GLOSSARY
BISYNC (BInary SYNChronous communications)
A method of transmitting data in which the transmission of a character is marked by a drop or rise in the signal. An IBM defined,
Boot Default Drive
The drive from which the computer will boot. By default, it is the flash drive D: but another drive (RAM drive or card slot) may be selected.
Bootable ATA
The ability to run the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT from an ATA card. In some older versions of flash, the CONFIG.SYS from the flash drive had to be run to load the drivers for the ATA card. With Bootable ATA the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT are run from the ATA card without loading any drivers.
Bus (network)
The main (multiple access) network cable or line that connects network stations. Also refers to a network topology of multiple stations communicating directly with the same cable with terminators at both ends, like an Ethernet or token bus.
Button
An object that can be clicked, selected, or unselected in your windows. Usually an event tree is attached to a button so that when it is clicked, an action is performed.
CD
Carrier detect.
CD
Compact disk, a removable
Channel
Refers to a logical data channel. A port may contain one or more channels. Data for any given wireless station is