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Bandwidth
Bandwidth is the maximum amount of data that can be carried by your Internet connection. If you have a low bandwidth, Web pages and graphics will take a long time to download. If you have a modem connection, your bandwidth is limited by the copper wire that carries the signal.

Bitmap
A bitmap is a type of graphic made of individual dots called pixels (picture elements).

Broadband
Broadband is a type of data transmission medium (i.e. a wire or a cable) that can carry several channels at once. Most communications between computers, including Local Area Networks use broadband connections.

Browser
A browser is a software program that interprets and arranges all of the multimedia elements contained within a Web page. Two of the most popular browsers are Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator.

BIOS (basic input/output system)
The BIOS on your computer contains all of the code needed to control your keyboard, monitor, disk drives, serial communications and various other functions. It is built-in software that determines what a computer can do without accessing programs from a disk (including hard disks).