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A Local Area Network (LAN) enables resource sharing by connecting devices to the network medium through a specialized adapter called the __________.

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RRB NTPC 2025 Under Graduate CBT 1 Question Paper PDF (20-Jun-2026) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is

Network Interface Card

A Network Interface Card (NIC) is the specialized adapter that connects devices to the network medium, enabling resource sharing in a LAN.

Read-Only Memory, Graphics Processing Unit and Central Processing Unit serve entirely different computing functions, not network connectivity.

Hence, Network Interface Card is the correct answer.

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