Question

The MAC address is a _____ bit number.

Answer 1

Answer: 48 bits

Explanation:MAC (Media Access control) address is the the unique identity provided to the device in a particular network. The communication taking place in a networking is done by the MAC address .

MAC address is a hexadecimal value of 12 digit which is found on the network interface card (NIC). The address is of 6 bytes which is equals to 48 bits.

Example of MAC address- 00:0b:95:9a:62:15

 

Answer 2

Answer:

48.

Explanation:

MAC addresses are 48 bits or 6 bytes or 12 digit hexadecimal numbers.There are three formats of writing the MAC address which are as following:-

MM-MM-MM-SS-SS-SS

MMM.MMM.SSS.SSS

MM:MM:MM:SS:SS:SS

MAC address also called the physical address is a binary number which is used to  uniquely identify the computer network adapters.MAC address is assigned to the system at the time of manufacturing.