olemus
IEC 732-01-29:
võrgustatud arvutikogumi operatsioonisüsteem, mis paneb selle kogumi käituma üheainsa arvutina;
võib sisaldada tsentraalset autentimist
ja võib tsentraalselt jaotada ressursse arvutite vahel
= operating system that makes a collection of computers within a computer network act as one computer system
Note. Features of a network operating system may include centralized authentication and the allocation of resources for these computers across the entire network.

ülevaateid
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_operating_system

https://www.prepbytes.com/blog/operating-system/network-operating-system/

https://www.computernetworkingnotes.com/networking-tutorials/network-operating-system-features-and-functions.html

http://packetpushers.net/virtual-toolbox/list-network-operating-systems/

turvalisus
https://researchedsolution.wordpress.com/2013/09/14/protection-of-network-operating-systems/

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.558.2816&rep=rep1&type=pdf