A backbone is a larger transmission line that carries data gathered from smaller lines that interconnect with it. The term is often used to describe the main network connections composing the Internet.

Bandwidth (the width of a band of electromagnetic frequencies) is used to mean (1) how fast data flows on a given transmission path, and (2), somewhat more technically, the width of the range of frequencies that an electronic signal occupies on a given transmission medium

he Bootstrap Protocol allows a host to configure itself dynamically at boot time. This protocol provides 3 services.

a. IP address assignment.
b. Detection of the IP address for a serving machine.
c. The name of a file to be loaded and executed by the client machine.
For more information, please refer to this page
http://www.networksorcery.com/enp/protocol/bootp.htm

In telecommunication networks, a bridge is a product that connects a local area network (LAN) to another local area network that uses the same protocol such as Ethernet or Token-Ring

IBroadband is usually used to reference a type of Internet connection. Simply put, a broadband connection is one that allows for extremely high speeds, and supports data, voice, and sometimes even video information. High speed (or data rate) means that in addition to surfing the web without annoying delays, you will also be able to enjoy multimedia-rich applications such as streaming audio and videoconferencing.

The two most popular types of broadband devices are DSL modems and cable modems. DSL, or Digital Subscriber Line, comes into the home over phone lines, into the DSL modem. DSL typically provides a data rate of 128 Kbps to 6 Mbps (Megabits per second) on the downstream feed, and 128 to 640 Kbps upstream.

Cable modem comes through the same wire as your cable TV service. Once the wire enters the home, the cable modem splits off a new extension to that wire to carry Internet traffic for your computer(s).

Buffer is a temporary storage area, usually in RAM. The purpose of most buffers is to act as a holding area, enabling the CPU to manipulate data before transferring it to a device.