Category: Technology

English (en) Bus A bus is a high-speed internal connection. Buses are used to send control signals and data between the processor and other components. A bus is a shared digital pathway between resources and devices, in which all devices receive the same signals hence the term bus. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Internet

English (en) Buffer A buffer contains data that is stored for a short amount of time, typically in the computer's memory (RAM). Buffer is a temporary storage we use when one component feeds data to the other, but their speeds aren't the same. A buffer is the middle gap between an input and output. Buffers...

English (en) Browser A browser is a software program used to locate and display information on the internet or an intranet. Browsers are most often used to access Web pages. Most can display graphics, photographs and text; multimedia information (e.g., sound and video) may require additional software, often referred to as “plug-ins.” Other languages: Hausa,...

English (en) Broadband Broadband is the transmission of high-quality data of wide bandwidth the transmission of wide bandwidth data over a high-speed internet connection. In its simplest form, it is a high-speed internet connection that is always on. Broadband connections include Wi-Fi, DSLs, fiber, and satellites. Other languages: Hausa, Igbo Related terms Bandwidth, Internet Yorùbá...

English (en) Boot To boot (to boot up, to start up or booting) a computer is to load an operating system (OS) into the computer's main memory or RAM. Once the OS is loaded (for example, on a PC, you will see the initial Windows or Mac desktop screen), it's ready for users to run...

English (en) Bookmark Before the advent of the computer, books have a piece of something such as a piece of thick paper, leather, fabric or plastic that you put between the pages of a book so that you can find a page again quickly. It is that thing placed in a book to mark a...

English (en) Blogger A blogger is a person who writes regular content in a weblog, or blog for short. Writing in a blog is often called blogging. For example, if you have a blog on WordPress and create a post about your day, you're "blogging" about your day. A political blogger might provide weekly commentary...

English (en) Blog A blog, which derives from the term “weblog,” is a website designed to make it easy for users to create entries in chronological order. The entries are then displayed in reverse chronological order (most recent entry first) and are generally archived on a periodic basis. It is a platform where a writer...