Parallel Computing terms starting with N

15 terms

  1. N1 Sun's architecture for the next -generation data center. The architecture is designed to make the entire data center behave as a single, unified system.
  2. namespace A prefix applied to URIs, URNs, and XML entities to prevent naming conflicts.
  3. NAS (Network Attached Storage) NAS provides storage resources to servers and workstations over a shared or dedicated network.
  4. NAT instance An instance that is configured to perform NAT in a VPC. A NAT instance enables private instances in the VPC to initiate Internet-bound traffic without…
  5. NCSA (The National Center for Supercomputing Applications) The National Center for Supercomputing Applications is a US government institution for supercomputing.
  6. network ACL An optional layer of security that acts as a firewall for controlling traffic in and out of a subnet.
  7. Network address translation (NAT) Network address translation
  8. Network Element The components of a network in ARC/INFO, including network links and network nodes, of which there are three types: stops, centers, and turns.
  9. network end points A network endpoint is generally something that has an IP address (a network interface card).
  10. Network File System (NFS) The Network File System (NFS) protocol allows a given computer to access a disk on another computer over a network in a transparent fashion.
  11. NFS (Networked File System) A Networked File System is a mountable networked file system.
  12. node Any device connected to network. PCs, servers, and printers are all nodes on the network.
  13. NoEcho A property of AWS CloudFormation parameters that will prevent the otherwise default reporting of names and values of a template parameter.
  14. NTP (Network Time Protocol) A Network Time Protocol server keeps the time on the network.
  15. null object A null object is one whose version ID is null. Amazon S3 adds a null object to a bucket when versioning for that bucket is suspended.