A user purchases a new switch for the home office to accommodate faster speeds for a newly purchased laptop. The controller has 10/100/1000 MBPS ports, and the computer comes with a 10/100 NIC. What actual bandwidth will the laptop receive if it is plugged into a port on the switch?
- 100 MBPS
- 10 MBPS
- The laptop will not connect.
- 1000 MBPS
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Answers Explanation & Hints: The laptop will receive a maximum bandwidth of 100 MBPS since its NIC supports speeds up to 100 MBPS, which is the maximum speed that it can transmit or receive data from the network. Although the switch has 10/100/1000 MBPS ports, the laptop’s NIC cannot support the higher speed. |