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".
With this internal Gigabit 32-bits PCI networkcard it is possible to connect a pc tot a fast 1 Gigabit network, or to create a fast 1 Gigabit network.
Specs
Alternatives
Options
Bandwidth
Data transfer rate (max)
The maximum speed with which data can be transmitted from one device to another.
1000 Mbit/s
Supported data transfer rates
Rate at which data can be transferred MC; expressed in units per second; may vary on network configurations
10/100/1000 Mbps
Full duplex
A full-duplex system allows communication in both directions, and unlike half-duplex, allows this to happen simultaneously.
Connectivity
Connectivity technology
Wired
Interface type
PCI
Cabling technology
Type of cable technology performance; including the fiber or cable type
10Base-T, 100Base-TX, 1000Base-T
Ports quantity
1
Slot type
32-bit PCI
I/O ports
An interface on a device to which you can connect another device.
