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DATA LINK LAYER WIRED NETWORKS

WIRED LANS ETHERNET PROTOCOL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This is a 48-bit, 12-digit hexadecimal number that ranges from 0-9 or A-F.
A
MAC Address
B
IP Address
C
Subnet Mask
D
Subnet Address
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -MAC addresses are 48-bit numbers, represented by 12 hexadecimal digits (0-9, A-F), often separated by colons or dashes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 48-bit address (universal or local) is represented as a string of six octets. The octets are displayed from left to right, in the order that they are transmitted on the LAN medium, separated by hyphens. Each octet of the address is displayed as two hexadecimal digits.

Detailed explanation-3: -For example, a 48-bit MAC address of 00:25:96:12:34:56 appears on an IPv6 network in either of these two forms: 00:25:96:FF:FE:12:34:56. 0025:96FF:FE12:3456.

Detailed explanation-4: -An Ethernet MAC address is a 48-bit binary value expressed as 12 hexadecimal digits (4 bits per hexadecimal digit).

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