Huawei Certified Network Associate – Routing and Switching (HCNA-RS, legacy) — Question 31

While inspecting packets in the network, a network administrator discovers a frame with the destination MAC address of 01-00-5E-A0-B1-C3.
What can the administrator determine from this?

Answer options

• A. The MAC address is a unicast address.
• B. The MAC address is a broadcast address
• C. The MAC address is a multicast address.
• D. The MAC address is incorrect.

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because the MAC address 01-00-5E-A0-B1-C3 falls within the range designated for multicast addresses in Ethernet. Option A is incorrect since unicast addresses are unique to a specific device, while option B refers to broadcast addresses that target all devices on a network. Option D is also incorrect as the MAC address is valid and properly formatted.