Practice Mac Address (media Access Control Address): The Hardware Identifier (3.2.1)
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MAC Address (Media Access Control Address): The Hardware Identifier

Practice - MAC Address (Media Access Control Address): The Hardware Identifier

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a MAC address?

💡 Hint: Think about how devices are identified on a network.

Question 2 Easy

What does OUI stand for?

💡 Hint: It's the first part of the MAC address related to the manufacturer.

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Question 1

What does MAC stand for?

Media Access Control
Micro Address Code
Machine Address Control

💡 Hint: Consider what type of access it controls.

Question 2

True or False: MAC addresses are used for routing on the Internet.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the function of IP addresses.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a local network including three devices. Describe how each device's MAC address would be structured and the potential issues if two devices had the same OUI.

💡 Hint: Remember how MAC addresses function within a network.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given an example MAC address 00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E, identify its OUI and explain its purpose in device identification.

💡 Hint: Break down the MAC address into its components.

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