Chapter 1: Acronyms

Question 1

ENIAC

Answer 1

Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator

Question 2

COBOL

Answer 2

Computer Business Oriented Language

Question 3

FORTRAN

Answer 3

Formula Translator

Question 4

ALGOL

Answer 4

Algorithmic Language

Question 5

KIPs

Answer 5

Kilo-Instructions Per Second

Question 6

MIPs

Answer 6

Millions of Instructions per Second

Question 7

UNIVAC

Answer 7

Universal Automatic Computer

Question 8

RTL

Answer 8

Resistor-to-Transistor Logic

Question 9

TTL

Answer 9

Transistor-Transistor Logic

Question 10

IBM

Answer 10

International Business Machines

Question 11

RPG

Answer 11

Report Program Generator

Question 12

BASIC

Answer 12

Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

Question 13

BCD

Answer 13

Binary Coded Decimal

Question 14

MITS

Answer 14

Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems

Question 15

CISC

Answer 15

Complex Instruction Set Computers

Question 16

GUI

Answer 16

Graphical User Interface

Question 17

VGA

Answer 17

Variable Graphics Array

Question 18

WYSIWYG

Answer 18

What You See Is What You Get

Question 19

CAD

Answer 19

Computer-Aided Drafting

Question 20

RISC

Answer 20

Reduced Instruction Set Computer

Question 21

MMX

Answer 21

Multimedia Extension

Question 22

SDRAM

Answer 22

Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory

Question 23

AGP

Answer 23

Advanced Graphics Port

Question 24

PCI

Answer 24

Peripheral Component Interconnect

Question 25

DDR

Answer 25

Double Data Rate

Question 26

EPIC

Answer 26

Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing

Question 27

RAM

Answer 27

Random Access Memory

Question 28

DEC

Answer 28

Digital Equipment Corporation

Question 29

TPA

Answer 29

Transient Program Area

Question 30

XMS

Answer 30

Extended Memory System

Question 31

EEPROM

Answer 31

Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

Question 32

ISA

Answer 32

Industry Standard Architecture

Question 33

EISA

Answer 33

Extended Industry Standard Architecture

Question 34

VESA

Answer 34

Video Electronics Standards Association

Question 35

SATA

Answer 35

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

Question 36

DOS

Answer 36

Disk Operating System

Question 37

MSDOS

Answer 37

Microsoft Disk Operating System

Question 38

CDROM

Answer 38

Compact Disc Read-Only Memory

Question 39

DVD

Answer 39

Digital Versatile Disc

Question 40

BIOS

Answer 40

Basic Input/Output System

Question 41

EMS

Answer 41

Expanded Memory System

Question 42

CPU

Answer 42

Central Processing Unit

Question 43

SIMD

Answer 43

Single Instruction Multiple Data

Question 44

MMX

Answer 44

Multimedia Extension

Question 45

MRDC

Answer 45

Memory Read Control

Question 46

MWTC

Answer 46

Memory Write Control

Question 47

IORC

Answer 47

Input/Output Read Control

Question 48

IOWC

Answer 48

Input/Output Write Control

Question 49

ASCII

Answer 49

American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Question 50

RPL

Answer 50

Requested Privilege Level

Question 51

GDTR

Answer 51

Global Descriptor Table Register

Question 52

IDTR

Answer 52

Interrupt Descriptor Table Register

Question 53

TR

Answer 53

Task Register

Question 54

PCD

Answer 54

Page Cache Disable

Question 55

TLB

Answer 55

Translation look-aside Buffer

Question 56

.SYS

Answer 56

System

Question 57

.EXE

Answer 57

Executable

Question 58

.INI

Answer 58

Initialization

Question 59

REGEDIT

Answer 59

Registry Editor

Question 60

.COM

Answer 60

Commercial

Question 61

XT

Answer 61

Extended Technology

Question 62

AT

Answer 62

Advanced Technology

Question 63

USB

Answer 63

Universal Serial Bus