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Sigma KEE - NetworkAdapter
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NetworkAdapter
A network adapter, also known as a Network Interface Card or NIC, is a physical device installed in a computer on its system bus. Its purpose is to connect to a specific type of network, usually an ethernet or a token ring network.
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Parents ComputerComponent An instance of ComputerComponent is a piece of computer hardware that has measurable performance characteristics in terms of different units. Components include hard drives, the performance of which can be measured in terms of BitsPerSecond required to transfer data to and from the drive, network adapters, the performance of which can be measured by PacketsPerSecond units of data transfered to and from the adapter, and other common components like ComputerMemory and CentralProcessingUnit.


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