Normally Network means where two or more PC's are interconnected where a user can Share data. and again each PC Has its own Operating System loaded onto itself, It can be anything Like Win98, Win98se, WinNt, WinMe, Win2000, Win2003, Linux, Unix, Etc, The network Which Contains All the other except the latter two Operating System or in other words where every PC is running on Microsoft Windows is known as Windows network.
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Windows 7
Windows net framework is a software framework developed by Microsoft and runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It provides data access and network communications.
UNIX, Microsoft Windows, and Linux ARE network operating systems.
Network Neighborhood is the Microsoft Windows name for a way/method to browse the Local Area Network. Network Neightborhood has now become My Network Places in Windows XP. The function remains the same.
Windows for Workgroups 3.1
Detect network bottlenecks.
Appleshare,Microsoft Windows server and Novell netware
The Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol is a network file sharing protocol, and as implemented in Microsoft Windows is known as Microsoft SMB Protocol.
Microsoft Windows,OS X, Linux, andFreeBSD
Windows in an operating system, windows live is a network accessible through an internet browser. Both are owned by Microsoft, and generate much wealth for the company.
Unless you want to set up a homegroup, a feature of windows 7, on your network you won't really need a windows 7 computer
To connect a Windows XP or Windows 2000 workstation to a Microsoft network server, you need a functional network interface card (NIC) to enable network communication. Additionally, the workstation must have the appropriate network protocols installed, typically TCP/IP, and be configured with the correct IP settings. You'll also need to ensure that the workstation is part of the same workgroup or domain as the network server. Lastly, valid user credentials (username and password) are required to access shared resources on the server.