A network card is used for this purpose. Many times, you will see the abbreviation NIC used. NIC stands for Network Interface Card. There are many types of NICs that have been used in the past. For all intents and purposes, the only NIC type in use today is Ethernet cards.
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Many new computers have LAN port soldered to the motherboard. Thus you have purchase your computer recently you most likely will have NIC.
A Network Interface Card, or NIC, is required for each computer on a Local Area Network, or LAN. Because older computers did not have the Universal Serial Bus, they had to have a NIC to be connected to a modem which was connected to the internet.
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"You can purchase a wireless network card at any Staples store. And as Staples has many locations and a website, buying the wireless network card should be easy through them."
No. Many modems are outside the computer. However the device inside most newer computers is a NIC, or Network Interface Card, that communicates with high speed DSL or Cable Modem.
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The network interface card (NIC), either wired or wireless. Besides NIC (Network Interface Card), other devices that can be used to communicate with other computers or other users are: internet, IM (instant messaging), VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol), Virtual PBX (Private Branch eXchange).