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What does MAC stand for?
A
Big Mac
B
Media Access control
C
Microsoft Alliance control
D
Media alongside control
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The medium access control – commonly referred to as the MAC protocol – is, effectively, a sublayer or MAC sublayer that controls hardware responsible for the communication with a wired, wireless or optical transmission medium. The MAC sublayer is part of the two sublayers scheme: data link layer.

Detailed explanation-2: -What Does Media Access Control (MAC) Mean? Media access control (MAC) is a sublayer of the data link layer (DLL) in the seven-layer OSI network reference model. MAC is responsible for the transmission of data packets to and from the network-interface card, and to and from another remotely shared channel.

Detailed explanation-3: -A MAC address (media access control address) is a 12-digit hexadecimal number assigned to each device connected to the network. Primarily specified as a unique identifier during device manufacturing, the MAC address is often found on a device’s network interface card (NIC).

Detailed explanation-4: -A Media Access Control address (MAC address) is a hardware identifier that uniquely identifies each device on a network.

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