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  2. Network interface controller - Wikipedia

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    Network interface controller. A 1990s Ethernet network interface card that connects to the motherboard via the now-obsolete ISA bus. This combination card features both a BNC connector (left) for use in (now obsolete) 10BASE2 networks and an 8P8C connector (right) for use in 10BASE-T networks. A network interface controller ( NIC, also known as ...

  3. Newly industrialized country - Wikipedia

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    The category of newly industrialized country ( NIC ), newly industrialized economy ( NIE) [1] or middle income country [2] is a socioeconomic classification applied to several countries around the world by political scientists and economists. They represent a subset of developing countries whose economic growth is much higher than that of other ...

  4. Domain name registry - Wikipedia

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    Domain name registry. A domain name registry is a database of all domain names and the associated registrant information in the top level domains of the Domain Name System (DNS) of the Internet that enables third party entities to request administrative control of a domain name. Most registries operate on the top-level and second-level of the DNS.

  5. National identification number - Wikipedia

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    The identification number has 8-digit standard format: NNNNNNN (N), where N is a numeric digit 0–9. The first numeric digit N has special meaning, and it can be one of the following digits: '1', '5' or '7'. '1': The first-time date of issuance of ID card to the bearer was 1992 or later.

  6. InterNIC - Wikipedia

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    InterNIC, known as the Network Information Center (NIC) until 1993, was the organization primarily responsible for Domain Name System (DNS) domain name allocations and X.500 directory services. From its inception in 1972 until October 1, 1991, it was run by the Stanford Research Institute, now known as SRI International , and led by Jake Feinler .

  7. CNIC (Pakistan) - Wikipedia

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    A identity card entitles to a flood relief voucher. The Computerised National Identity Card ( CNIC) ( Urdu: قومی شناختی کارڈ) is an identity card with a 13-digit number available to all adult citizens of Pakistan and their diaspora counterparts, obtained voluntarily. It includes biometric data such as 10 fingerprints, 2 iris ...

  8. Computer network - Wikipedia

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    A network interface controller (NIC) is computer hardware that connects the computer to the network media and has the ability to process low-level network information. For example, the NIC may have a connector for plugging in a cable, or an aerial for wireless transmission and reception, and the associated circuitry.

  9. Ethernet - Wikipedia

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    Ethernet. Ethernet ( / ˈiːθərnɛt / EE-thər-net) is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN) and wide area networks (WAN). [1] It was commercially introduced in 1980 and first standardized in 1983 as IEEE 802.3.