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 find it, and its function in networking. The video likewise does an excellent task of discussing the crucial distinction between MAC addresses and IP addresses. Finally, a fast description of ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) ties the crucial principles of the video together..

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

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

PowerCert Animated Videos provide concise and clear descriptions of big concepts in computer hardware and networking. I described them fairly typically when I was teaching an introduction to networking course last year..