network operating system

network operating system
   Abbreviated NOS. In typical client/serverarchitecture LANs, the NOS consists of two parts. The largest and most complex part is the system software running on the file server. This system software coordinates many functions, including user accounts and network access information, security, resource sharing, administration, UPS and power monitoring, data protection, and error detection and control. A much smaller component of the NOS runs on each of the networked PCs or workstations attached to the network.
   Network operating systems are available from Banyan (VINES), IBM (OS/2 Warp Server),Microsoft(WindowsNTServerand Windows 2000), Novell (IntraNetWare and NetWare), and Sun Microsystems (Solaris), and, of course, many versions of Unix are available.
   In peer-to-peer networks, a part of the NOS is installed on each PC or workstation attached to the network and runs on top of the PC operating system. In some cases, the NOS may be installed on one PC designated as a file server, but this PC is not dedicated to the file-server function; it is also available to run applications.

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