SSCP · Question #1231
The ___________ protocol converts IP addresses (logical) to MAC Addresses (physical)
The correct answer is B. ARP. The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is the protocol responsible for converting a logical IP address into a physical MAC address within a local network segment.
Question
The ___________ protocol converts IP addresses (logical) to MAC Addresses (physical)
Options
- AIPSEC
- BARP
- CDARP
- DDNS
- ENone of the above
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Why each option
The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is the protocol responsible for converting a logical IP address into a physical MAC address within a local network segment.
IPSEC (Internet Protocol Security) is a suite of protocols for securing IP communications, not for IP to MAC address resolution.
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is a crucial protocol in the TCP/IP suite that maps IP network addresses to the hardware (MAC) addresses used by a data link protocol. When a device needs to communicate with another device on the same local network and only knows its IP address, ARP is used to discover the corresponding MAC address.
DARP is not a standard protocol for IP to MAC address resolution; ARP is the fundamental protocol.
DNS (Domain Name System) resolves human-readable hostnames to IP addresses, not IP addresses to MAC addresses.
ARP is the correct protocol, so this option is incorrect.
Concept tested: ARP protocol function
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/winsock/address-resolution-protocol-function
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