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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does MAC stand for?
A
media access control
B
multi access control
C
media account control
D
multi address control
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In IEEE 802 LAN/MAN standards, the medium access control (MAC, also called media access control) sublayer is the layer that controls the hardware responsible for interaction with the wired, optical or wireless transmission medium.

Detailed explanation-2: -he medium access control (MAC) is a sublayer of the data link layer of the open system interconnections (OSI) reference model for data transmission. It is responsible for flow control and multiplexing for transmission medium.

Detailed explanation-3: -It stands for Media Access Control, and also known as Physical address, hardware address, or BIA (Burned In Address). It is globally unique; it means two devices cannot have the same MAC address.

Detailed explanation-4: -A media access control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for use as a network address in communications within a network segment. This use is common in most IEEE 802 networking technologies, including Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.

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