Internet communication

Internet communication

All the ways used by people to communicate with each other over the Internet, including e-mail, instant messaging (IM), feedback on blogs, contact forms on Web sites, industry forums, chat rooms and social networking sites.

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background

Internet; Internet communication

In multitasking environments such as Microsoft Windows, several applications can run simultaneously. One runs in the foreground while the others run in the background. The application or window in ...

back-hack

Internet; Internet communication

Back-hack refers to the art of tracking a hacker who has broken into your system.

backhaul

Internet; Internet communication

The process of sending data through a network on a less-than-direct route. The idea is to avoid network congestion and perhaps save time and money.

backside bus

Internet; Internet communication

Another term for the data bus that runs between the (CPU) central processing unit and the L2 (level 2) cache memory. The backside bus is typically faster than the frontside bus because cache memory ...

backward compatible

Internet; Internet communication

Computer hardware or software that works with older versions or standards. Backward compatibility is popular because it lets users upgrade systems and software gradually, rather than starting over ...

bacon

Internet; Internet communication

A more friendly variant of spam, bacon (also called bacn) is a term used to describe email we signed up to receive from a Web site you know and trust. These emails can be notices of software updates, ...

bad sector

Internet; Internet communication

A portion of a hard drive or diskette that cannot be accessed for storage purposes. Both hard drives and diskettes use a round platter to store data on. Upon formatting, this platter is divided into ...