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Tech Acronyms Decoded

CPU, SIM, VPN, QR: technology loves to talk in capital letters. Find out how many of those everyday abbreviations you can really spell out.

💻 Technology easy 20 questions ~6 min
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What this quiz asks

  • What does CPU stand for?
  • What does GPS stand for?
  • What do the letters on this cash-machine sign stand for?
  • The name Wi-Fi officially stands for 'Wireless Fidelity'.
  • What does HTML, the code behind web pages, stand for?
  • The SIM card in a mobile phone is a Subscriber Identity what?
  • What does the 'QR' in QR code stand for?
  • Select ALL of these abbreviations that name image file formats.
  • Is the word 'pixel' short for 'picture element'?
  • What does VPN stand for?
  • The word 'modem' is a blend of which two words?
  • Order these kinds of network by the area they are designed to cover, smallest first.
  • In an email, what does 'Bcc' stand for?
  • Select ALL of these acronyms in which the letter L stands for 'Light'.
  • The word 'bit' is a contraction of 'binary digit'.
  • What does HDMI, the cable that links a TV to a games console, stand for?
  • In what year was the QR code invented?
  • The word RADAR began as an acronym. What does it stand for?
  • The CAPTCHA puzzles that check you are human take part of their name from which test?
  • In mobile networks, what does LTE stand for?