Glossary of Terms
| Backbone |
A high-speed line or series of connections that forms a major pathway within a network. |
| Bandwidth |
How much information you can send through a connection. Ususually measured in bits-per-second. A fast modem can move about 57 000 bits in one second. |
| Baud |
The baud rate of a modem is how many bits it can send or receive per second. |
| Binary |
Information consisting entirely of ones and zeros. Also, commonly used to refer to files that are not simply text files. e.g. images. |
| Bit |
A single digit number in base-2, i.e. either a one or a zero. The smallest unit of computerised data. |
| Bitmap |
Representation, consisting of rows and columns of dots, of a graphics image in computer memory. The value of each dot (whether it is filled in or not) is stored in one or more bits of data. |
| Blog |
A journal available on the web, usually updated daily. |
| BPS |
Bits-per-Second, a measurement of how fast data is moved from one place to another. |
| Browser |
Short for Web browser, a software application used to locate and display Web pages. The two most popular browsers are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. |
