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Netiquette

The unofficial etiquette regarding how to behave online

Netscape Navigator

Web browser now coded by developers from AOL; it is the third most popular web browser behind Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox

Network

A number of computers connected together communicating over wired or wireless mediums

Newsgroup

A repository, usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users from all over the globe

Newsreader

An application capable of connecting to the Usenet network via NNTP and downloading a list of newsgroups available for viewing

Notebook

See laptop

NTFS (NT File System)

The file system used by Windows NT, 2000, XP and 2003 Server; replacing the early FAT and FAT32 systems, it is much more secure and robust file system

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