NCs are gaining popularity because they are designed to access and display in graphical format,the vast quantity of information residing not only on the Internet and private intranets,but also on application and database servers.

• 由于网络计算机（NC）设计成以图形方式访问和显示留驻在Internet网和专用内部网上以及应用程序和数据库服务器上的大量信息，所以NC流行起来了。