Question

MAC address is written in which format?
1. Binary format
2. Octal format
3. Decimal format
4. Hexadecimal format
5. All of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Hexadecimal format

MAC address is written in Hexadecimal format.

MAC address:

• A media access control address (MAC) is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller for use as a network address in communications within a network segment.
• This use is common in most IEEE 802 network technologies, including Ethernet, Wi-fi, and Bluetooth.
• Every NIC ( Network Interface Controller) has a hardware address that's known as a MAC, for media access control where IP addresses are associated with TCP/IP (networking software), MAC addresses are linked to the hardware of network adapters.
• MAC addresses are recognizable as six groups of two hexadecimal digits, separated, by hyphens, colons, or without a separator.
• A MAC address is a 48-bit number.
• A network interface controller is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network.