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Network Hardware (CIE IGCSE Computer Science)

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A school network has several computers.

Each computer in the network has a media access control (MAC) address.

Hexadecimal is used for MAC addresses.

Part of a MAC address is given.

97–5C–E1


Each pair of digits is stored as binary in an 8-bit register.

Describe what is meant by a MAC address.

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A web server has an internet protocol (IP) address.



i)
Give three characteristics of an IP address.

1 ..............................................................
2 ..............................................................
3 ..............................................................

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ii)
Identify the network component that uses the IP address to send data only to its correct destination.
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Benedict has a computer that is assigned an Internet Protocol (IP) address. The IP address is:

198.167.214.0

The IP address is represented as denary values.

Benedict’s computer is also assigned a Media Access Control (MAC) address.



i)
Identify one similarity between an IP address and a MAC address.
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ii)
Identify two differences between an IP address and a MAC address.

Difference 1 .....................................................
Difference 2 ......................................................
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Tammy is buying a new computer that has an LED display.

Tammy connects the computer to her home network. The computer has a MAC address and an IP address.

A paragraph is given about MAC addresses and IP addresses.

Complete the paragraph using the list of terms given. Not all terms need to be used.

  • compiled
  • computer
  • control
  • dynamic
  • identify
  • packet
  • principal
  • protocol
  • similar
  • unique

 A MAC address is a media access …………………………………………………….. address. A network device has a ……………………………………………………… MAC address that can help ………………………………………………. the device in the network. An IP address is an Internet ………………………………………… address. An IP address can be static or  …………………………………………… .

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