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- browse
To view different pages on the web, using a piece of software known as a browser, such as Internet Explorer. 
- browser
A program which allows internet users to retrieve information from the internet. A browser may be used to access the web or to provide other facilities such as file transfer or email. When browsing, it retrieves web pages from another computer on the internet and displays them in multimedia format. - buffer
An area of computer memory allocated to transferring data between the computer and a peripheral, e.g. a printer buffer. Because the computer can send data to the printer faster than the printer can print it, the data needs to be temporarily stored whilst the printer catches up. - bug
A fault in a program which causes errors. - bullet
A symbol used to start each line in a list of items, e.g. in a word processor or in presentation software. - bullet points
A list of items beginning with a bullet. - bulletin board
The electronic equivalent of a notice board, where users can post messages for other users to read. Bulletin boards can may be publicly accessible or pass worded. - burn
The process of recording data onto a CD or DVD. - bus network
A type of local area network, a bus network has each of the devices connected directly to a main communications line, called a bus, along which signals are sent. The bus will frequently be a twin cable of some kind, for example, coaxial cable. - button
Something you click on the screen to cause an event, e.g. clicking on a print button will send a document to the printer. - button
The things you press on a mouse to trigger a mouse click event. - byte
A group of bits, typically eight, representing a single character. A single byte may also be used to represent a small number, either less than 256 or between -127 and +128.
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