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| - | ====== Network Interface Card (NIC) ====== | + | ===== Network Interface Card (NIC) ===== |
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| * Allows communications between computers connected via [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:l:lan]] as well as communications over large-scale [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wan]] networks through [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:ip]]. | * Allows communications between computers connected via [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:l:lan]] as well as communications over large-scale [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:w:wan]] networks through [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:i:ip]]. | ||
| - | * Supports both a physical layer and a data link layer device, i.e. it provides the necessary hardware circuitry so that the physical layer processes and some data link layer processes can run on it. | + | * Supports both a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:physicallayer|physical layer]] and a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:d:datalinklayer|data link layer]] device, i.e. it provides the necessary hardware circuitry so that the physical layer processes and some data link layer processes can run on it. |
| Source: [[https://www.tutorialspoint.com/what-is-network-interface-card-nic]] | Source: [[https://www.tutorialspoint.com/what-is-network-interface-card-nic]] | ||