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2. Wireless network interface controller - Wikipedia

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   A Bluetooth interface card. A wireless network interface controller ( WNIC) is a network interface controller which connects to a wireless network, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or LTE (4G) or 5G rather than a wired network, such as an Ethernet network. A WNIC, just like other NICs, works on the layers 1 and 2 of the OSI model and uses an antenna ...

3. ExpressCard - Wikipedia

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   ExpressCard, initially called NEWCARD, [1] is an interface to connect peripheral devices to a computer, usually a laptop computer. The ExpressCard technical standard specifies the design of slots built into the computer and of expansion cards to insert in the slots. The cards contain electronic circuits and sometimes connectors for external ...

4. PC Card - Wikipedia

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   PC Card. PC Card is a parallel peripheral interface for laptop computers and PDAs. [1] The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) originally introduced the 16-bit ISA -based PCMCIA Card in 1990, but renamed it to PC Card in March 1995 to avoid confusion with the name of the organization. [2]

5. Wireless LAN - Wikipedia

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   This notebook computer is connected to a wireless access point using a PC Card wireless card. An example of a Wi-Fi network. A wireless LAN (WLAN) is a wireless computer network that links two or more devices using wireless communication to form a local area network (LAN) within a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, campus, or office building.

6. Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

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   The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) was a group of computer hardware manufacturers, operating under that name from 1989 to 2009. Starting with the PCMCIA card in 1990 (the name later simplified to PC Card ), it created various standards for peripheral interfaces designed for laptop computers.

7. Comparison of open-source wireless drivers - Wikipedia

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   Comparison of open-source wireless drivers. Wireless network cards for computers require control software to make them function ( firmware, device drivers ). This is a list of the status of some open-source drivers for 802.11 wireless network cards. Location of the network device drivers in a simplified structure of the Linux kernel.