3.1Network Interfaces

Question 1

Card 1:

Front: NIC (Network Interface Card)

Answer 1

Connects a device to a network. Also called a Network Adapter. What OSI layer does it operate on?
Physical Layer and Data Link Layer

Question 2

Card 2:

Front: Transceiver

Answer 2

Back: Converts data signals for transmission/reception. Operates at the Physical Layer.

Question 3

Card 3:

Front: RJ45 Port

Answer 3

Back: Standard Ethernet cable connector on a NIC.

Question 4

Card 4:

Transmission Medium

Answer 4

Cable (copper, fiber), wireless. The physical path for data.

Question 5

Card 5:

Front: Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), 10 GbE, 40 GbE

Answer 5

Ethernet speed standards (1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 40 Gbps).

Question 6

Card 6:

Front: Fiber Link

Answer 6

Back: Network connection using fiber optic cables.

Question 7

Card 7:

Front: MAC Address

Answer 7

Back: Unique hardware address of a NIC (Data Link Layer).

Question 8

Card 8:

Front: CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check)

Answer 8

Back: Error detection method

Question 9

Card 9:

Front: Ethernet Framing

Answer 9

Back: Data structure for Ethernet networks.

Question 10

10)Network Interface

Answer 10

10)The general term of connecting your computer to the outside network.