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Select the first letter of the word from the list above to jump to appropriate section of the glossary or type the term on which you want to search.
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bit bucket- a slang term that refers to the unknown place where lost data goes, never to be recovered.
bitmap- any graphical representation displayed on a computer monitor that is comprised of pixels or dots. Every pixel is made up of bits of data, each of which helps to define the overall color and shade of the graphic when translated into an image by the computer and display monitor. In monochrome monitors, one bit represents a single pixel. Bitmaps come in a variety of file formats such as GIF, JPEG, and TIFF.
BITNET- a large area-wide network originating in the early 1980s used to transmit email among university scholars and researchers.
bits per second- (bps) a unit of measurement that counts the number of bits that can be sent or received over a telephone line or via a satellite signal per second. Modem speeds are measured using bps. see baud.
BitTorrent- a popular file sharing service developed by Bram Cohen that prevents people from downloading constantly unless they are willing to share in the overall transmission load on the network. Released in the summer of 2001, BitTorrent is similar to KaZaA and other distributed swapping services where users download from other users and do not use a centralized directory as in the original Napster service. However, BitTorrent is also different than all of them because it makes every downloading user an uploading user.
bloatware- a slang term used to describe software with elaborate features requiring large amounts of disk space and RAM.
block move- in word processing, the moving of one section of a file to another location within the file, or to an entirely different file. This is accomplished by highlighting the desired text, copying the highlighted material and pasting it to the new location.
Bluetooth- a wireless personal area network (WPAN) technology from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (www.bluetooth.com) founded in 1998 by Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Nokia and Toshiba. Bluetooth is an open standard for short-range transmission of digital voice and data that supports point-to-point and multipoint applications. Some of the first Bluetooth applications have been for cellphones, providing a wireless connection to a headset and to an automobile's audio system for hands-free operation.
board- 1. short for a printed circuit board.
2. a bulletin board system or chat forum.
bogus- a slang term used to describe anything defective or faulty.
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A few words from Tech Support:
"When you see a tech having a beer with a member of the opposite sex on a Friday night, walk right up to them and ask a computer question. We don't do dating; the reason why we have that horny look on our faces is because we're discussing the new Intel processor."
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