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Modern NICs provide functionality to computers such as support for I/O interrupt, direct memory access (DMA) interfaces, data transmission, network traffic engineering and partitioning. A NIC provides a computer with a dedicated, full-time connection to a network by implementing the physical layer circuitry necessary for communicating with a data link layer standard, such as Ethernet or Wi-Fi. Each card represents a device and can prepare, transmit and control the flow of data on the network. The NIC uses the OSI model to send signals at the physical layer, transmit data packets at the network layer and operate as an interface at the TCP/IP layer. The network card operates as a middleman between a computer and a data network. For example, when a user requests a web page, the computer will pass the request to the network card which converts it into electrical impulses. Those impulses are received by a web server on the internet and responds by sending the web page back to the network card as electrical signals. The card gets these signals and translates them into the data that the computer displays. Originally, network controllers were implemented as expansion cards that could be plugged into a computer port, router or USB device. However, more modern controllers are built directly into the computer motherboard chipset. Expansion card NICs can be purchased online or in retail stores if additional independent network connections are needed. When purchasing a NIC, specifications should correspond with the standard of the network. The term network interface card is often considered interchangeable with the terms network interface controller, network adapter and LAN adapter. Types of network interface cards While the standard NIC is a plastic circuit board that slides into a computer to connect with the motherboard, there are multiple ways this connection can occur: Wireless – These are NICs that use an antenna to provide wireless reception through radio frequency waves. Wireless NICs are designed for Wi-Fi connection. Wired – These are NICs that have input jacks made for cables. The most popular wired LAN technology is Ethernet. USB – These are NICs that provide network connections…