Its an old technology from before TCP/IP was made based on technology long overdue.
Windows XP does not automatically install NetBEUI, as Microsoft considers it a legacy protocol.
NetBEUI
Windows XPSee Microsoft website:http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/306059
NetBEUI is the only listed protocol that is not routable; the rest are.
Worth noting is the popular confusion between the names NetBIOS and NetBEUI. NetBEUI originated strictly as the moniker for IBM's enhanced 1985 NetBIOS emulator for token ring. The name NetBEUI should have died there, considering that at the time, the NetBIOS implementations by other companies were known simply as NetBIOS regardless of whether they incorporated the API extensions found in that emulator. For MS-NET, however, Microsoft elected to name its implementation of the NBF protocol "NetBEUI" - literally naming its implementation of the transport protocol after IBM's second version of the API. Consequently, even today, Microsoft file and printer sharing over Ethernet continues to be called NetBEUI, with the name NetBIOS commonly used only in reference to file and printer sharing overTCP/IP. In truth, the former is NetBIOS over NBF, and the latter is NetBIOS over NBT.
IPX/SPX : Routable // TCP/IP : Routable // NetBEUI : Not Routable
AppleTalk and NetBEUI are both networking protocols used in local area networks (LANs). AppleTalk, developed by Apple Inc., was primarily used for networking Macintosh computers, allowing them to communicate and share resources. NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface), created by IBM and Microsoft, is a simple, non-routable protocol designed for small networks, facilitating communication between Windows-based machines. Both protocols have largely been replaced by more robust and scalable networking standards like TCP/IP.
Because it is not IP based.
The Transport Layer
It is a process of deleting a files , Icons from startup menu and registry entry.
No, databases can only do a selective amount of calculations, but you can get the exact same responses but many more detailed calculations by using Spreadsheet software, I recommend using Microsoft Excel.
NetBios Extended User Interface