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Netmask A netmask is used to define a range of IP addresses. It is similar to a subnet mask, but is used to define classes of IPs rather than a range of IPs that may be used within a network. For example, IP addresses of class B have a subnet mask of ... Read MoreA
- Abend
 - Access
 - Access Point
 - ACL (Access Control List)
 - Active-Matrix
 - ActiveX
 - Ad Hoc Network
 - ADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter)
 - Add-on
 - ADF (Automatic Document Feeder)
 - ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)
 - Adware
 - Affiliate
 - AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
 - AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format)
 - AIX (Advanced Interactive Executive)
 - Alert Box
 - Algorithm
 - Analog
 - Android
 - ANSI (American National Standards Institute)
 - Antivirus
 - API (Application Program Interface)
 - Apple
 - Applet
 - Application
 - Archie
 - Archive
 - ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
 - Array
 - Artificial Intelligence
 - ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange)
 - ASP (Active Server Page or Application Service Provider)
 - ASP.NET
 - ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment)
 - ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
 - Autocomplete
 - Autoresponder
 - Avatar
 
B
- Backbone
 - Backside Bus
 - Backup
 - Bandwidth
 - Banner Ad
 - Base Station
 - Baseband
 - BASIC (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code)
 - Batch File
 - Batch Process
 - Baud
 - Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy)
 - Bespoke
 - Beta Software
 - Binary
 - Bing
 - Biometrics
 - BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)
 - Bit
 - Bitmap
 - Bitrate
 - BitTorrent
 - BLOB (Binary Large Object)
 - Blog
 - Blu-ray
 - Bluetooth
 - BMP (Bitmap)
 - Bookmark
 - Boolean
 - Boot
 - Boot Disk
 - Boot Sector
 - Boot Sequence
 - Bot
 - Botnet
 - Bounce
 - bps
 - Bridge
 - Broadband
 - Buffer
 - Bug
 - Burn
 - Bus
 - Byte
 
C
- C++
 - Cable Modem
 - Cache
 - CAD (Computer-Aided Design)
 - Camera RAW
 - Caps Lock
 - Captcha
 - Card Reader
 - Cc (Carbon Copy)
 - CCD (Charged Coupled Device)
 - CD (Compact Disc)
 - CD-R (Compact Disc Recordable)
 - CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory)
 - CD-RW (Compact Disc Re-Writable)
 - CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)
 - Cell
 - Certificate
 - CGI (Common Gateway Interface)
 - Character
 - Checksum
 - Chip
 - Chipset
 - CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computing)
 - Clean Install
 - Cleanroom
 - Client
 - Clip Art
 - Clipboard
 - CLOB (Character Large Object)
 - Clock Cycle
 - Clock Speed
 - Clone
 - Cloud Computing
 - Cluster
 - CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor)
 - CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow Black)
 - Codec
 - Command Prompt
 - Commercial Software
 - Compact Flash
 - Compile
 - Compiler
 - Component
 - Computer
 - Computer Ethics
 - Configuration
 - Contextual Menu
 - Control Panel
 - Controller Card
 - Cookie
 - Copy
 - Copyright
 - CPA (Cost Per Action)
 - CPC (Cost Per Click)
 - CPL (Cost Per Lead)
 - CPM (Cost Per 1,000 Impressions)
 - CPS (Classroom Performance System)
 - CPU (Central Processing Unit)
 - CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
 - Cron
 - Crop
 - Cross-Browser
 - Cross-Platform
 - CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)
 - CSS (Cascading Style Sheet)
 - CTP (Composite Theoretical Performance)
 - CTR (Click-Through Rate)
 - Cursor
 - Cut
 - Cyberbullying
 - Cybercrime
 - Cyberspace
 - Cybersquatter
 
D
- DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter)
 - Daemon
 - Dashboard
 - Data
 - Data Management
 - Data Transfer Rate
 - Data Type
 - Database
 - DBMS (Database Management System)
 - DDL (Data Definition Language)
 - DDR (Double Data Rate)
 - DDR2 (Double Data Rate 2)
 - DDR3 (Double Data Rate Type 3)
 - Debug
 - Debugger
 - Default
 - Defragment
 - Degauss
 - Del.icio.us
 - Delete
 - Desktop
 - Desktop Computer
 - Desktop Publishing
 - Developer
 - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
 - Dial-up
 - Dialog Box
 - Digital
 - Digital Camera
 - Digital Signature
 - Digitize
 - DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module)
 - Direct Digital Marketing
 - Direct3D
 - Directory
 - DirectX
 - Disk Drive
 - Disk Image
 - Dithering
 - DLL (Dynamic Link Library)
 - DMA (Direct Memory Access)
 - DNS (Domain Name System)
 - DNS Record
 - Dock
 - Document
 - Domain
 - Domain Name
 - Domain Suffix
 - Dongle
 - DOS (Disk Operating System)
 - Dot Matrix
 - Dot Pitch
 - Double-Click
 - Download
 - DPI (Dots Per Inch)
 - Drag
 - DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory)
 - Driver
 - DRM (Digital Rights Management)
 - Dropdown Menu
 - DSL (Digital Subscriber Line)
 - DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer)
 - DTD (Document Type Definition)
 - Dual-Core
 - DV (Digital Video)
 - DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)
 - DVD+R (Digital Versatile Disc Recordable)
 - DVD+RW (Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable)
 - DVD-R (Digital Versatile Disc Recordable)
 - DVD-RAM (Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory)
 - DVD-RW (Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable)
 - DVI (Digital Visual Interface)
 - DVR (Digital Video Recorder)
 - Dynamic Website
 
E
- E-commerce
 - E-mail Bankruptcy
 - ECC (Error Correction Code)
 - EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
 - Edutainment
 - EIDE (Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics)
 - Emoji
 - Emoticon
 - Emulation
 - Encryption
 - End User
 - EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
 - Ethernet
 - EUP (Enterprise Unified Process)
 - Exabyte
 - Exbibyte
 - Excel
 - Expansion Card
 - External Hard Drive
 - Extranet
 
F
- FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
 - FAT32 (File Allocation Table 32-bit)
 - Favicon
 - Fiber Optic Cable
 - FIFO (First In, First Out)
 - File
 - File Extension
 - File Format
 - File System
 - File Type
 - Filename
 - Finder
 - Fios (Fiber Optic Service)
 - Firewall
 - Firewire
 - Firmware
 - Flaming
 - Flash
 - Flash Drive
 - Flash Memory
 - Flat File
 - Flatbed
 - Floating Point
 - Floppy Disk
 - FLOPS (Floating Point Operations Per Second)
 - Flowchart
 - Folder
 - Font
 - Format
 - Formula
 - FPU (Floating Point Unit)
 - FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name)
 - Frame
 - Freeware
 - Frequency
 - Friend
 - Frozen
 - FSB (Frontside Bus)
 - FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
 
G
- Gamma Correction
 - Gateway
 - Gibibyte
 - GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
 - Gigabyte
 - Gigaflops
 - Gigahertz
 - GIGO (Garbage In, Garbage Out)
 - GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
 - GNU
 - Gnutella
 - Golden Master
 - Goodput
 - Google Drive
 - Gopher
 - GPS (Global Positioning System)
 - GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
 - Graphics
 - GUI (Graphical User Interface)
 - GUID (Globally Unique Identifier)
 
H
- Hacker
 - Halftone
 - Handle
 - Hard Copy
 - Hard Disk
 - Hard Drive
 - Hard Token
 - Hardware
 - HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
 - HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
 - HDTV (High Definition Televsion)
 - HDV (High-Definition Video)
 - Heat Sink
 - Hertz
 - Heuristic
 - Hexadecimal
 - HFS (Hierarchical File System)
 - Hibernate
 - Hit
 - Home Page
 - Horizontal Market Software
 - Host
 - Hover
 - HSF (Heat Sink and Fan)
 - HTML (Hyper-Text Markup Language)
 - HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
 - HTTPS (HyperText Transport Protocol Secure)
 - Hub
 - Hyper-Threading
 - Hyperlink
 - Hypermedia
 - Hypertext
 
I
- I/O (Input/Output)
 - I/O Address
 - IBM Compatible
 - ICANN (Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers)
 - ICF (Internet Connection Firewall)
 - ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol)
 - Icon
 - ICQ
 - ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)
 - ICT (Information and Communication Technologies)
 - IDE (Integrated Device Electronics or Integrated Development Environment)
 - IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
 - IGP (Integrated Graphics Processor)
 - Illegal Operation
 - IM (Instant Message)
 - IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)
 - Impact Printer
 - Impression
 - Inbox
 - Index
 - Infotainment
 - Inkjet
 - Input
 - Input Device
 - Install
 - Installer
 - Integer
 - Integrated Circuit
 - Intellectual Property
 - Interface
 - Interlaced
 - Internal Hard Drive
 - Internet
 - InterNIC (Internet Network Information Center)
 - Intranet
 - iOS
 - IP (Internet Protocol)
 - IP Address
 - iPad
 - iPhone
 - iPod
 - IPv4
 - IPv6
 - IPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange)
 - IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
 - IRQ (Interrupt Request)
 - ISA (Industry Standard Architecture)
 - iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Systems Interface)
 - ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)
 - ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
 - ISP (Internet Service Provider)
 - IT (Information Technology)
 - Iteration
 - iTunes
 - IVR (Interactive Voice Response)
 
J
K
L
- LAN (Local Area Network)
 - Laptop
 - Laser Printer
 - Latency
 - LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
 - LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
 - Leaderboard
 - Leaf
 - LED (Light-Emitting Diode)
 - LIFO (Last In, First Out)
 - Link
 - Linux
 - LISTSERV
 - Load Balancing
 - Localhost
 - Log File
 - Logic Gate
 - Login
 - Lossless
 - Lossy
 - LPI (Lines Per Inch)
 - LUN (Logical Unit Number)
 
M
- MAC Address (Media Access Control Address)
 - Macintosh
 - macOS
 - Macro
 - Mainframe
 - Malware
 - MANET (Mobile Ad Hoc Network)
 - Markup Language
 - Mashup
 - Maximize
 - Mbps (Megabits Per Second)
 - MBR (Master Boot Record)
 - MCA (Micro Channel Architecture)
 - Mebibyte
 - Media
 - Megabyte
 - Megahertz
 - Megapixel
 - Memory
 - Memory Bank
 - Memory Leak
 - Memory Module
 - Memory Stick
 - Menu Bar
 - Meta Search Engine
 - Meta Tag
 - Metadata
 - Metafile
 - Metaverse
 - MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
 - MiniDV
 - Minimize
 - MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second)
 - Mirror
 - Mirrored Volume
 - Mnemonic
 - Modem
 - Modifier Key
 - Monitor
 - Moodle
 - Motherboard
 - Mount
 - Mouse
 - MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3)
 - MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)
 - MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit)
 - Multimedia
 - Multiplatform
 - Multiprocessing
 - Multitasking
 - Multithreading
 - MySpace
 - MySQL
 
N
- Name Server
 - NAS
 - NAT (Network Address Translation)
 - Native File
 - NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System)
 - Netiquette
 - Netmask
 - Network
 - Network Topology
 - Newbie
 - Newsgroup
 - NIC (Network Interface Card)
 - NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol)
 - NOC (Network Operations Center)
 - Node
 - Non-Impact Printer
 - Northbridge
 - NTFS (New Technology File System)
 - Null
 - Null Character
 - Num Lock
 - Nybble
 
O
- OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards)
 - OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
 - ODBC (Open Database Connectivity)
 - OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
 - Offline
 - OLAP (Online Analytical Processing)
 - OLE (Object Linking and Embedding)
 - Online
 - OOP (Object-Oriented Programming)
 - Opacity
 - Open Firmware
 - Open Source
 - OpenGL
 - Operating System
 - Optical Drive
 - Optical Media
 - OS X
 - OSD (On Screen Display)
 - OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)
 - Outbox
 - Output
 - Output Device
 - Overclocking
 - Overwrite
 
P
- P2P (Peer To Peer)
 - Packet
 - Page Orientation
 - Page View
 - Parallel Port
 - Parse
 - Partition
 - Password
 - Paste
 - Path
 - Payload
 - PC (Personal Computer)
 - PCB (Printed Circuit Board)
 - PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect)
 - PCI Express
 - PCI-X (Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended)
 - PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association)
 - PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)
 - PDF (Portable Document Format)
 - Pebibyte
 - Peopleware
 - Peripheral
 - Perl
 - Permalink
 - Personal URL
 - Petabyte
 - Petaflops
 - Pharming
 - Phishing
 - PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)
 - Phreaking
 - Piconet
 - PIM (Personal Information Manager)
 - Ping
 - Pipeline
 - Piracy
 - Pixel
 - Plain Text
 - Platform
 - Plug and Play
 - Plug-in
 - PMU (Power Management Unit)
 - PNG (Portable Network Graphic)
 - Podcast
 - Pop-Up
 - POP3 (Post Office Protocol)
 - Port
 - Portal
 - PostScript
 - Power Cycle
 - Power Supply
 - Power User
 - PowerPoint
 - PPC (Pay Per Click)
 - PPGA (Plastic Pin Grid Array)
 - PPI (Pixels Per Inch)
 - PPL (Pay Per Lead)
 - PPM (Pages Per Minute)
 - PPP (Point to Point Protocol)
 - PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet)
 - PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol)
 - PRAM (Parameter Random Access Memory)
 - Prebinding
 - Primary Key
 - Primary Memory
 - Printer
 - Process
 - Processor
 - Program
 - Progressive Scan
 - PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory)
 - Protocol
 - Proxy Server
 - PS/2 (Personal System/2)
 - Pseudocode
 - Push
 - Python
 
R
- RADCAB
 - RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)
 - RAM (Random Access Memory)
 - Raster Graphic
 - Raw Data
 - Raw File
 - RDF (Resource Description Framework)
 - RDRAM (Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory)
 - Readme
 - Real Number
 - Real-Time
 - Recursion
 - Recursive Function
 - Recycle Bin
 - Refresh
 - Refresh Rate
 - Registry
 - Reimage
 - Remote Access
 - Remote Desktop
 - Remote User
 - Repeater
 - Resolution
 - Restore
 - RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification)
 - RGB (Red Green Blue)
 - Rich Text
 - Right-Click
 - Ripcording
 - RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing)
 - ROM (Read-Only Memory)
 - Root
 - Rootkit
 - Rosetta
 - Router
 - RPC (Remote Procedure Call)
 - RPM (Revenue Per 1,000 Impressions)
 - RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
 - RTE (Runtime Environment)
 - RTF (Rich Text Format)
 - Ruby
 - Runtime
 - RUP (Rational Unified Process)
 
S
- Safe Mode
 - Samba
 - Sample
 - Sampling
 - SAN (Storage Area Network)
 - SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment)
 - Scanner
 - Schema
 - Screenshot
 - Script
 - Scroll Bar
 - Scroll Wheel
 - Scrolling
 - SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)
 - SD (Secure Digital)
 - SDK (Software Development Kit)
 - SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory)
 - SDSL (Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line)
 - Search Engine
 - Secondary Memory
 - Secondary Storage
 - Sector
 - SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
 - Serial Port
 - SERP (Search Engine Results Page)
 - Server
 - Service Pack
 - Shareware
 - Shell
 - Shift Key
 - SIMM (Single In-Line Memory Module)
 - Sitemap
 - Skin
 - SKU (Stock Keeping Unit)
 - Skyscraper
 - Slashdot
 - SLI (Scalable Link Interface)
 - SMART (Self-Monitoring Analysis And Reporting Technology)
 - Smartphone
 - SMB (Server Message Block)
 - SMM (Social Media Marketing)
 - SMS (Short Message Service)
 - SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
 - Snapchat
 - Snapshot
 - Snippet
 - SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)
 - SO-DIMM (Small Outline Dual In-Line Memory Module)
 - SOA (Service Oriented Architecture)
 - SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
 - Social Engineering
 - Social Networking
 - Socket
 - Soft Copy
 - Soft Token
 - Software
 - Solid State
 - Sound Card
 - Source Code
 - Southbridge
 - Spam
 - Speakers
 - Spider
 - Spoofing
 - Spool
 - Spooling
 - Spreadsheet
 - Spyware
 - SQL (Structured Query Language)
 - SRAM (Static Random Access Memory)
 - sRGB (Standard Red Green Blue)
 - SSD (Solid State Drive)
 - SSH (Secure Shell)
 - SSID (Service Set Identifier)
 - SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
 - Stack
 - Standalone
 - Standby
 - Static Website
 - Status Bar
 - Storage Capacity
 - Storage Device
 - Streaming
 - String
 - Subdirectory
 - Subnet Mask
 - Supercomputer
 - Superscalar
 - Surge Protector
 - Switch
 - Sync
 - Syntax
 - Syntax Error
 - System Analyst
 - System Hardening
 - System Requirements
 - System Resources
 - System Software
 - System Unit
 - Systray
 
T
- T1
 - T3
 - Tablet
 - Tag
 - Tape Drive
 - Target Disk Mode
 - Taskbar
 - TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
 - Tebibyte
 - Technology Services
 - Telecommunications
 - Telnet
 - Template
 - Terabyte
 - Teraflops
 - Terminal
 - Text Editor
 - TFT (Thin-Film Transistor)
 - Thick Client
 - Thin Client
 - Third Party
 - Thread
 - Throughput
 - Thumbnail
 - Thunderbolt
 - Thyristor
 - TIFF (Tagged Image File Format)
 - Tiger
 - Title Bar
 - Toggle Key
 - Token
 - Toolbar
 - Tooltip
 - Torrent
 - Toslink
 - Traceroute
 - Trackback
 - Trackball
 - Trash
 - Trinitron
 - Trojan Horse
 - Troll
 - Troubleshooting
 - Truncate
 - TTL (Time To Live)
 - Tunneling
 - Tutorial
 - TWAIN
 - Tweak
 - Tweet
 - Typeface
 
U
- U
 - UDDI (Universal Description Discovery and Integration)
 - UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
 - Ultra DMA
 - UML (Unified Modeling Language)
 - UNC (Universal Naming Convention)
 - Undo
 - Unfriend
 - Unix
 - Unmount
 - Upload
 - UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
 - UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)
 - URI (Uniform Resource Identifier)
 - URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
 - USB (Universal Serial Bus)
 - User Interface
 - Username
 - Utility
 
V
- VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier)
 - VDU (Visual Display Unit)
 - Vector
 - Vector Graphic
 - Veronica
 - Vertical Market Software
 - VFAT (Virtual File Allocation Table)
 - VGA (Video Graphics Array)
 - Video Card
 - Virtual Memory
 - Virtual Reality
 - Virtualization
 - Virus
 - Visual Basic
 - VLB (VESA Local Bus)
 - VLE (Virtual Learning Environment)
 - VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol)
 - Volume
 - VPI (Virtual Path Identifier)
 - VPN (Virtual Private Network)
 - VRAM (Video Random Access Memory)
 - VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language)
 
W
- W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)
 - WAIS (Wide Area Information Server)
 - WAN (Wide Area Network)
 - Warm Boot
 - Waveform
 - Web 2.0
 - Web Browser
 - Web Host
 - Webcam
 - Webmail
 - Webmaster
 - Webpage
 - Webring
 - Website
 - WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
 - White Balance
 - White Paper
 - WHOIS
 - Wi-Fi
 - Widget
 - Wiki
 - Wildcard
 - WiMAX
 - Win32
 - Window
 - Windows
 - Windows 7
 - Windows 8
 - Windows Vista
 - Windows XP
 - Winsock
 - Wireless
 - Wizard
 - Word Processor
 - Word Wrap
 - WordArt
 - Workstation
 - Worm
 - WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
 - WWW (World Wide Web)
 - WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get)