COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK TOPOLOGIES AND PROTOCOLS
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Question
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In IPv4, class ____ has the greatest number of addresses in each block.
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A
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B
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C
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D
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Class A Public & Private IP Address Range Class A addresses are for networks with large number of total hosts. Class A allows for 126 networks by using the first octet for the network ID.
Detailed explanation-2: -IPv4 uses 32-bit IP address, and with 32 bits the maximum number of IP addresses is 232-or 4, 294, 967, 296.
Detailed explanation-3: -Because the highest number that 7 bits can represent in binary is 128, there are 128 possible Class A network addresses.
Detailed explanation-4: -IPv4 address classes: Class A IP addresses, where the 1st bit is 0, encompass the range of 0.0. 0.0 to 127.255. 255.255.
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