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ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS RELATED TO GSM We now live in a computer age where communication is done easily and globally with the aid of the GSM cell phone.   This development has led to the coinage of some pertinent abbreviations and acronyms which we use daily without knowing or even giving thought to their meaning.   Let us now discuss such GSM-related abbreviations and acronyms in this article. GSM Meaning: GSM is derived from the words Group Special Mobile, but it is now given the universal meaning of Global System for Mobile Communication.   GSM was first developed and introduced by the European Telecommunications Standard Institute in 1991, but the technology is now being used in most parts of the world.       GSM uses cellular, a communication system that divides a geographic region into sections, called cells, and t he purpose of this division is to make the most use out of a limited number of transmission frequencies. Wi...

ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS – KB, MB, GB & HD KB, MB, GB and HD are among abbreviations and acronyms we often these days in connection with computers and cell-phones.   Let us learn of their full meaning in this article. KB or Kb Meaning: The acronym KB or Kb in GSM and computer language stands for Kilobyte.   The size of a data file is often measured in kilobytes, and a kilobyte is 1,024 bytes.   A byte is a chunk of bits or a combination of bits used to represent information.   There are usually eight (8) bits in byte. To help us understand how many plain letters and words constitute a byte, and how many constitute a kilobyte, some computer experts like Erika Q. Stokes and others, have provided the following yardsticks: (1)     That if the letter ‘M’ is typed, followed by a space, and repeated across a whole page of A4-size paper (with provision for normal margins), we would have 3,129 bytes which is equal to 3.055 kilobytes;...

ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS RELATED TO COMPUTER AND CELL-PHONES In this article, we will discuss abbreviations and acronyms related to computer and cell-phones, which we make use of everyday in our contemporary world. USB Meaning: USB stands for Universal Serial Bus.   It is a type of external peripheral interface or a type of computer port which can be used to connect external equipment to a computer with low-cost cable, using serial transmission.   USB could be used with keyboards, mice (plural of mouse), printers, scanners, some photocopiers, and removable hard drives like flash-drives and models.   Owing to its universal size, USB is now supported by all popular operating systems. Examples of Usage of the acronym USB: (i)                 Documents are usually sent from computers to printers with the use of USB cables. (ii)        ...