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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Multicast addresses can only be ____ addresses and not ____ addresses.
A
multicast  broadcast
B
destination  source
C
source  destination
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A multicast address is a logical identifier for a group of hosts in a computer network that are available to process datagrams or frames intended to be multicast for a designated network service.

Detailed explanation-2: -The multicast addresses are in the range 224.0. 0.0 through 239.255. 255.255.

Detailed explanation-3: -Multicast IP Routing protocols are used to distribute data (for example, audio/video streaming broadcasts) to multiple recipients. Using multicast, a source can send a single copy of data to a single multicast address, which is then distributed to an entire group of recipients.

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