What are Computer adapter?

In computing, adapter is a hardware device or software component that converts transmitted data from one presentation form to another. The data presentation can be, for example, a message sent between objects in an application or a packet sent through a network.

Resource adapters are used to retrieve and route data.[citation needed] They provide access to databases, files, messaging systems, enterprise applications and other data sources and targets. Each adapter includes a set of adapter commands that can be used to customize its operation. Adapter commands specify different queues and queue managers, specific messages by message ID, specific sets of messages with the same message ID, message descriptors in the data, and more.

The resource adapters provided with many integration products enable data transformation and adapter-specific behavior recognition on different systems and data structures.

A Computer adapter are defined as the infrastructure that allows two or more nodes (sometimes called hosts) to communicate with each other. The network achieves this by providing a set of rules for communication, called protocols. Computer adapter are distinguish according to a variety of characteristics such as the medium used to transport the digital data, communications protocol used, scale, network topology, and organizational scope.

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