Glossary-2
bits per second
(bps) A unit of transmission. Also called baud rate.
board
Printed circuit board. Board onto which computer
components are soldered and thin wires are printed to
connect the components.
boot
To start up a computer. See cold boot and warm boot.
bus
An electronic circuit within a computer used for transmit-
ting data or electrical power from one device to another.
byte
Group of eight contiguous bits.
C
card bus
A new 32-bit high-performance bus defined by the new PC
Card Standard and released by the PCMCIA standards
body and trade association. Card Bus offers wider and
faster 32-bit bus and bus mastering operation for improved
adapter performance. Card Bus can operate at speeds up to
32 MHz.
CD audio
Also called digital audio, uses the same format as conven-
tional music CDs. CD audio sounds have been digitized at a
high sampling rate.
CD-ROM reader
A computer-controlled device that reads high capacity opti-
cal disks and sends the output to the computer.
