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Glossary newsgroup On the Internet, a group of individuals who post messages about a specific topic. Newsgroups use Usenet, a network of thousands of topics and posting sites. NFS Network File System NFS enables a computer to use files and peripherals as if they were local. NIC See network interface card. node Any device connected to a network, such as a client, server, hub, printer, and so on. noninterlacing Interlacing refers to how a monitor refreshes, or redraws, the screen. Interlacing monitors skip every other line during the redraw process, thus producing a flicker or jitter on the screen. Noninterlaced monitors scan every line, providing the best screen quality. NOS See network operating system. notebook computer A portable computer with a flat screen and keyboard that fold together to form one piece. Notebooks are smaller than laptops. Novell NetWare A 32-bit operating system that runs on 386 and higher processors. NetWare works with a variety of client computers, including Windows, Macs, and Linux. null modem A cable used to connect two computers. Data flows from one computer to the other, only in one direction at a time, so the two computers cannot try to send data to each other simultaneously. A null modem cable is an RS-232-C cable. A null modem cable connects the serial ports. OCR optical character recognition A type of program that enables you to scan typewritten text and convert it to a file you can read and edit with a word processor. octet A set of eight. With computers, octet refers to the 8 bits in 1 byte. offline Refers to a device that is not ready to accept input, such as a printer or your modem. online Working on a computer while it is connected to another computer, via a network, the Internet, and such. open source A type of software freely distributed. The source code for the software, such as with Perl or Linux, is free to everyone so they can help develop the software and customize it. Open Systems Interconnection See OSI model. operating system OS The software that controls hardware resources and enables you to interact with the computer’s applications. Windows XP, Macintosh System 8, 9, and OS X, and Slackware are operating systems. optical character recognition See OCR. OS See operating system. OSI model Open Systems Interconnection A seven-layer model that establishes a standard set of protocols for interoperability between networked computers. packet Data is sent over a network in packets, or blocks. Each packet not only contains a part of the data you want to send, but also contains the name of the sender and the receiver and some error-control information to help make sure the packet makes it to its destination in one piece.