Zenith z-server lt User Manual page 202

G-3
B
backplane slot
backup
backup battery
base memory
battery pack
baud rate
BIOS
bit
boot
bps
byte
Glossary
A connector on the backplane board in desktop computers and
expansion boxes that allows you to install circuit cards.
A copy of data for safe-keeping. The data is copied from computer
memory or disk to a floppy disk, magnetic tape, or other media.
The battery in your computer that maintains the real-time clock
and the configuration information when the computer's power is
removed.
An area of memory between 0 and 640 kilobytes.
The main group of batteries used to power a portable computer.
The speed with which data is transmitted during serial
communication. The computer's operating system and software
program must be configured for the same baud rate as the
communication device, such as a serial printer. See also bps.
(Basic Input/Output System) A program stored in flash
EPROM, EPROM, or ROM that controls the keyboard, disk
drives, video monitor, and other devices. See also flash EPROM,
EPROM, and ROM.
Derived from BInary digiT, a bit is the smallest unit of
information a computer handles. See also byte.
The process of loading the operating system into memory.
(bits per second) The number of bits transferred in one second
during serial communication, such as modem transmission.
A group of eight bits.