INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW OF THE INTERNET
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Question
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A ____ is used to compare bits against the IP address to determine the network address.
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host address
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subnet mask
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network address
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loopback adapter
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Class of the address determines which part belongs to the network address and which part belongs to the node address. All nodes on a given network share the same network prefix but must have a unique host number.
Detailed explanation-2: -The network address can be calculated by a bitwise AND of the respective bits in the binary representation of the address and the network mask. Align the bits, perform a bitwise AND on each pair of the respective bits, then convert the individual octets of the result back to decimal.
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