A technician is installing a NIC in a computer and sees a spark jump from the technician's hand to the NIC. The technician installs the NIC and discovers that the NIC is not functional. What has most likely caused the NIC to malfunction?
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Step 1: The spark indicates an electrostatic discharge (ESD) occurred when handling the NIC. Show more…
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