Sub topic 1.3.

2 Wired and wireless networks,

protocols and layers – Lesson 2
Activity 2 – IP and MAC addressing
Higher ability
Tick the correct box(es) to show whether the statement applies to a IP address, MAC addresses or
both.

Statement IPv4 address IPv6 address MAC address

Allows data packets to be sent to the right

device
Usually represented using 12 hexadecimal
digits
Usually represented using 4 sets of digits
between 0 and 255
Usually represented using 8 blocks of 4
hexadecimal digits
Uniquely identifies a device on that
network
A unique address that no other device in the
world can have
Fixed at the time of manufacture and cannot
be changed

Address is dynamic – it can change

Ideal for use on a WAN, such as the Internet

Used within LANs – switches record this

address for each device on the network

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Activity 2 – IP and MAC addressing
Low ability
Tick the correct box(es) to show whether the statement applies to a client-server, a peer-to-peer or
both networks.

MAC
Statement IPv4 address IPv6 address
address
Allows data packets to be sent to the right
device

Usually represented using 12 hexadecimal

digits
E.g. E0-25-D4-3C-A5-71
Usually represented using 4 sets of digits
between 0 and 255
E.g. 192.168.0.1
Usually represented using 8 blocks of 4
hexadecimal digits
E.g.
6164:6120:6C6F:7665:6C61:6365:2043:4B4
B

Uniquely identifies a device on that network

A unique address that no other device in the

world can have
Fixed at the time of manufacture and cannot
be changed

Address is dynamic – it can change

Ideal for use on a WAN, such as the Internet

Hint: What do IP and MAC stand for?
Used within LANs – switches record this
address for each device on the network
Hint: The opposite of the last answer

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