National security, 285-288
Native code, 101-104
Nerds, 5
Netscape, 45, 160
Netware, 225
Networks
administration, 110-112
application software and, 42-44, 52-55
Asynchronous Transfer Mode and, 369n20, 371n3
authentication and, 150-154
cloud structure and, 111-117
DBMS, 44-45
distributed software and, 106-117
downloading and, 186-188
economic issues and, 311-317
externality and, 52-55, 107-108, 234, 311-317
Frame Relay and, 369n20
hosts and, 106
independent vendors and, 178-184
Internet and, 42-44 (see also Internet)
LAN, 109-110
Metcalfe's law and, 312-313
mobile code and, 115
performance and, 110-112
security and, 111, 135-140, 145-166 (see also Security)
software architecture and, 110-114
SONET, 208
value and, 52-55
virtual private, 137
WAN, 180-181
NFS, 225
Nomadic services, 357-360
Nonrepudiation, 162-164
Nonrival use, 20