PORTABILITY: Windows NT
operates with numerous types of CPUs. This can be advantageous to organizations with existing investments in different kinds of server systems.
Multithreading: Individual tasks
within a single process space can operate more or less independently as seperate lightweight execution modules called
threads.
Multitasking: A mode of CPU operation that enables a computer to process more than one task @ a time.
Windows NT supports two types of multitasking - preemptive and cooperative.
Security: Received Dept of Defense C2 security specification
File Systems: Supports both FAT & NTFS file system
Support for Multi Clients: Can support a wide variety of client platforms that can interact with the resources of Window NT-based network
Multiprocessor Support:
Compatibility: Windows NT is compatible with : DOS 16-bit, Win32, OS/2, POSIX, Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups(Win16)
Storage:
Connectivity: Supports the following network protocols Appletalk, Data Link Control(DLC), NetBEUI, NWLink, TCP/IP