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

PowerCert Animated Videos use succinct and clear explanations of big concepts in computer hardware and networking. I described them fairly often when I was teaching an introduction to networking course last year..

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

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

The newest PowerCert video is MAC Address Explained. As the title states, the video discusses what a MAC address is, how its written, where to find it, and its function in networking. The video also does a great job of discussing the essential difference between MAC addresses and IP addresses. Lastly, a quick explanation of ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) connects the key principles of the video together..

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