COMPUTER NETWORKING

INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW OF THE INTERNET

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The portion of the IP address that identifies the network the device is assigned to.
A
Internet Protocol Address (IP Address)
B
Subnet Address
C
Metropolitan Area Network (MAN
D
Wide Area Network(WAN)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Subnet Mask–A 32-bit number used to distinguish the network and host portions of an IP address.

Detailed explanation-2: -Host Part. This is the part of the IP address that you assign to each host. It uniquely identifies this machine on your network. Note that for each host on your network, the network part of the address will be the same, but the host part must be different.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first 24 bits (the first three octets) identify the network and the remaining 8 bits indicate the host within the network. An example of a Class C IP address is 200.168. 212.226 where “200.168. 212” identifies the network and “226” identifies the host on that network.

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