COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
INTERNET AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES
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Powerful Computers that provide services to other computers
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Computers that ask for the services a server provides
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Physical connection between devices
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A circuitboard with the components to send/receive data
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Detailed explanation-1: -A network adapter is the component of a computer’s internal hardware that is used for communicating over a network with another computer. It enables a computer to connect with another computer, server or any networking device over an local area network (LAN) connection.
Detailed explanation-2: -The network adapter allows the device to communicate over the local area network (LAN), connecting to the internet or to other computers. Wireless network adapters, such as those on laptop computers and tablets, take the computer’s signals and convert them into radio waves that transmit via antenna (visible or hidden).
Detailed explanation-3: -A network interface card (NIC) is a hardware component without which a computer cannot be connected over a network. It is a circuit board installed in a computer that provides a dedicated network connection to the computer. It is also called network interface controller, network adapter or LAN adapter.
Detailed explanation-4: -Network Interface Card-Each computer in a network has a special expansion card called a network interface card (NIC). The NIC prepares(formats) and sends data, receives data, and controls data flow between the computer and the network.