Bauds are quite versatile.
My wife keeps throwing them out when they accumulate, but I say it's better to keep a sack or two of bauds in the basement just in case they might come in handy. When computers talk to each other via wires or phone lines, they send streams of bits to convey information. Faster modems transmit information at speeds of up to 28,800 bps. You can tell how many bits per second a modem is capable of by looking at the specifications on the box. The naming convention for modem speeds is arcane, but all you really need to know is in the table above.