DATA LINK LAYER WIRED NETWORKS
WIRED LANS ETHERNET PROTOCOL
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Question
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True/False-When a device is sending data to another device on a remote network, the Ethernet frame is sent to the MAC address of the default gateway.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: A MAC address is only useful on the local Ethernet network. When data is destined for a remote network of any type, the data is sent to the default gateway device, the Layer 3 device that routes for the local network.
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: -What statement describes a characteristic of MAC addresses? They must be globally unique.
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