What is a MAC Address? – Here’s a Concise Explanation

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Most readers of this blog site will never require to know what MAC address is or how it fits into the networking process. It is great to know and can useful to know how to find it if your IT administrator ever asks for it.

The most recent PowerCert video is MAC Address Explained. As the title states, the video explains what a MAC address is, how its written, where to find it, and its role in networking. The video likewise does a great job of explaining the essential difference between MAC addresses and IP addresses. Finally, a fast explanation of ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) ties the essential principles of the video together..

PowerCert Animated Videos offer concise and clear descriptions of huge ideas in computer hardware and networking. I described them fairly typically when I was teaching an introduction to networking course in 2015..

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.

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