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Nodes Devices on a network that demand or supply services or where transmission
paths are connected. Node is often used instead of workstation.
NOS (Network Operating System) The software that connects all the devices on a
network so that resources can be shared efficiently and files can be transferred. It
handles administration of all network functions, Network operating systems are usually
in two parts; server and client/requester. The requester puts the workstation on the
server machine and makes disks, software, ports and other facilities available to a
node on request. Each device's services requested by a PC are accessed via the
requester software.
NOTA (Novell Open Technology Association) A group of companies that have adopted
a suggested software platform suggested by Novell that will lead to the development
of a new range of CTI applications.
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OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Software converting scanned images of
documents into text files which can be wordprocessed.
Octet A grouping of eight bits in packet switched networks similar, but not identical
to, a byte.
ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) Non-proprietary programming SQL interface
specified by Microsoft for database connectivity. It offers access to a variety of PC,
minicomputer and mainframe systems, plus Apple networks.
ODLI (Open Data Link Interface) A Novell technique similar in concept to Microsoft's
NDIS, it enables PC adapter cards to support ODLI and so run multiple protocols to
access various implementations of NetWare.
ODS Microsoft's Open Data Services: the part of Wosa supporting access from
Microsoft's SQL Server to a wide range of data sources and formats, including
information from major mainframe databases.
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