NETWORK INTERFACE CARD

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Information on Network interface card (NIC)

Network interface cards (NICs) provide the interface between the network device (say the PC) and the network. Different cards are required depending on the media access technique (such as Ethernet or Token Ring) and the type of network device, as well as the local area network (LAN) physical medium (coaxial cable, twisted pair or fibre optic cable).


Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to Network interface card include: 
 
  • Ethernet
  • token ring
  • local area network (LAN)
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  • Campus network
  • Internet
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  • Wide area network (WAN)
  • Internetworking
  • ISO OSI reference model

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