A NIC or Network Interface Card is a circuit board or chip, which allows the computer to communicate to other computers on a Network. When connected to the network, computers can share websites, files, printers and other resources. The most popular networking standard at the moment is Ethernet, which one can recognize by the rectangular connectors with eight wires in them. Wireless network with the 802.11b and the faster 802.11g standard is also increasingly popular, both at home and in the office, though it is not yet as fast as wired (ethernet) network. A public place where you can use wireless internet is called a "hot spot".
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Bandwidth
Data transfer rate (max)
The maximum speed with which data can be transmitted from one device to another.
300 Mbit/s
Supported data transfer rates
Rate at which data can be transferred MC; expressed in units per second; may vary on network configurations
11, 54, 300
Connectivity
Connectivity technology
Wireless
Interface type
USB
Plug and Play
Indicates whether this PC product support the ""plug and play"" (plug and play= Hardware or software that, after being installed (""plugged in""), can immediately be used (""played with""), as opposed to hardware or software which requires configuration)"
