Question

In general terms, there are three ways a computer receives an IPv4 or IPv6 address. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A) DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
B) Static IP configuration
C) APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing)
D) MAC (Media Access Control) address

Answer 1

D) MAC (Media Access Control) address is not a method for receiving an IPv4 or IPv6 address. The three correct methods are DHCP, Static IP configuration, and APIPA.

Step-by-step explanation:

When it comes to assigning an IPv4 or IPv6 address to a computer, there are generally three methods that are used for this purpose:

• DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is used to automatically assign an IP address to a device on a network.
• Static IP configuration involves manually setting an IP address on the device itself, rather than assigning one dynamically.
• APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) is a method that allows a computer to assign itself an IP address when DHCP is not available or fails.

The option that is NOT a method for receiving an IP address is D) MAC (Media Access Control) address. A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications at the data link layer of a network segment, not for network layer addressing like IP.