MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

COMPUTER NETWORKING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The full form of word MAC in MAC address is
A
Mode Access capacity
B
Media Access Control
C
Mode alias control
D
Media Access capability
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The full form of MAC is the Media Access Control Address. The MAC address is known as the hardware id number. In particular, each computer’s NIC (network interface card), including a Bluetooth, Wi-Fi card or Ethernet card, has an unchanged MAC address inserted by the manufacturer at the time of production.

Detailed explanation-2: -A Media Access Control address (MAC address) is a hardware identifier that uniquely identifies each device on a network.

Detailed explanation-3: -The medium access control – commonly referred to as the MAC protocol – is, effectively, a sublayer or MAC sublayer that controls hardware responsible for the communication with a wired, wireless or optical transmission medium. The MAC sublayer is part of the two sublayers scheme: data link layer.

Detailed explanation-4: -The full form of mac in computer is Media Access Control Address. This address can be retrieved by using the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP).

Detailed explanation-5: -What is Media Access Control? A media access control is a network data transfer policy that determines how data is transmitted between two computer terminals through a network cable. The media access control policy involves sub-layers of the data link layer 2 in the OSI reference model.

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