Archives: Glossary Terms

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Network Topology

  Definition: A network topology refers to the physical configuration of cables, computers, and other peripherals. What This Means: An education organization should have a

Newsgroup

  Definition: A virtual forum focusing on a specific subject. The collected email entries (known as news articles) can be perused by all Internet

NIC

  Definition: Network interface card. An expansion card that allows a computer to connect to a network. Need another definition?    

NOC

  Definition: Network Operations Center, a unit of IET-Communications Resources. See the NOC Web site. Need another definition?    

NOS

  Definition: Network operating system. An operating system that includes extra capabilities for connecting computers and devices into a local area network. Need another definition?   [glossary_atoz

NSF

  Definition: National Science Foundation. Need another definition?    

OCR

  Definition: Optical character recognition. Refers both to the process of scanning text from a printed page into a digital text file, and to