Wireless adapter is the adapter in the form of card or is the network card which enable a computer laptops/desktop to connect to all kinds of wireless networks available.
The kinds of network that wireless adapters are compatible and the radio based computer network.
Wireless network interface controller can also be defined as the network card that is used by all computers with wireless radio based network.
FORMS OF WIRELESS ADAPTER.
Wireless adapter can be found in two forms/appearance.
1. USB FORM
This kinds of wireless adapters are inserted to the USB port of computer and provide all services of wireless network. USB wireless adapter is the new technology that grow very faster in wireless computer technology.
2. PC card.
PC card are the kind of wireless network interface controller controller inserted inside a computer motherboard and there is the special slot to insert, PC card are the long time technology before innovation of USB wireless adapter.
Wireless adapter works in layer 1 and layer 2 of the OSI model.
POINT TO NOTE.
Wireless adapter does not work on any kind of wired network, it only compatible and work on computer with wireless radio based network. Wireless adapter not work on token ring or any kind of Ethernet networks.
OTHER NAMES FOR WIRELESS CARD
1. Wireless adapter.
2. Wireless network interface controller.
3. Network interface card.
4. Wireless LAN adapter.
5. Network adapter.
6. PCI adapter.
