A network card is a card that comes in your computer. The card links your computer to LANs (local area networks) and WANs (wireless area network). Network cards enable computers to connect other networks and send stuff to other computers. (1)
What is an Ethernet? -Kelsie
Ethernet is the most used LAN (local area network) today. Ethernet is a cable that you hook into your computer.
“Systems communicating over Ethernet divide a stream of data into shorter pieces called frames. Each frame contains source and destination addresses and error-checking data so that damaged data can be detected and re-transmitted.”
C. What is a LAN and why use it? -Cooper LAN is Local Area Network and we use it to connect and share everything. It is used to connect apps such as printers, files, and more. __http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-network-
What is network card? What does it do? -Kelsie
A network card is a card that comes in your computer. The card links your computer to LANs (local area networks) and WANs (wireless area network). Network cards enable computers to connect other networks and send stuff to other computers. (1)
What is an Ethernet? -Kelsie
Ethernet is the most used LAN (local area network) today. Ethernet is a cable that you hook into your computer.
“Systems communicating over Ethernet divide a stream of data into shorter pieces called frames. Each frame contains source and destination addresses and error-checking data so that damaged data can be detected and re-transmitted.”
(2)C. What is a LAN and why use it? -Cooper
LAN is Local Area Network and we use it to connect and share everything. It is used to connect apps such as printers, files, and more.
__http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-network-
interface-card.htm__D. How is a modem similar? -Cooper
Why is dial up (modems) so slow?
Modem connects to the LAN like the LANs normal duty. It “shares” the internet with it.
Dial up is so slow because it is limited to 56 kbits.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/M/modem.html
http://superuser.com/questions/377322/why-is-dial-up-so-slow
1. http://www.computer-hardware-explained.com/computer-network-card.html
2.__http://www.tech-faq.com/ethernet.html__
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet