COMPUTER NETWORKING

NETWORK LAYER

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which layer in the OSI model do MAC addresses and switches use?
A
Physical
B
Data Link
C
Network
D
Transport
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the OSI reference model for networking, the MAC is a Layer 2–or data link layer–device, and the MAC address is a Layer 2 address.

Detailed explanation-2: -The data link layer (Layer 2) of the OSI model actually consists of two sublayers: the Media Access Control (MAC) sublayer and the Logical Link Control (LLC) sublayer. The MAC sublayer controls device interaction. The LLC sublayer deals with addressing and multiplexing.

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