Network Identifiers via TCP/IP

Question 1

refers to the unique physical address of all computers, which are assigned by the manufacturer of the network interface card.

Answer 1

MAC (Media Access Control)

Question 2

This is the first 24 bits of the MAC address that is vendor-specific; it identifies the company that manufactured or sold the device

Answer 2

Organizational Unique Identifier (OUI)

Question 3

This is the remaining 24 bits of the MAC address that is incrementally and uniquely assigned by the specific vendor of the hardware-denotes the serial number of the individual device

Answer 3

Vendor-Assigned

Question 4

refers to an address that is usually assigned by the network administrator or internet service provider in order to uniquely and universally identify each device on an IP network.

Answer 4

IP address

Question 5

is what computers use to find each other online and exchange information. It is assigned to the computer by the Internet Service Provider as soon as the computer is connected to the internet gateway

Answer 5

public IP address

Question 6

It is a fixed IP address and is used primarily for hosting web pages or services on the Internet

Answer 6

Static public IP address

Question 7

It is chosen from a pool of available addresses and changes each time one connects to the Internet

Answer 7

Dynamic public IP address

Question 8

is what computers on a network use to communicate with the router. It can change each time they are connected.

Answer 8

private IP address

Question 9

identifies the host that is located on the same physical network

Answer 9

network ID/field

Question 10

identifies the individual host within a network

Answer 10

host ID