Periodic Table Of Computer Science

C

CPU

Vn

Von Neumann

Cs

Clock Speed

Fde

F-D-E Cycle

R

Alu

Arithmetic Logic Unit

Cr

Cores

Ra

RAM

Ro

ROM

V

Volatile Memory

Vm

Virtual Memory

F

Flash Memory

Ch

Cache Memory

N

Network

Wan

Wide Area Network

Lan

Local Area Network

Pan

Personal Network

Rt

Router

Pp

Peer To Peer

Cn

Client Server

Man

Metropolitan Network

Sd

String

Sq

Sequence

Sw

Switch

Wp

WAP

Vn

Virtual Network

It

Internet

Id

Integer

Sl

Selection

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Pt

Protocol

Wf

WiFi

To

Topology

Www

World Wide Web

Rd

Real

Ir

Iteration

St

Star Topology

Mt

Mesh Topology

Et

Ethernet

Ip

IP Address

Bd

Boolean

Bs

Binary Search

Nl

NOT Gate

Nal

NAND Gate

Tcp

TCP/IP Model

Ma

MAC Address

Cd

Char

Ls

Linear Search

Al

AND Gate

Ol

OR Gate

Nol

NOR Gate

Ps

Packet Switching

Arr

Array

Bbs

Bubble Sort

Lc

Logic Circuit

Tt

Truth Table

Xo

XOR Gate

Hl

High Level Language

Tda

2D Array

Ms

Merge Sort

Tl

Translator

In

Interpreter

Exe

Executable

Ll

Low Level Language

Sr

Sub-Routine

A

Algorithm

Ide

IDE

Cp

Compiler

As

Assembler

Db

Debugger

P

Parameter

Fc

Flowchart

Vm

Virus

Bi

Binary

Hx

Hex-adecimal

B

Base

Binary Addition

Mu

Binary Shift

Gv

Global Variable

Pc

Pseudo-code

Us

Utility Software

Mw

Malware

W

Worm

Um

Unit

Ai

ASCII

Uc

Unicode

Lv

Local Variable

Am

Assign-ment

Ap

App Software

U

Updates

Th

Trojan

Sp

Spyware

Bm

Bitmap

Au

Character Set

Ef

Efficiency

Dc

Declara-tion

Os

Operating System

Em

Encryption

Ph

Phishing

Aw

Adware

S

Sample

Lo

Lossy / Lossless

Tt

Testing

Fi

Files

Bk

Backups

Df

Defrag Software

Cm

Compr-ession

Hc

Hacking / Cracking

DoS

Denial of Service

Pm

Pharming

Sc

SDLC

Rc

Records

M

Moral Issues

Eth

Ethical Issues

Dpa

Data Protection

Cma

Computer Misuse

Foi

Freedom Of Info

DoS

Cc

Creative Commons