The transmission capacity (in kilobytes) of the communication lines that transport the Internet's electronic information. (See byte, kilobyte.)
Baud
The number of times a communication line changes its level per second while transmitting data.
BCC-Blind Courtesy Copy
A copy of an E-Mail message, sent to an additional recipient without the knowledge of the addressed recipient. (See CC, E-Mail.)
Binary file
A file that holds information in a way that a computer can read and understand. If you try to open such a file using a word-processing program, you'll see meaningless signs. (See ASCII file.)
Binex- Binary HEXadecimal
A method for converting non-text files into ASCII. This is necessary because Internet E-Mail can only handle files that are ASCIII formatted. (See E-Mail.)
Bit-Binary digIT
The smallest unit of computerized data.
A bit is a single-digit number in base 2 - which can be either 1 or 0. (See byte, kilobyte, megabyte.)
BITNET
WAN network that connects large computers in approximately 25,000 universities and research institutes in the US, Europe, and Japan. (See WAN, network.)
Body
The part of the E-Mail message where you type in your message. (See E-Mail.)
Bookmarks
Netscape enables you to mark sites you'd like to "visit" again with bookmarks, and to put them in a bookmarks list. In addition to a site's address, you can also add its name, description, and other details to a bookmark. (See address, URL.)
Boolean search
An Internet search conducted by search engines, using logical operators ("and", "or", "not") in order to define the relationship between the search keywords. (See search engine.)
BPS-Bites Per Second
The measurement of modem transmission speed. (See modem, bit.)
Browser
Specific software that enables users to navigate through the cyberspace of the World Wide Web. Netscape is one of the most popular browsers. (See WWW, Netscape.)
Byte
A unit of computerized data. A byte is an 8-digit number in base 2, and it is used to represent a single character.
One byte contains 8 bits. (See bit, kilobyte, megabyte.)