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Nanosecond (ns) :
Tiny unit of time equal to one billionth of a second : there
are as many nanoseconds in one second as seconds in 31 years !
In the 90s a modern computer performs an elementary operation
in some tens of nanoseconds.
N+1 Disk Shadowing/Mirroring :
A system- or storage subsystem-level facility to provide
significantly improved apparent disk reliability without the
cost of two-times disk shadowing (e.g., N+1 redundant array of
inexpensive disk - RAID)
Netiquette
:
The etiquette on the Internet.
Netizen :
Derived from the term citizen, referring to a citizen of the
Internet, or someone who uses networked resources. The
term connotes civic responsibility and participation.
Netscape :
A WWW Browser and the name of a company. The Netscape
(tm) browser was originally based on the Mosaic program
developed at the National Center for Supercomputing
Applications (NCSA).
NetWare :
Novell's network operating system. The dominant local-area
networking system for peripheral sharing and application
communications.
Network :
Any time you connect 2 or more computers together so that they
can share resources, you have a computer network. Connect 2 or
more networks together and you have an internet.
Newsgroup :
The name for discussion groups on USENET.
NFS :
Network File System. A method of sharing files across a
computer network. Pioneered by Sun Microsystems, it is now a
de facto standard in the Unix environment. NFS is built upon
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) and
Ethernet.
NIC :
(Network Information Center) Generally, any office that
handles information for a network. The most famous of these on
the Internet was the InterNIC, which was where most new domain
names were registered until that process was decentralized to
a number of private companies. Also means "Network Interface
card", which is the card in a computer that you plug a network
cable into.
NNTP :
(Network News Transport Protocol) The protocol used by
client and server software to carry USENET
postings back and forth over a TCP/IP network.
If you are using any of the more common software such as
Netscape, Nuntius, Internet Explorer, etc. to participate
in newsgroups then you are benefiting from an NNTP
connection.
Node :
Any single computer connected to a network.
NOS :
Network Operating System. The software program that provides
the local-area network (LAN) user interface and controls
network operation. An operating system communicates with the
LAN hardware and enables users to communicate with one another
and share files and peripherals.
Novell :
Network operating system vendor based in Provo, Utah. It
designs, manufactures markets and service high-performance
local-area network software and systems. Announced acquisition
of Unix System Laboratories in December 1992.
ns :
Nanosecond. Tiny unit of time equal to one billionth of a
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