Remember NIC
Full name: Network Interface Card
Memory aid: A Network connection needs an Interface.
Modern interfaces may be integrated rather than removable cards.
Study area: Network architecture & switching · Batch 2
Relevant study for: CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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NIC — Network Interface Card
Provides a device's network interface.
Why learn NIC — Network Interface Card?
Provides a device's network interface.
Where it came from
Modern interfaces may be integrated rather than removable cards.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): A Network connection needs an Interface.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand NIC: Network Interface Card.
- Recall this memory aid: A Network connection needs an Interface.
- Explain the practical use: Provides a device's network interface.
- Explain this distinction: Modern interfaces may be integrated rather than removable cards.
- Identify NIC in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IEEE 802 LAN/MAN standards (www.ieee802.org)
- IETF Internet standards (www.rfc-editor.org)