An IPv4 address consists of octets.

the mac address of a device can make it difficult to track the origin of a network attack.

A IP address is only accessible within a local network.

Devices within the same local network can communicate with each other using their IP addresses.

MAC addresses are used at the layer of the OSI model.

IP v4 addresses are made up of bits.

A MAC address is a unique identifier assigned to a network .