Understanding MAC Addresses

Understanding MAC Addresses

Assessment

Interactive Video

Computers

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary function of a MAC address in a network?

To encrypt data on the network

To assign IP addresses to devices

To route frames on a Local Area Network

To identify the manufacturer of a device

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is a MAC address typically represented?

As a single binary number

As a series of decimal numbers

As a string of alphanumeric characters

As six groups of hexadecimal digits

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do the first three bytes of a MAC address represent?

The manufacturer's unique code

The network's encryption key

The network's IP address

The device's unique serial code

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the MAC address if the NIC is replaced?

It is deleted permanently

It becomes an IP address

It changes to a new address

It remains the same

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is true about IP addresses compared to MAC addresses?

IP addresses are used to route frames on a LAN

IP addresses are static and do not change

IP addresses are set by the manufacturer

IP addresses can change, unlike MAC addresses

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