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ICT Terminology
Acronyms for the AQA ICT GCSE course.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CPU | Central Processing Unit |
| VDU | Visual Display Unit |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| ROM | Read Only Memory |
| OMR | Optical Mark Recognition |
| OCR | Optical Character Recognition |
| MICR | Magnetic Ink Character Recognition |
| RFID | Radio Frequency Identification |
| RSI | Repetitive Strain Injury |
| CAD | Computer Aided Design |
| CAM | Computer Aided Manufacturing |
| LAN | Local Area Network |
| WAN | Wide Area Network |
| DTP | DeskTop Publishing |
| DVD | Digital Versatile Disk |
| CD-R | Compact Disc - Recordable |
| CR-RW | Compact Disc - Rewriteable |
| EFTPOS | Electronic Funds Transfer (at) Point of Sale |
| HCI | Human Computer Interface |
| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
| WIMP | Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointer |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
| GIGO | Garbage In Garbage Out |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator |