JPEG
Joint Photographic Experts Group
MPEG
Motion Picture Experts Group
RTF
Rich Text Format
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MB
Megabyte
DVI
Digital Video Interactive
WAV
Digital Audio Wave Format
FTT
Formatted Text File
PTH
IconAuthor PaTH file
KB
Kilobyte
AVI
Audio Video Interleave
ODBC
Open DataBase Connectivity
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
OLE
Object Linking and Embedding
DIB
Device Independent Bitmap
MCI
Media Control Interface
RTV
Real Time Video Compression
SQL
Structured Query Language
NTSC
North American Television Standards Committee
DBF
dBASE DataBase File
MPC
Multimedia Personal Computer
PLV
Production Level Video Compression
CBT
Computer Based Training
PAL
Phase Alternating Line (Video Color Standard)
CD
Compact Disc
GUI
Graphical User Interface
DLL
Dynamic Link Library
DDE
Dynamic Data Exchange
MDI
Multi-Document Interface
API
Application Programmers Interface
ICO
ICOn File
IWM
IconWare Main
IW
IconWare Subapp
IAM
IconAuthor Resource Manager File
ANI
IconAuthor ANImation File
GIF
Graphic Image Format
TGA
Targa File
TIFF
Tagged Image File Format
BMP
Bitmap File
FLI
Autodesk FLIck File
AVSS
Audio Video SubSystem
RS232
Standards for Serial Port Connectivity
RGB
Red Green Blue Color Intensity ranging from 0-255
VFW
Video For Windows
EPSS
Electronic Performance Support System
ROM
Read Only Memory
RAM
Random Access Memory
AIFF
Audio Interchange File Format
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get
CD-I
Compact Disc Interactive
CDR
Compact Disc Recorder
ISO
International Standards Organization
Codec
Coder/Decoder
OS/2
Operating System 2
AIX
IBM UNIX Operating System
VDI
Video Device Interactive
PSS
Performance Support System
CMI
Computer Managed Instruction
GB
Gigabyte
DAT
Digital Audio Tape
DOS
Disk Operating System
VOC
Soundblaster Audio Format
PCX
Personal Computer Graphic File
AU
SUN's SPARCaudio Audio File Format
XWD
X-Windows Dump File
SND
SouND File for Raw Macintosh Sounds
UAE
Unrecoverable Application Error
GPF
General Protection Fault error
LAN
Local Area Network
WAN
Wide Area Network
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
IPX
Internet Packet Exchange (Used by Novell NetWare)
NLM
NetWare Loadable Module
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
IP
Internet Protocol
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol
ATM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode
WORM
Write Once Read Many (referring to Optical Media)
Digital Archive Tape
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
MIME
Multimedia Internet Mail Extensions
BBS
Bulletin Board System
MIS
Management Information Systems
WMF
Windows Meta File
CLP
Clipboard Image
ATT
AT&T Group Graphic Image
CAL
CALS Raster
DCX
Multipage PCX File
IMG
GEN Image File
CUT
Dr Halo CUT Graphic Image
ICA
IBM IOCA Graphic Image
IFF
Amiga ILBM Graphic
KFX
Kofax Group 4
LV
Laser View
MAC
MACintosh Paint Image
MSP
Microsoft Paint File Format
RLE
Run Length Encoded
PCD
Photo Compact Disc
PSD
Photoshop Image
PCT
Macintosh PCT
PIC
Picture Image Compression
XPM
X Pixmap
EPS
Encapsulated PostScript
RAS
Sun Raster Image
GX2
Show Partner GX2 Image
WPG
Word Perfect Graphic
CRT
Catho-Ray Tube (Monitor)
CPU
Central Processing Unit
MOV
Quicktime MOVie File Format
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
OT
Object Technology
C/S
Client/Server
VDP
Video Disc Player
VTP
Video Tape Player
VGA
Visual Graphics Adapter
SVGA
Super Video Graphics Adapter
WNT
Windows NT
WFW
Windows For Workgroups
FPS
Frames Per Second
HW
Hardware
SW
Software
TWAIN
Technology Without an Interesting Name
ADPCM
Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop
AVC
Audio Visual Connection
BIMA
British Interactive Multimedia Association
DCC
Digital Compact Cassette
DSP
Digital Signal Processing
DTP
Desktop Publishing
EHS
Electronic Home Shopping
FMV
Full Motion Video
IV
Interactive Video
LEC
Local Exchange Carrier
MCCOI
Multimedia Communications Community of Interest
MCU
Multipoint Control Unit
MIPS
Millions of Instructions Per Second
Modem
Modulator/Demodulator
MSCDEX
MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions
PCM
Pulse Code Modulation
Pixel
Picture Element
POI/POS
Point-of-information/Point-of-sale
SCSI
Standard Computer System Interface
SMPTE
Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
TBT
Technology Based Training
VHS
Video Home System
WIMP
Windows, Icons, Mouse and Pointer