Hello Franbastardo,
The 48kS/s is the rate for all input channels, which means, this rate will be divided between all the input channels you use, because of the internal ADC is multiplexed between all input channels, as the following diagram shows:
This can be confirmed in the User Guide.
Regarding the type of ADC, it is a SAR ADC.
Fernando Becerra | Field Applications Engineer | National Instruments | CLA | CTD