BBSs began as informal communities but now include political and commercial categories. Beta Means something is in the preliminary, or testing, stage. A file containing information other than just text. A binary file, for example, could contain a word-processing document, a spreadsheet and a picture. Bit The smallest unit of measure for computer data.
Many bits form a byte.
Bytes form words. Bitmap Screens are composed of thousands of tiny dots, which can be turned on and off to make a picture on your monitor. Those dots, when formed into a picture, are called a bitmap. In Microsoft's Internet Explorer, they're called Favorites. To start a computer.