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title: "Explain the motherboard supported feature ethernet network controller?"  
description: "Explain the motherboard supported feature ethernet network controller?"  
author: "Sandra Emily"  
published: 2022-05-09  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97211/explain-the-motherboard-supported-feature-ethernet-network-controller  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "computer hardware", "computers"]  
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# Explain the motherboard supported feature ethernet network controller?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- A **network interface controller** (NIC) is a computer hardware component that links a computer to a computer network. It is also known as a network interface card, network adapter, LAN adapter, or physical network interface, among other designations.
- Network interface controllers were first deployed on expansion cards that were inserted into a computer bus. Because of the Ethernet standard's low cost and widespread adoption, most contemporary computers include a network interface built into the motherboard or contained in a USB-connected dongle.
- A network interface card (NIC) is a [**hardware**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96924/what-are-the-hardware-components-of-a-desktop-computer-laptop) component that connects a computer to a network. It is often a circuit board or chip. Modern NICs provide I/O interrupt, direct memory access (DMA) interfaces, data transmission, network traffic engineering, and partitioning support to computers.

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