10. | Network operating System (NOS) Wireless transmission medium (unguided) - uses air to transmit data - waves are unguided and the transmission and reception are by means of antennas Range of Data transmission short range - Bluetooth or Infrared Medium range - WiFi or wireless LAN long range - 3G Wireless transmission - radio waves, microwaves, infrared Radio Waves - frequencies between 3 KHz and 1 GHz - omnidirectional = interference by another antenna that is sending signals of the same frequency Microwaves - frequencies between 1 GHz to 300 GHz - unidirectional - cannot penetrate walls Infrared - frequencies between 300 GHz to 400 THz - high frequencies and cannot penetrate walls Network Operating System - an operating system that has been specifically written to keep networks running at optimal performance. - allows it to connect computers and peripherals to a network - Examples : Windows NT, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Red Hat Linux Peer-to-peer Network Operating Systems - allow users to share resources and files located on their computers. - Examples : AppleShare and Windows for Workgroups Client/Sever Network Operating Systems - allow the network to centralise functions and applications in one or more dedicated file servers. - Examples : Novell Netware and Windows 2000 Server Created by Kim (2013) 16