Is the printed circuit board designed in form of card that enable computer connect to the network. Network interface card (N.I.C) control all connections of wired and wireless connections to any kind of network available.
Network interface card provide a huge benefit to network and internet because it provide a media to all connections in internet and network.
N.I.C provide the interface between cables for wired network and internet.
The connections which wireless interface card controls may be between computers and computer, any other network devices or computer and the internet.
Without N.I.C its impossible for a computer to connect to the internet and its impossible for computer to communicate with other networking devices such as printer, CCTV camera, router, switches.
OTHER NAMES OF NETWORK INTERFACE CARD
1. Network adapter.
2. Network interface controller.
3. Local area network adapter.
4. Network card.
5. Ethernet card.
COMPOSITION OF NETWORK INTERFACE CARD (N.I.C)
1. Network interface card contain a full package of electronic circuit for a wired connections to communicate. Example of the connections are Ethernet.
2. For wireless connections network network interface controller contains WIFI.
