ABSTRACT
Windows NT has provided an excellent network operating system. It communicates directly with many different types of networks, protocols and computer architectures. Windows NT and Windows 95 have the great advantage of other operating systems in that they have integrated network support. Operating systems now use networks to make peer-to-peer connections and also connections to servers for access to file systems and print servers. The three most widely used operating systems are MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows and UNIX. Microsoft Windows comes in many flavors; the main versions are outlined below and Table 24.1 lists some of their attributes.
