THE NETWORK

OPERATING SYSTEM
NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEM

Also known as server operating system.

Designed to support workstations, personal computers

and terminals connected on a local area network (LAN)

It allows multiple devices within a network to

communicate and share resources with each other.
TYPES OF NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEMS

PEER-TO-PEER
• It allows users to share network resources saved in
a common, accessible network location.

• All devices are treated equally in terms of

functionality.
• Each computer works as a server to one another.
TYPES OF NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEMS

CLIENT-SERVER
• Provide users with access to resources through a
server

• All functions and applications are unified using

one file server to execute client’s requests or
actions regardless of the location.
COMMON FEATURES OF NOS

• Basic support for protocol and

processor, hardware detection
and multiprocessing.

• Printer and application sharing

• File system and database

sharing
COMMON FEATURES OF NOS

• Network security capabilities

such as user authentication
and access control

• Directory

• Backup and web services

• Internetworking
EXAMPLES OF NOS
REFERENCES
Tech Target. (n.d.). Network Operating System (NOS). Retrieved
from https://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/definition/network-operating-system

Network operating system - Types, advantages & disadvantages. (2020, May 22). Retrieved
from https://computernetworktopology.com/network-operating-system/