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What are the types of NIC? Explain Advantages and Disadvantages of NIC

As we have already discussed about NIC in our previous blog if you have not read it fire go for it then after you can continue with the type of NIC, to get to know about NIC click on what is NIC . NIC means network interface card (NIC) and it is a hardware component without which a computer cannot be connected over a network. First we are going to understand about the types of Network Interface Card Types of NIC card Internal Network Card External Network Card Internal Network Cards In internal networks cards, motherboard has a slot for the network card where it can be inserted. It requires network cables to provide network access. Internal network cards are of two types. The first type uses Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) connection, while the second type uses Industry Standard Architecture (ISA). External Network Cards In desktops and laptops that do not have an internal NIC, external NICs are used. External network cards are of two ...