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Backbone
A backbone is a high-speed line or series of connections that forms a major pathway within a network. For example, NSFNET was the backbone of the Internet for many years.
See also NSFNET
Backhaul
The term used to describe how switches get data to the backbone network.
See also Backbone
Bandwidth
Bandwidth is the width of the electronic highway that gives you access to the internet. The higher the bandwidth, the wider this highway, and the faster the traffic can flow. Bandwidth is normally expressed in terms of bits-per-second (bps).
BBS
(Bulletin Board System) - A computerised meeting and announcement system that allows people to carry on discussions, upload and download files, and make announcements without the people being connected to the computer at the same time.
BINHEX
(BINary HEXadecimal) - A method for converting non-text files (non-ASCII) into ASCII. This is needed because Internet e-mail can only handle ASCII.
See also ASCII
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