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B.Y.O.D.

Bring Your Own Device or "BYOD" is a business and technology policy that allows employees...

backbone

A term that is often used to describe the main network connections that comprise the...

bandwidth

A measurement of the amount of data that can be transmitted over a network at...

BCP

Business Continuity Plan, or "BCP," is a set of documents, instructions, and procedures which enable...

BI

Business Intelligence - A recognized industry term for organizational analytics, including historical, current, and predictive...

binary file

A file that cannot be read by standard text editor programs like Notepad or Simple...

BinHex

A common file format for Macintosh computers; it enables a binary file to be transferred...

bit

A binary digit (either 0 or 1); it is the most basic unit of data...

blended learning

Instruction that combines aspects of both face-to-face (F2F) and online learning experiences. An increasing number...

blog

Refers to a weblog, a web page that contains journal-like entries and links that are...

Bluetooth

A wireless networking technology that allows users to send voice and data from one electronic...

BMP

Bitmap file; a common image format on Windows computers. Files of this type usually have...

bookmark

A feature available in certain programs like Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Acrobat Reader; it is...

boolean logic

A form of algebra in which all values are reduced to either true/false, yes/no, on/off,...

bounce

A term applied to an e-mail message when it is returned to you as undeliverable

bridge

A device used for connecting two Local Area Networks (LANs) or two segments of the...

Broadband Connection

A high-speed Internet connection; at present, cable modems and DSL (Digital Subscriber Lines) are the...

Browser

A program used to access World Wide Web pages. Examples: Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer

Buffer

On a multitasking system, a certain amount of RAM that is allocated as a temporary...

buffered

Data that is collected but not made immediately available. Compare to a language translator who...

Business Continuity

Business continuity is the activity performed by an organization to ensure that critical business functions...

byte

A group of adjacent binary digits that a computer processes as a unit to form...