What is the difference between server operating system and network operating system?

Answer 1

client os normally does not give high priority to security while a server does.......

similarly client supports applications like spreadsheet that we normally use while a server supports applications like email and web............

Answer 2

Distributed and network operating systems, those designed to provide common control for a set of computers communicating through a network. Network operating systems are considered here to be those which provide support for networking and remote resource access, often by a separate layer of software on top of a conventional OS. Distributed operating systems strive for a high degree of transparency and often support data and process migration.Distributed systems intended primarily for real-time applications are listed in the real-time section. Distributed systems for shared-memory multiprocessors are listed in the multiprocessor section.

Answer 3

an operating system is a individual computer and a network operating system is a group of computers.

Many operating systems now can run on standalone computers and also on networked computers. Standalone or generic operating systems are the ones which run on standalone computers like Windows operating system running on a PC. Network operating systems are the ones which run on a server and can be accessed through client machines connected on the network. e.g. Solaris or Linux running on a server can be used as network operating systems. Even there are Windows server operating systems which can be used by clients connected on the network.

Answer 4

NOS- Network Operating System

Network Operating System refers to software that implements an operating system of some kind that is oriented to computer networking. For example, one that runs on a server and enables the server to manage data, users, groups, security, applications, and other networking functions.The network operating system is designed to allow shared file and printer access among multiple computers in a network, typically a local area network (LAN), a private network or to other networks.

Network Operating Systems can be embedded in a router or hardware firewall that operates the functions in the network layer (layer 3) of the OSI model.

Examples of Networking Operating Systems:

1. JUNOS, used in routers and switches from Juniper Networks,

2. Cisco IOS (formerly "Cisco Internetwork Operating System").

3. TiMOS, used in routers from Alcatel-Lucent

4. VRP (Versatile Routing Platform), used in routers from Huawei

5. RouterOS, software which turns a PC or MikroTik hardware into a dedicated router

6. ZyNOS, used in network devices made by ZyXEL.

7. ExtremeXOS, used in network devices made by Extreme Networks. Also called EXOS.

SOS- Server Operating System

A server operating system is software that was especially developed to serve as a platform for running multi-user computer programs, applications that are networked and programs critical to business computing. This type of operating system (OS) often comes bundled with the most common types of applications deployed in the client-server model, a term used to indicate the exchange of information between computers. For example, a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) or web server hosts or "holds" the text files, images files and scripts that work together to form a website. When someone connects to the internet and types in a web address, the server that holds the files of the site delivers or "serves" the requested pages to the client computer or the machine that made the request.

Examples of Server operating Systems

1.Windows server versions

2.Red hat/Linux server

Answer 5

A desktop operating system is an operating system that was designed for use by people to preform tasks such as writing an essay, reading e-mail, etc, a good example is Windows XP. While a server operating system is an operating system that was designed to run on a server. An example is Windows Sever 2008.

Answer 6

The server one is just for one computer. The network will control a large amount of computers for a business or a hospital setting.

Answer 7

Operating security would be securing local machines, whereas the network security is just securing the network.