IEEE is an international organization made up of engineers that sets standards for the computing industry. For example, wifi is IEEE Standard 802.11. When referring to an ‘IEEE card’ in a computer, it’s actually an IEEE 1394 card, which is otherwise known as ‘Firewire’. It’s similar to USB. Since USB 2.0 was released a few years ago, Firewire has been fading out. Fewer and fewer devices are using the technology since USB 2.0 is faster and backward compatible with USB 1.0. In truth, a Firewire card is not needed, unless you already know you need it for a specific device.
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