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Glossary - N


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Network:  A system which allows several computers to be connected together 
to share files, printers, modems, or other resources, and to pass 
electronic mail or other information between the systems on the network. 
Network File System:  Software which runs over a network to allow access 
to files on the server.  A network file system may support the same 
options as the file system used on local drives, or it may be more or less 
restrictive than the local file system about file names, disk volume 
capacity, and other similar features. 
NTFS or New Technology File System:  A file system distributed with 
Windows NT which allows longer file names, supports larger drives, and 
provides better performance than the traditional FAT file system. 
Numeric Coprocessor:  A chip which works in conjunction with an Intel 
8086, 80286, 80386, 80486, or Pentium CPU to perform decimal arithmetic 
("floating point") calculations.  Some 80486s and the Pentium CPU have the 
numeric coprocessor built in to the CPU chip; in all other cases it is on 
a physically separate chip, and is optional (when the coprocessor is not 
avilable, the CPU performs decimal arithmetic through other, much slower 
methods). 

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