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what i'm talking about here are the common, universally recognised Internet (or tech) acronyms that we use so often in our daily lives that we wouldn't even stop to think twice about. so short, so quick, used so easily, that we probably didn't even realise that we didn't know what they stand for in the first place.
so, let's try this quick little test.. see how well you fare (without cheating) ;)
ps: this list is by no means exhaustive, i'm just listing those at the top of my mind. please feel free to add on in the comments too.
- WWW
- URL
- HTML
- HTTP
- FTP
- RSS
- DOS
- SMS
- MMS
- MP3
- JPEG
- GIF
- EPS
- SEO
- CSS
- API
- CMYK
- RGB
- ATM
- bonus: IBM
- yup, the company that recently messed up DBS ATMs islandwide
(scroll to the end of this post for the answers)
inspirations and resources:
- (Hubspot) Glossary: 24 SEO Terms Marketers Should Know
- (About.com) Internet for Beginners: Glossary of Internet Abbreviations
- (About.com) Web Design/HTML
- Abbreviations.com
(scroll further down for the answers)
answers:
(1) world wide web (2) uniform resource locator (3) hypertext markup language (4) hypertext transfer/transport protocol (5) file transfer protocol (6) really simple syndication (7) disk operating system (8) short message service (9) multimedia messaging service (10) portable document format (11) moving picture experts group-1 (MPEG-1) audio layer 3 (12) joint photographic experts group (13) graphics interchange format (14) encapsulated postscript (15) search engine optimisation (16) cascading style sheets (17) application programming interface (18) cyan, magenta, yellow, key black (19) red, green, blue (20) automated teller machine (21) international business machines
2 comments:
it's all so work-related!!! hahahahaha.
ATM can also mean "at the moment" for chat lingo :p
haha.. well i guess some of them could be quite technical, but i thought most of them are common in our daily life - eg. JPEG, anyone who takes digital photos or shares them wouldn't be unfamiliar with that.
and the same goes for URL, HTML, HTTP.. these are Web fundamentals, aren't they? :P
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