MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Detailed explanation-1: -NIC cards are commonly found in most computers and some network servers. They contain electrical circuitry in line with data link and physical layer standards, including a port to connect to the local area network’s (LAN) medium. Each communicating device (node) on a LAN must have at least one NIC card.

Detailed explanation-2: -Network Interface card (NIC) is a hardware component, which is installed in a computer. Actually, it is a circuit board, which is inbuilt inside a computer, provides a network connection to the computer.

Detailed explanation-3: -Every NIC (Network Interface Card) has a 48-bit globally unique identifier called as MAC Address (Media Access Control Address) burned into its ROM chip. This MAC address is used to deliver Ethernet Frames (packets) to a computer. The NIC driver software passes the data between the Operating System and the NIC.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ethernet Network card is the most commonly used network card.