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| baud rate: | generally, the number of bits transfered per second (bps); more accurately, the number of signal changes per second |
| big-O notation: | a notation for indicating algorithm efficiency by only considering the dominant factor; the big O stands for "on the Order of" |
| binary: | base 2 number system; a number system
consisting of two digits:
0 1 |
| binder: | a service that maintains a table of mappings from service names to server ports |
| binding: | specifying a mapping from a name to a particular object |
| bits: | binary digits; 0s and 1s |
| blocking: | a situation in which the sending process is blocked until the corresponding Receive is issued |
| boolean: | a variable or expression whose value is either true or false |
| broadcast communication: | communication in which each packet is transmitted to all of the computers in the network and each computer is responsible for identifying and receiving the packets addressed to it |
| buffer gate: | a logic gate that does not change the logic level of the input, but isolates or amplifies the signal |
| bug: | a logical error in the execution of software |
| byte: | 1. eight bits 2. in Java, an 8-bit signed integer value |
| bytecode: | platform-independent instructions created by the Java compiler for the JVM |