You have just installed a network adapter and have booted up the system, installing the drivers. You open File Explorer on a remote computer and don't see the computer on which you just installed the NIC. What is the first thing you check? The second thing?

Network indicator light and signal strength.

Explanation:

The computer system is a electronic information technology system with physical and software components.

Its main physical component comprises of input, output, storage and memory, and processing unit, which are configured or made controllable by software device drivers. The network adapter could be a major or peripheral device in a system with a driver. It's functionality is identified by an indicator light and a network icon display on the desktop.

I will check if the lights on the adapter is functioning correctly?