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Name-based Hosting

Name-based hosting or IP-less hosting is a method for hosting more than one unique site from a single IP address.

Netscape

A popular commercial graphical browser. It is available in versions for Windows, Mac, and UNIX.

NICs/Dual NICs

A computer circuit board or card that is installed in a computer to allow a connection to a network.

NOC

Short for Networks Operations Center. Normally provides 24x7 monitoring of the Network including: real-time network status, performance reporting, real-time alarming, event correlation and forecasting.

Node

In networks, a processing location. A node can be a computer or some other device, such as a printer. Every node has a unique network address, sometimes called a Data Link Control (DLC) address or Media Access Control (MAC) address.

NT (Windows NT)

An advanced version of the Windows operating system. Windows NT is a 32-bit operating system that supports preemptive multitasking. There are actually two versions of Windows NT: Windows NT Server, designed to act as a server in networks and Windows NT Workstation for stand-alone or client workstations.

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