The current PowerCert video is MAC Address Explained. As the title states, the video describes what a MAC address is, how its composed, where to discover it, and its function in networking. The video likewise does a terrific task of explaining the key difference between MAC addresses and IP addresses. A fast description of ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) ties the essential principles of the video together..

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

This video is one to bookmark and possibly use as a review resource or video-based lesson in a tool like Edpuzzle if you do teach networking.

PowerCert Animated Videos use clear and succinct descriptions of big principles in computer hardware and networking. I referred to them fairly frequently when I was teaching an introduction to networking course last year..