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The backplane has connectors that boards are plugged into as they are added.
backup -a redundant system to replace a system that has failed.
backward chaining -an expert system looks at the results and looks at the rules to see logically how to get there.
band pressure Level -when measuring the spectrum of a sound, it is generally done by looking at frequencies in a certain bandwidth. This bandwidth will have a certain pressure value that is an aggregate for whatever frequencies are in the bandwidth.
base -1. a substance that will have an excess of HO ions in solution form. This will react with an acid. 2. the base numbering system used. For example base 10 is decimal, base 2 is binary
baseband -a network strategy in which there is a single carrier frequency, that all connected machines must watch continually, and participate in each transaction.
BASIC (Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) -a computer language designed to allow easy use of the computer.
batch processing -an outdated method involving running only one program on a computer at once, sequentially. The only practical use is for very intensive jobs on a supercomputer.
battery backup -a battery based power supply that keeps a computer (or only memory) on when the master power is off.
BAUD -The maximum number of bits that may be transmitted through a serial line in one second. BACK | NEXT Easy Access To All Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88
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