz
MHz – Mega Hertz
GHz – Giga Hertz
THz – Tera Hertz
Bps – Bytes Per Second
bps - Bits Per Second
PDA – Personal Digital Assistants
P-P - Point to Point
AM – Amplitude Modulation
FM - Frequency Modulation
PM – Phase Modulation
A/F – Audio Frequency
(Txd – Transmit Rxd – Receive
RTS – Request to Send
CD – Carrier Detect
DSR – Data Set Ready
CTS – Clear to Send
DTR – Data Terminal Ready)
RJ45 – Registered Jack – 45
BNC – Bayone – Neill – Concelman
AUI – Attachment Unit Interface
SNA – Systems Network Architecture
VFIR – Very Fast Infrared
URI – Uniform Resource Identifier
URN – Uniform Resource Name
MIME – Mail and Multipurpose Internet
 Mail Extensions
POP – Post Office Protocol
SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
NNTP – Network News Transfer Protocol
HTTP – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
NTP – Network Time Protocol
IMAP – Internet Mail Transfer Protocol
SLIP – Serial Line Internet Protocol
IPCP – IP Control Protocol
NCP – Network Control Protocol
LCP – Link Control Protocol
PC – Personal Computer
ISP – Internet Service Provider
SIM – Subscriber Identity Module
TDMA – Time Division Multiple Access
TDM – Time Division Multiplexing
IDEN – Integrated Digital Enhanced
 Network
WCDMA –Wideband CDMA
PSTN – Public Switched Telephone
 Network
3G – Third Generation
UMTS – Universal Mobile
 Telecommunications System /
 Universal Mobile Telephone
 System
EDGE – Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution
SMSC – Short Message Service Center
HLR – Home Location Register
Email – Electronic Mail
Fax – Fascimile
VSNL – Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
DNS – Domain Name Server
DHTML– Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language
DECnet– Digital’s family of communication protocols
IE – Internet Explorer