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BBS
A Bulletin Board System which allows people to meet,
announce, carry on discussions and upload and download
files. Usually people operate or post within defined
groups.
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Baud
Baud is the value to the number of times per second that
the carrier signal value changes. In common use, the
rate at which bits can be sent or received per second by
a modem.
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Binary
Infomation which is entirely composed of ones and zeros.
Readable to only computers. Refers to files which aren't
of the usual text format, eg.image files.
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Baseline
An imaginary line whereupon characters in a type line
sits. Some characters have descenders that extend below
the baseline, for example ‘g’ and ‘p’.
See also Descender
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Backup
(1) To print on the opposite side of a sheet already
printed on
(2) Aligning images or text to match vertical lines on
the opposite side of the page
(3) Storing important data safely by duplicating them
onto discs, removable hard drives or other storage media
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Backbone
A high-speed line or series of lines which together
forms a major information transfer pathway within a
network.
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Bandwidth
The volume of information sent through a connection.
This volume is measured in bites per second (bps).
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Banner
Also referred to as a banner ad, a banner is a typically
rectangular advertisement placed on a Web site either
above, below or on the sides of the Web site's main
content and is linked to the advertiser's own Web site.
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Browser
Very often called Web browser, a software application
used to locate and display Web pages. The two most
popular browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer and
Netscape Navigator. There are many other browsers like
AOL Browser, Opera, NeoPlanet and many others.
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