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zk/Hexadecimal_number_system.md

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 tags:
   - number-systems
-  - hardware
   - computer-architecture
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zk/Link_Layer_of_Internet_Protocol.md

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 title: Link_Layer_of_the_Internet_Protocol
-tags: []
+tags: [networks, internet]
 created: Tuesday, August 06, 2024
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zk/MAC_addresses.md

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 an IP address which is logical.
 
 Each device on a [local network](./Link_Layer_of_Internet_Protocol.md) has a MAC
-as a unique identifier. It is hardware-based and the addresses are typically
-burned into the network card by the manufacturer, making them a physical
-attribute of the device.
+as a unique identifier. It is a hardware-based, physical attribute of the
+device, typically permanently encoded onto a non-volatile memory chip attached
+to the network card.
 
 MAC addresses consist of 6 bytes (48-bits) represented as 12
-[hexadecimal_digits](Hexadecimal_number_system.md)
+[hexadecimal_digits](Hexadecimal_number_system.md).

zk/Network_card.md

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+---
+title: Network_card
+tags: [networks, hardware]
+created: Tuesday, August 06, 2024
+---
+
+# Network_card
+
+The network card (technically know as the Network Interface Card (NIC)) or
+_network adapter_ is the hardware device that allows a computer to connect to a
+network.
+
+They are the physical interface between the computer and the network
+[link](./Link_Layer_of_Internet_Protocol.md), e.g. WiFi or ethernet.
+
+They can be internal and built into the [motherboard](./Motherboard.md) or
+external as in the case of USB adaptors.
+
+Each network card has a unique [MAC address](./MAC_addresses.md) to identify the
+device on the network.
+
+Network cards on consumer-grade devices typically utilise the devices resources
+and the kernel manages its actions via a driver. More high-end devices
+(typically used in servers) have their own processors and memory.

zk/Signed_and_unsigned_numbers.md

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 tags:
   - binary
-  - hardware
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 # Signed and unsigned numbers

zk/Twos_complement.md

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 title: Two's complement
 tags:
   - binary
-  - hardware
 created: Tuesday, March 19, 2024
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