TYPE OF NETWORK ADAPTER

• INTEGRATED LAN CARD

• USB NETWORK ADAPTER

• WIRELESS NETWORK USB ADAPTER

• NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER

 INTEGRATED LAN CARD

• Also known as computer's LAN/WAN Port

• Most modern motherboards have a LAN

Card integrated into the motherboard
circuitry. This eliminates the need to use
one of the expansion slots, and the card
functions just like the expansion slot LAN
Card.
 USB NETWORK ADAPTER

• A universal serial bus (USB) network

adapter is a computer accessory that
enables a wireless or standard internet
connection on the computer into which
it is plugged.

• Can connect a desktop computer into

a wired connection
 WIRELESS NETWORK USB ADAPTER

• Wireless network adapters pick up signals

that a wireless network broadcasts. A Wi-
Fi "hotspot," or location, typically
broadcasts radio waves through an area
with a range between 75 and 150 feet.

• Mostly used in desktop computer for

wireless network connection
 NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER

• Also known as LAN adapter or physical network

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• A network interface controller (NIC) is

found on network hardware, such as a 
switch, and connect that device to a
network. NICS are sometimes called a
network interface card or a network
adapter..