Source: Tutorials Point
Published: 2017

Computer Abbreviations Explained

Circulated: April 29, 2019

WiFi — a name created to be “a little catchier than ‘IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence”; it does not stand for anything though many believe it abbreviates “wireless fidelity”.

LAN — local area network

WAN — wide area network

VPN — virtual private network

CPU — central processing unit

VoIP — voice over internet protocol

VGA — video graphics array

RAM — random access memory

HTML — HyperText markup language