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• Backbone cable: A primary communication cable that interconnects the primary, main, and intermediate distribution facilities.
• Backend server: A server that performs I/O operations on a database.
• Baffles: Air flow defectors that direct air flow to enhance the air-cooling system.
• Bare metal backup: A capture of everything on a system, including the OS, stored application, and system software and data.
• Battery-backed cache memory: Enables a RAID controller to process data in either direction of I/O operations faster than it's able to write it to a disk.
• Bayonet Neill Concelman (BNC) connector: Common connector for the coaxial cable.
• Beep codes: Tones sounded to indicate a failure during the bootup process.
• Binary Input/Output System (BIOS): Holds the first instruction, the hardware configuration, and support for I/O operations for startup.
• Blade server: A slim computer-on...