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"Or have a bit of JAM with your java?"
Not sure what the heck I'm talking about? If you're a newcomer to the web, probably not.
If you find yourself in a chatroom or browsing a message board, chances are you have come across abbreviations, or acronyms, that people use to communicate on-line. Using these acronyms can definitely help you to communicate quickly and effectively while on-line.
While some are chat specific, others help describle elements used on the web. Here is a list of some basics you may have already come across. While the list is by no means comprehensive, it can certainly help the newcomer learn that your don't want to "DIMM the Monitor with your Finger"!
| Chat Acronyms | |
|---|---|
| AFK-Away From Keyboard | BAK-Back At Keyboard |
| BG-Big Grin | BRB-Be Right Back |
| BBL-Be Back Later | BTDT-Been There, Done That |
| BTW-By The Way | F2F-Face to Face |
| FAQ-Frequently Asked Questions | FWIW-For What It's Worth |
| FYI-For Your Information | G-Grin |
| HG-Huge Grin | IMHO-In My Humble Opinion |
| JAM-Just A Minute | KISS-Keep It Simple Stupid |
| L8R-Later | LOL-Laughing Out Loud |
| ROTFL-Rolling On The Floor Laughing | TTFN-Ta Ta For Now |
| TTYL-Talk To You Later | WYSIWYG-What You See Is What You Get |
| Basic Computer and Internet Acronyms |
|---|
| ASCII-American Standard Code for Information Interchange-an encoding system for text characters |
| Bit-A binary digit of either 0 or 1 |
| Boot-To start up or reset your computer. Warm boot=a computer already on is rebooted. Cold boot=a computer is powered up from a power-off state |
| Bps-Bits per second-the number of bits that can be transmitted per second over a communications channel |
| Browser-An application used to view and surf the web. Netscape and Internet Explorer are the most popular browsers |
| Bug-A problem with computer hardware or software that causes it to crash or not function properly |
| Byte-A group of adjacent bits configured to represent a character or symbol |
| CAD-Computer-Aided Design-the use of computer graphics in design, drafting and documentation in product and manufacturing engineering |
| Chip-Integrated circuit, silicon, containing thousands of transistors and components in a very small package |
| CPU-Central Processing Unit-the main silicon chip that runs a computer's operating system and software | Crash-An unexpected freezing up of a computer while running a program. Symptoms include a total lack of response from the mouse and/or the keyboard. | DIMM-Dual Inline Memory Module-A circuit board, containing RAM chips , that plug into your system board |
| Display-Your computer's monitor or display |
| Download-To transfer data from a larger "host" system to a (your) smaller "client" computer |
| DSL-Digital Subscriber Line-a new way of digitally transmitting and receiving data over standard telephone lines very quickly |
| E-Mail-Electronic mail, the computer based exchange of mail |
| Ethernet-A standardized method of connecting computers to a local area network |
| FAQ-Frequently Asked Questions |
| FAT-File Allocation Table-MS-DOS's method of storing and keeping track of files in a disk |
| Finger-A UNIX utility that reports information about other users who have UNIX accounts |
| Firewall-A computer or program set up to monitor traffic between an Internet site and the Internet-designed to keep unauthorized outsiders (hackers) from tampering with a computer system |
| Frame-An HTML feature that allows a web designer to segment the window of a web browser into distinct sections |
| FTP-File Transfer Protocol-Standard protocol used for transferring files on the Internet | Gb-Gigabit-one billion bits |
| GB-Gigabyte-one billion bytes |
| GIF-Graphics Interchange Format-a file format originated by Compuserve used for storing and transmitting images |
| Hackers-Unauthorized users |
| HTML-Hypertext Markup Language-the standard scripting language used for designing Internet pages |
| HTTP-Hypertext Transport Protocol--WWW page prefix indicating a clickable hotlink |
| ISP-Internet Service Provider |
| InterNIC-The entity that controls the registration of most domain names on the Internet |
| Java-An object-oriented programming language created by Sun Microsystems. Java is a device independent language, meaning that programs compiled on Java can be run on any computer. Java programs can be run as a free-standing application or as an applet (small program) placed on a web page. Applets written in Java are sent from the web site but executed on your computer |
| JPEG-Joint Photographic Experts Group- an image compression standard for still photos that is commonly used on the web |
| Kb-Kilobit-1024, or about 1000 bits |
| KB-Kilobyte-1024, or about 1000 bytes |
| LAN-Local Area Network-A system of hardware, software and communications channels that connects devices and resources on the local premises |
| Mb-Megabit-1,048,576 or about 1 million bits |
| MB-Megabyte-1,046,576 or about 1 million bytes |
| MHz-Megahertz-one million hertz (cycles per second) |
| MIME-Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension-an extension that lets you transmit non-text data (like graphics) via e-mail |
| Mirror site-A server which contains a duplicate of another WWW or FTP site |
| Modem-MOdulator-DEModulator-an internal or external device used to convert computer compatible signals to analog signals that can be transmitted over telephone lines |
| Monitor-Your computer's screen |
| Mosaic-The original WWW browser developed at the University of Illinois. It formed the basics of modern browsers like Netscape Navigator |
| MS-DOS-Microsoft Disk Operating System-a command-line driven (no graphical interface) microcomputer operating system |
| Multitasking-Mode of operation offered by an operating system which allows a computer to work on more than one task at a time |
| Operating System(OS)-The master set of programs responsible for overseeing the basic hardware resources of a computer such as disks, memory, keyboard etc. Macintosh, Windows and DOS are just a few examples of operating systems |
| PC-A non-Apple personal computer |
| Plug-ins-Add-on accessory software that adds new features to a commercial program |
| PNP-Plug And Play-making a peripheral device or an expansion board immediately operational simply by plugging it into a port or an expansion slot |
| POP-Point Of Presence-an ISP's dial-in location (telephone number) |
| POTS-Plain Old Telephone Service |
| PPP-Point-to-Point Protocol-a protocol used by TCP/IP routers and PCs to send packets over dial-up and leased-line connections |
| RAM-Random Access Memory-the memory area in which all programs and data must reside before programs can be executed (your computer's workspace) |
| ROM-Read Only Memory-memory that can be read only (not written to) |
| RTF-Rich Text Format-a format for text documents that includes formatting attributes such as different fonts and typefaces |
| Shareware-Software that you can "try before you buy" |
| SIMM-Single In-line Memory Module-memory chips packaged on a cicuit board that can be easily connected to a PC's system board |
| SLIP/PPP-Serial Line Internet Protocol/Point-to-Point Protocol-communications specifications used over serial lines to support Internet connectivity |
| Snail Mail-Hand delivered mail versus e-mail |
| TCP/IP-Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol-basic communication language of the Internet |
| TELNET-On of the TCP/IP applications that lets you log onto computers around the world that are connected to the Internet and use them as if they were your own |
| UNIX-The operating system on which the Internet was developed |
| URL-Uniform Resource Locator-otherwise known as a web-address, it describes the location and access method of a resource on the Internet. The URL for this site is http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Port/5303 |
| USB-Universal Serial Bus-a bus standard that allows up to 127 peripheral devices (printer, mouse, joystick) to be connected to an external bus |
| VGA-Video Graphics Array-a circuit board board that enables the interfacing of very high resolution monitors to microcomputers |
| Virus-Computer software usually well hidden that is designed for a malicious purpose |
| VRML-Virtual Reality Markup Language-a scripting language used to define three-dimensional "worlds" |
| WAV-Audio (sound) files in Windows format |
| WWW-World Wide Web-all of the users and resources on the Internet that are using HTTP |
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