QuestionQ28

Network Fundamentals

Which component of an Ethernet frame is used to alert a host that traffic is arriving?

  • A start of frame delimiter
  • B Type field
  • C preamble
  • D Data field
Explanation

The Ethernet preamble is the field that signals an incoming frame and lets the receiver synchronize before the rest of the frame is processed. It consists of a known bit pattern sent before the frame contents, while the start of frame delimiter only indicates where the actual frame begins after synchronization has already been established.

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