You are setting up a new office for a software development company that requires high$-$speed internet access for large data transfers and secure connections to multiple networks. The office is equipped with both copper and fiber optic infrastructure.

You are tasked with selecting network interface cards $($NICs$)$ for the workstations that will meet these requirements.

Which type of NIC should you choose for the workstations?

A NIC with only $100$ Mbps Ethernet support

A NIC with fiber optic ports and support for $10$ Gbps Ethernet

A NIC with a $56$ Kbps modem adapter

A NIC with dual RJ$-45$ ports supporting Gigabit Ethernet