Size of MAC Address - Networking

Q.  What is the size of the MAC Address?
- Published on 25 Aug 15

a. 48 bits
b. 36 bits
c. 24 bits
d. 42 bits

ANSWER: 48 bits
 

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  • Prajakta Pandit   -Posted on 23 Oct 15

    - Media Access Control (MAC) address is a globally unique identifier which is assigned to network devices and it is referred to as hardware or physical address.

    - The size of the MAC address is 48 bits.

    - MAC address is written in < MM:MM:MM:SS:SS:SS > format.

    - The first 3 bytes are ID number of the manufacturer. The second 3 bytes are serial number assigned by the manufacturer.

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