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A NIC, or network interface card, allows your computer to connect to a network where all the systems are physically cabled together.
A modem, or modulater/demodulator, serves much of the same functions as a NIC except that it changes digital comptuer signals to analog signals for transfer over phone lines.
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Which one is faster a Nic card or a Modem?
A NIC is capable of receiving and transmitting data at a faster rate than a modem. However, if the NIC is connected to a network which is powered by a modem, they will both run at the slower speed of the modem.
Difference between NIC and LAN card?
they both are exact same...
What controls the flow of data between the computer and network cable?
The Network Interface Card (NIC) or modem (Dial-up) controls the flow of data between your computer and the cable.
What Devices is used to connect a computer to a network?
Modem.
What is stand for NIC?
NICs stands for network interface controller. In computer networking, a NIC provides the hardware interface between a computer and a network. A NIC technically is network adapter hardware in the form factor of an add-in card such as a PCI or PCMCIA card.
Which one is faster a Nic card or a Modem?
A NIC is capable of receiving and transmitting data at a faster rate than a modem. However, if the NIC is connected to a network which is powered by a modem, they will both run at the slower speed of the modem.
What is The physical difference between a phone cable and an Ethernet cable is?
The nic is a network adaptor modem is a device to communicate with a remote
The device that connect a device to the media?
NIC (Network Interface Card)
Difference between NIC and LAN card?
they both are exact same...
What controls the flow of data between the computer and network cable?
The Network Interface Card (NIC) or modem (Dial-up) controls the flow of data between your computer and the cable.
What are the difference between rollpack and loopback?
loopback is a id to find whether nic card is in active mode or not ,but doesn't show
What happens when your PC does not have a modem?
It either can't communicate on line, or you would have to use a NIC (Network Interface Card) to do so.
What kind of card enables your computer to connect with other computers or to a cable modem to facilitate a high-speed internet connection?
A network interface card (NIC) would allow that.
What NIC stand for?
NIC is the abbreviation used when referring to a network card.
What Devices is used to connect a computer to a network?
Modem.
What is the difference between a recently industrialised country RIC and a newly industrialised country NIC?
The difference between a RIC and a NIC is the time period. It is still rather vague, but a RIC is more likely to have been industrialised for a longer time period than a NIC.
You are planning an upgrade from windows 98 to windows xp your system uses a modem card that you don't find listed on Microsoft Windows xp list compatible devices what do you do next?
1. Go to the modem manufacturers' website 2. download the xp/2000 drivers. 3. Burn them to CD / flashdrive / whatever so youll have access to them after the OS install. 4. cross fingers
