Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Question:
What is Subnet Mask?
Answer:
A subnet mask is used to determine the number of networks and the number of host computers. Every class of the IP address uses the different range of the subnet mask. Subnet masks allow the IP based networks to be divided into the sub networks for performance and security purposes.
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