COMPUTER NETWORKING

DATA LINK LAYER WIRED NETWORKS

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
NIC CONNECTED ____
A
WIRED NETWORK
B
WIRELESS NETWORK
C
BOTH
D
NONE
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -You can connect two computers that both have NICs without using a hub/switch/router by using a crossover cable. A crossover cable looks like a normal UTP Ethernet cable, but is wired differently, swapping the Receive and Transmit pairs. Both computers should have the same workgroup/subnet/etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are two types of external NICs: Wireless and USB based. Wireless NICs have an antenna to provide wireless reception, and USB-based NICs provide network connections through a device plugged into the USB port.

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