COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES AND PROTOCOLS
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Question
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Binary
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Denary
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Floats
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Hexadecimal
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Detailed explanation-1: -MAC addresses follow the format, XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX, but will sometimes display as XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX or XXXXXXXXXXXX. Instructions for finding the MAC address for some commonly used devices and operating systems are shown below.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are three types of MAC addresses: Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast. The way to identify which address type you are viewing is simply look at the first byte.
Detailed explanation-3: -As typically represented, MAC addresses are recognizable as six groups of two hexadecimal digits, separated by hyphens, colons, or without a separator.
Detailed explanation-4: -MAC addresses uniquely identify the adapter on the LAN. MAC addresses are expressed in hexadecimal notation. For example, “01-23-45-67-89-AB” in a 48-bit address or “01-23-45-67-89-AB-CD-EF” in a 64-bit address.