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Glossary of Internet Terms
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bandwidth
 

A word describing the volume of information that can be transferred over a network at a specific time. The higher the bandwidth is, the more data can be transferred.
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bitmap
 

A very common image file format.
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browser
 

A web browser is a program that lets you view web pages and navigate the internet with links, text, pictures and many other media. Examples include Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Safari.
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broadband
 

Broadband channels are carried on fibre-optic or coaxial cables offering wider bandwidth than conventional telephone lines. This gives them the ability to carry data, video and voice simultaneously.
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byte
 

A set of Bits that represent a single character. Nromally there are 8 Bits in a Byte, in certain cases more, depending on how the measurement is made.
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