STEM Dictionary

Information Technology:

Secure Shell (SSH)

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

Security

Server

Service Pack

Shell

Short (as in short circuit)

Signature

Software

Spam

Stealth mode

Storage Area Network (SAN)

Subnet

Subnet Mask

Syslog

System Administrator

Subnet Mask

Definition

a number that divides the IP address into network address and host address

Sentence

A subnet mask adds security.

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This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 1104229, 1501756, and 1902474.