Tuesday 15 November 2011

CS601- Assignment No. 02 SOLUTION SEMESTER Fall 2011

Question 2: [5]
What is the main role of MAC address and IP address in computer networks?
Mac Address: www.virtualinspire.com
A Media Access Control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to
network interfaces for
Communications on the physical network segment. MAC addresses are used for
numerous network
Technologies and most IEEE 802 network technologies including Ethernet.
Logically, MAC addresses are
used in the Media Access Control protocol sub-layer of the OSI reference model.
IP Address: www.virtualinspire.com
An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each
device (e.g., computer,
printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for
communication. An IP
address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification
and location addressing.
Its role has been characterized as follows: "A name indicates what we seek. An
address indicates where
it is. A route indicates how to get there.
IP Address: www.virtualinspire.com
An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each
device (e.g., computer,
printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for
communication. An IP
address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification
and location addressing.
Its role has been characterized as follows: "A name indicates what we seek. An
address indicates where
it is. A route indicates how to get there.

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