2006-12-28 13:37:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Its a card that allows you to connect to a network of computers. Its also called a NIC or network interface card.
2006-12-28 13:40:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
An Ethernet card is a card that is placed inside the PC or laptop that will allow the computer to the network (or Internet). The newer ones are usually plug and play. Yes, they are used to connect to the Internet in college as well as home, work, or anywhere else you can connect to the Internet/network. The Ethernet card is also called NIC which stands for (Network Interface Card)
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Glynn Davis
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2006-12-28 14:18:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a network card...simliar to the one that you use for your phone that hooks up to the wall plug...except its a little more wide...and it connects to high speed connections such as DSL, CABLE, T1...there are quite few cards usually you have a 10/100 mbps card which is used to dsl, cable, or t1...the card with 10, 100 or 1000 mbps cards are used for the fastest connections avaible on this very globe there t2, t3 connections bu tim not sure if there is a t4..there very fast like 10x faster than cable...There used to connect you to the internet which you should of figured out in those words...and ofcourse there used at colleges even if you connecting wirelessly they have to be hooked up to a wireless router...so either way for a high speed internet you need a ethernet card...there even used at business, your house [if you have high speed connection(wireless connection, dsl, cable etc.) and many other places]
2006-12-28 13:46:57 · answer #3 · answered by aman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eithernet cards are the network cards in computers that allow them to connect to networks. These are used in 99% of all computers, and the hole looks like a phone line would fit in it, but there are actually 6 wires instead of 4 in them. The cable that connects into them is called ethernet, of course, and looks a little thicker than phone cable (and is also typically completely rounded).
Nowadays, nearly all network communications use ethernet that are 'wired'. Other wired connections include usb, firewire, fiber, and utp, but you will hardly ever see them on personal computers. The other most common network solution (and one that is used very commonly on college campuses now) is wireless. This is called Wifi, or 802.3. Check with your college campus director to see if they use wireless or eithernet on their campuses/dorms/etc.
Good luck,
Mikel
2006-12-28 13:45:10 · answer #4 · answered by Mikel S. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
with a ethernet card you can connect to a the internet anywhere as long as they have wireless internet access!!!
2006-12-28 14:50:18 · answer #5 · answered by networker 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ethernet cards are used to connect to networks, or network cards...and most colleges have their own networks...
2006-12-28 13:45:43 · answer #6 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it can be used to connect to college internet.
2006-12-28 14:20:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technical term of an Network card, used to get connected to local network. From local network of your college, you can access to internet... so you get it rite... in a way.
2006-12-28 13:41:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they have to have those as the cords go in a wall and the rest of the connections connect to a server in the I.T. guys office.
2007-01-01 11:17:51 · answer #9 · answered by markusfarkus33 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a network card. you do use them to connect to networks. thus getting the internet.
2006-12-28 13:39:42 · answer #10 · answered by Mista-J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋