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1. SAMBA (Score: 0)
   SMB-based network suite for UNIX.
2. SATAN (Score: 0)
   System Administration Tool for Analysing networks. HTML-based application that is used to test the security of compu...
3. scatter-gather (Score: 0)
   The process by which requests for data spread out across a hard disk (scattered) are ordered into a more efficient l...
4. script (Score: 0)
   A text file containing written UNIX commands, shell built-in commands and shell programming syntax. {she...
5. SCSI (Score: 0)
   Small Computer System Interface. An expansion bus that is controlled by a host adapter and supports several different {d...
6. search path (Score: 0)
   The set of directories through which your shell looks for executable programs when no path is given.
7. second level cache (Score: 0)
   cache memory external to, but directly accessed by the CPU. Also called L2 cache.
8. sector (Score: 0)
   The smallest administrative unit on a hard disk. It contains 512 bytes of data.
9. security (Score: -1)
   The mechanisms and policies used to:
10. sed (Score: 0)
    Stream Editor. A stream/file manipulation program. The term is also used to refer to the language used to program th...
11. segment (Score: 0)
    Also called a region. An area of memory grouped by function. For example; text, data and stack.
12. serial (Score: 0)
    The process by which data is sent one bit at a time.
13. serial port (Score: 1)
    A device port that supports serial (one bit at a time) communication.
14. server (Score: 0)
    A process or machine that is provides a particular resource that is used by a client. In X-Windows, a server is us...
15. shared data region (Score: 0)
    A data region that can be accessed by multiple processes.
16. shared library (Score: 0)
    Sets of common routines that are not part of a program, but exist as separate files on the disk and can be accessed by...
17. shell (Score: 0)
    The program that controls the user interaction with the operating system.
18. shell escape (Score: 0)
    A command or character you type from inside an interactive program to escape to the shell.
19. shell script (Score: 0)
    A text file containing written UNIX commands, shell built-in commands and shell programming syntax. {she...
20. shell variable (Score: 0)
    A variable associated with a shell script.
21. shutdown (Score: 0)
    The process of stopping all processes on a system, usually in preparation to turn the computer off.
22. signal (Score: 0)
    A flag sent to a process indicating a certain event has occurred.
23. SIMM (Score: 0)
    Single In-Line Memory Module.
24. single-quotes (Score: 0)
    Quotation marks that remove the special significance of all other characters. (?)
25. single-user mode (Score: 0)
    System maintenance mode. The run-level in which access is only allowed through the system console. Used for maintenance,...
26. SLIP (Score: 0)
    Serial Line Internet Protocol. A networking protocol used on serial lines.
27. smart host (Score: 0)
    A computer that has more complete information about the mail network. This includes both information on users and othe...
28. SMB (Score: 0)
    Session Message Block. A protocol used by LAN Manager (i.e. MS-Windows) networks.
29. SMTP (Score: 0)
    Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A mail transfer protocol used over TCP/IP and the Internet.
30. SNEAKER-Net (Score: 0)
    A old method of transferring data between two machines using sneakers.
31. SNMP (Score: 0)
    Simple network Management protocol. A protocol used to manage information within a network.
32. SOA (Score: 0)
    Start of Authority. A record with DNS used to determine which machine is the authoritative source of information.
33. soft link (Score: 0)
    A file that contains the path to another file or directory. Since this is just a path, symbolic links can cross {mou...
34. software flow control (Score: 0)
    Flow control using the XON and XOFF characters. Compare this to hardware flow control.
35. software interrupts (Score: 0)
    Interrupts generated by software, not hardware.
36. source code (Score: 0)
    The text files that are compiled to create a binary executable program.
37. spawn (Score: 0)
    To create a child process.
38. spooler (Score: 0)
    Although referring to any process that routes requests to a file or memory for later processing, this term in norm...
39. SRAM (Score: 0)
    Static RAM.
40. stack (Score: 0)
    A list of temporary data a process uses when making function calls.
41. stack region (Score: 0)
    The area of a process' virtual memory that contains its stack.
42. standard error (Score: 0)
    The place where a process usually writes error messages, by default the screen. Also called stderr.
43. standard input (Score: 0)
    The place where a process usually takes its input, by default, the keyboard. Also called stdin.
44. standard output (Score: 0)
    The place where a process usually writes its output, by default, the screen. Also called stdout.
45. star topology (Score: 0)
    A network that is laid out like a star, such as with twisted pair. Each node is connected to a central point or hub. C...
46. start bit (Score: 0)
    The bit indicating the beginning of a byte being transmitted.
47. static (Score: 0)
    Non-changing. Often used to describe function libraries that are loaded when the program is compiled or to describe ...
48. stderr (Score: 0)
    The place where a process usually writes error messages, by default the screen. Also called standard error.
49. stdin (Score: 0)
    The place where a process usually takes its input, by default, the keyboard. Also called standard input.
50. stdout (Score: 0)
    The place where a process usually writes its output, by default, the screen. Also called standard output.
51. stop bit (Score: 0)
    The bit(s) indicating the end of a byte being transmitted.
52. streams (Score: 0)
    A mechanism for implementing a layered interface between applications and a device driver. Most often used to implemen...
53. stripe width (Score: 0)
    The number of physical drives in a striped disk. See disk striping.
54. sub-shell (Score: 0)
    A shell that was started by another process.
55. sub-system authorizations (Score: 0)
    Access to specific, but varied, parts of the system, such as printing, backups, and memory.
56. subdirectory (Score: 1)
    A directory residing within another directory.
57. subdomain (Score: 0)
    A name that describes a smaller organisation unit within a domain. An example would be the somchai subdomain within ...
58. subnet (Score: 0)
    A logical portion of a network.
59. SUID (Score: 0)
    SET USER ID. The permission bit that enables the process to run under a different user ID.
60. superblock (Score: 0)
    An area at the beginning of a filesystem containing information about that filesystem. In the Linux EXT2 {filesystem...
61. superuser (Score: 0)
    The user who has the special privileges needed to administer and maintain the system. The super user logs in as root....
62. SVGA (Score: 0)
    Super VGA. A relatively newer video standard.
63. swap (Score: 0)
    The action taken by the operating system when the system is short of physical memory. The changeable portion (data) ...
64. swap device (Score: 0)
    An area on the disk reserved for swapping out portions of processes, if the physical memory available becomes too ...
65. swap space (Score: 0)
    An area on the disk reserved for swapping out portions of processes, if the physical memory available becomes too ...
66. swapping (Score: 0)
    The action taken by the operating system when the system is short of physical memory. The changeable portion (data) ...
67. symbolic link (Score: 0)
    A file that contains the path to another file or directory. Since this is just a path, symbolic links can cross {mou...
68. symbolic mode (Score: 0)
    Changing file permissions using key letters to specify the set of permissions to change and how to change them. Compare ...
69. synchronize (Score: 0)
    To bring multiple copies of an object to the same state. Typically used to refer to files or data.
70. syntax (Score: 0)
    The grammar used by a programming language or commands.
71. system call (Score: 0)
    A low-level system function.
72. system maintenance mode (Score: 0)
    The run-level in which access is only allowed through the system console. Used for maintenance, hence the name.
73. system mode (Score: 0)
    The state of a CPU where the kernel needs to ensure that it has privileged access to data and physical devices. Al...