What is IP address & MAC address ?

Question

computer

Answer 1

August Frisk this is the best answer I have read on ip vs Mac, thank you for breaking it down so nicely.

I m pretty sure that the home and person analogy will stick with me.

Answer 2

IP address ➡ a unique string of numbers separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network.

Mac address➡ A media access control address (MAC address) of a device is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for communications at the data link layer of a network segment.

Answer 3

ip=internet protocol