COMPUTER NETWORKING

Detailed explanation-1: -The physical address–which is also called a media access control, or MAC, address–identifies a device to other devices on the same local network. The internet address–or IP address–identifies the device globally. A network packet needs both addresses to get to its destination.

Detailed explanation-2: -A MAC (Media Access Control) address, sometimes referred to as a hardware or physical address, is a unique, 12-character alphanumeric attribute that is used to identify individual electronic devices on a network. An example of a MAC address is: 00-B0-D0-63-C2-26.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Physical address of a device is an unchanging number/letter combination which identifies your device on a network. It is also referred to as a Media Access Control Address (MAC Address).

Detailed explanation-4: -The MAC address is a physical address (also called a hardware address) because it physically identifies an item of hardware. MAC addresses use three types of number systems and all use the same format, only the size of the identifier differs. The addresses can be “Universally Managed” or “Locally Managed”.