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Proto Type
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A preliminary sketch of an idea or model for something new. Its the original drawing from which something real might be built or created.
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Binary Question
Definition
A question to which there are only two possible answers.
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Binary Message
Definition
A message that can only be one of two possible values.
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Bit

 

Definition
A contraction of 'binary digit". A bit is the single unit of information in a computer typically represented as a 1 or 0.
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Bit Rate
Definition
(Sometimes written berate)the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit e.g. 8 bits/sec.
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Protocol 
Definition
A set of rules and standards governing the exchange or transmission of data between devices.
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Bandwidth
Definition
Transmission capacity measured by bit rate.
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Latency
Definition
Time it takes for a bit to travel from its sender to its receiver.
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ASCII
Definition
American standard code for information inter change. is the universally recognized raw text format that any computer can understand.
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code  (v)

Definition
TO WRITE A CODE OR TO WRITE INSTRUCTIONS FOR A COMPUTER.
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