Residents in Berryhill received an e-mail stating that there is an armed robber on the loose.The e-mail claimed to be from the Berryhill police department,but it wasn't.Computer forensic experts later determined that the e-mail was sent from a computer lab in the Berryhill's public library.The police were then able to uniquely identify the computer that was used by means of its network interface card's ________ address.Security cameras later help the police to reveal the identity of the individual responsible for the hoax.
A)IDS
B)TCP/IP
C)MAC
D)DMZ

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The network interface card's (NIC) address is commonly referred to as the MAC (Media Access Control) address. This is a unique identifier assigned to each NIC and allowed the police to identify the computer used to send the hoax email. Therefore, C is the best choice.

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