Exam 4: Network Interface Cards

____ cards are credit-card-size expansion cards used primarily to add functionality to laptop computers.

NIC stands for ____________________.

The type of data transmission that occurs in a computer bus is called ____ transmission.

NICs can have a major influence on network performance.

The main benefit of the ____ device driver standard is that it allows NICs to use multiple protocols simultaneously.

ISA is a type of ____.

On-board co-processors included on some NICs permit the card to process incoming and outgoing network data without requiring service from the CPU.

Apple Computer and Novell defined the ____ standard to allow a NIC to use multiple protocols and to simplify driver development for NIC manufacturers.

When purchasing a NIC, when should you choose high-performance NIC hardware enhancement options?

USB comes in ____ versions.

PnP attempts to define a set of configuration protocols so that a computer can communicate with its peripherals during the ____ sequence and negotiate a working configuration without requiring user intervention.

The ISA bus originally appeared in the first PCs in a(n)____-bit form.

The PCMCIA bus size is ____ bits.

MAC (as in MAC address)stands for ____________________.

Describe the role of integrated NICs.

Most computers start themselves (in a process called ____)by reading information from a disk.

Diskless workstations are also called "____________________".

MAC addresses take the form of ____ two-digit hexadecimal numbers separated by colons.

Some NICs can operate in what's called "____ mode"-essentially, this mode turns off the gatekeeper functions and enables the NIC to forward any frames it sees to the computer.