Network Addressing and Transport

Question 1

What format are MAC addresses written in?

Answer 1

Hexadecimal Format

Question 2

With MAC addresses, __________ have a lower value than __________.

Answer 2

Numbers; Letters

Question 3

How many 8-bit octets, or bytes, compose a MAC Address? For a total of ____ bits of data in the entire address.

Answer 3

Six; 48

Question 4

The most significant bytes are at the beginning, or_______most octet, and are transmitted first.

Answer 4

left

Question 5

The first three octets represent the OUI. What does it stand for?

Answer 5

Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI)

Question 6

What does the OUI identify?

Answer 6

Manufacture of the device

Question 7

The last three octets are assigned by the manufacture of the device. What is this called?

Answer 7

Unique NIC-specific identifier

Question 8

Definition of a Byte

Answer 8

Unit of digital information

Question 9

1 Byte = __ bits

Answer 9

8 bits

Question 10

An Octet = __ Bytes

Answer 10

1 Byte

Question 11

8 bits = __ Octet

Answer 11

1 Octet

Question 12

What is the main difference with how a bit is transmitted vs. a byte

Answer 12

The least significant bit of a byte is transmitted first.

Question 13

Indicator flags of a MAC address

Answer 13

The two least significant bits of the most significant byte are used. (bit 2 & bit 1)

Question 14

Unicast is designated where and by what?

Answer 14

bit 1 (The least significant bit of the most significant byte.)

0 equates to unicast

Question 15

1 equates to _______?

Answer 15

Multicast