 ,          -
.

multitasking ().  ,   -
    .     -
 ,   Linux,  ,      
 ,       .

multiuser system ( ).  ,  -
    . Linux  -
  . .   .

NAT.    (Network Address Translation). ,  -
     IP-      . -
    ()   LAN.  
   Internet    Internet. NAT   -
 ,   IP-    -
    Internet    IP-.

NBT. NetBIOS  TCP/IP. ,   NetBIOS   TCP/IP.
  NetBT.

NetBIOS.    / (Network Basic Input/Output System). API
     .

netboot ( ).    ,      -
 .

netiquette ( ).  ,   Usenet   , -
:          
    .

      " ,  ".  , 
  ,         -
   ,   .      -
     ;     -
 .FOLDOC

netmask ( ). 32- ( IPv4) ,  ,  Internet-
    ,  ,   .   
   32- ,     ,     -
 .         (-
  ),         ,FOLDOC

network address ( ).   (netid) IP-.     
 ,  . IP-;       ;     
  .    IP-    (hostid). -
      Internet.    -
. ,   " "  10.

Network Fllesystem (  ). , NFS,

Network Information Service (  ). . NIS,

network number ( ). .  .

network segment ( ).  Ethernet   ,    
   ,      
      .  ,    -
   .      
      . roLDOC

network switch ( ).    .  -
     ,   

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