The most recent PowerCert video is MAC Address Explained. As the title states, the video discusses what a MAC address is, how its composed, where to discover it, and its role in networking. The video likewise does a great job of describing the key difference between MAC addresses and IP addresses. Finally, a quick description of ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) connects the crucial concepts of the video together..

PowerCert Animated Videos provide concise and clear descriptions of huge principles in computer hardware and networking. I referred to them fairly often when I was teaching an intro to networking course last year..

Applications for Education.
The majority of readers of this blog site will never require to know what MAC address is or how it suits the networking procedure. However, it is good to know and can practical to know how to locate it if your IT administrator ever asks for it.

If you do teach networking, this video is one to bookmark and perhaps utilize as an evaluation resource or video-based lesson in a tool like Edpuzzle.