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

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Many readers of this blog will never require to understand what MAC address is or how it fits into the networking procedure. It is good to know and can valuable to understand how to locate 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 composed, where to discover it, and its role in networking. The video also does a terrific task of describing the essential distinction between MAC addresses and IP addresses. A fast explanation of ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) ties the crucial principles of the video together..

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.

PowerCert Animated Videos use succinct and clear descriptions of big concepts in hardware and networking. I described them fairly typically when I was teaching an intro to networking course last year..

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