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Pinstripe Creative - Multimedia Glossary

A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W X Z

• Bandwidth - A measure of the amount of data that can travel through a network. Usually measured in kilobits per second (Kbps). For example, a modem line often has a bandwidth of 56.6 Kbps, and an Ethernet line has a bandwidth of 10 Mbps (10 million bits per second).
• BBS - bulletin board system (BBS) A computer system equipped with one or more modems or other means of network access that serves as an information and message-passing center for remote users.
• Beta - A version of an application that is made available prior to the official release for the purposes of testing.
• Bit Rate - The number of bits transmitted per second. In theory, a 56 Kbps modem, for example, can transmit up to 56,000 bits per second.
• Buffering - A process used as a part of streaming media technologies whereby a certain amount of data is fed into the player (such as the RealPlayer) to allow it to begin playing before fully downloading the file.