A modern normal network card will have onboard an Ethernet controller which, of course, is a pre-programmed microcontroller. Not only does it do the things required to keep a computer on the ...

A computer must have a wireless network interface controller, or wireless adapter, installed to connect to a Wi-Fi network. The adapter enables the computer to detect Wi-Fi signals from a router ...

NIC, an acronym for Network Interface Card or Network Interface Controller, is a device installed on a computer for enabling it to connect to a computer network. It is also known as a network or a ...