[Yes, yes it does.]

...I'm from Iowa.

[He gives his head a shake. Maybe she's just kidding around, or still in shell shock. It's not like he's going to be mean to her about it.]

'Beaming' is a means of transportation, instantaneous, from one point to another. It's called 'beaming' because the transfer of physical properties makes it look like a beam of light. It's useful technology in transporting people on and off of a starship, particularly in planetary exploration.