computer jargon terminator B
Sat, 08/08/2009 - 21:01 — computerman
- Broadband – Also known as your high internet connection or ADSL. A form of high-speed telecommunications in a broad band of frequencies to transmit data, what sets it apart is its ability to be subdivided to transmit multiple channels of data at once. Also called wideband, there are several types of broadband from digital subscriber lines or DSL, modems to broadband wireless. Broadband providers in the UK include Zen, Sky, Tisacali, TalkTalk and XLN.
- Bits – A bit is the most basic unit of data in computing. The term “bit” is a shortcut for binary digits whose values are either 0 or 1. Multiple bits have different terms, like byte (8 bits), a kilobit or kilobyte (1000), a megabyte (8,000,000) on to gigabyte (1,000,000,000) and terabyte (1,000,000,000,000) and so on and so forth.
- Bytes – A byte is a unit of measurement in computing referring to information storage. It consists of 8 bits of single binary digits. (see Bits).
- Backslash - A backslash is a typographical mark or glyph ( \ ) used mainly in computing. Introduced in 1960 by Bob Bemer, it is a mirror image of the common slash ( / ). The main reason for the introduction of the backslash is the result of character frequency studies to compose the signs of “and” and “or” as “/\” and “\/” respectively.