But Word 2007 is backward compatible, meaning it was designed to work with previous versions. You can work with and save Word 2007 documents in the format of previous versions (97-2003)â¦these documents are saved with the .doc file extension. This is called compatibility mode.ut Word 2007 is backward compatible, meaning it was designed to work with previous versions. You can work with and save Word 2007 documents in the format of previous versions (97-2003)â¦these documents are saved with the .doc file extension. This is called compatibility mode.
asynchronous - (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself.
Table of Contents. Asynchronous and Synchronous Transmission. With asynchronous transmission signal timing is not required; signals are sent in an agreed pattern of bits and if both ends are agreed on the pattern then communication can take place. Bits are grouped together and consist of both data and control bits.