NIC

=NIC= Author: Trista Ma NIC stands for Network Interface Card. It is a computer hardware that allows a computers to communicate over a computer network. The IP address is stored in a IP address. Every computer has a NIC card. It allows users to connect by using cables or wirelessly. NIC cards for wireless internet look different, but act the same way. Without a NIC card, a computer could not connect to a network. A NIC card allows you to connect with another network. And without a network, you could not exchange information like using emails and instant messaging with other networks. NIC allows computers to be joined together in Local Area Network. Network computers communicate with each other using a given protocol for transmitting data. The NIC card acts as the connector to send and receive data on the LAN.

It is a circuit board used to connect to various networks. NIC cards can be put onto a computer's motherboard or added to an existing hardware using a slot on the motherboard. Before NIC cards were used, computers shared printers and things needing internal objects. With the recent advancement made in broadband technology, internet being delivered to homes increased. That's where the NIC card comes in. Broadband networks such as DSL require devices like the NIC card.

The most common protocol for NIC is ethernet.