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Which of the following describes an IPv6 address? (Select TWO).
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IP version 6 addresses are 128-bit addresses.
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commonly written using 32 hexadecimal numbers organized into eight quartets
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IP version 4 addresses are 32-bit addresses
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Representation of IPv6 Addresses. IPv6 addresses are 128 bits in length and written as a string of hexadecimal digits. Every 4 bits can be represented by a single hexadecimal digit, for a total of 32 hexadecimal values (016 [00002] through f16 [11112]).
Detailed explanation-2: -An Ipv6 address uses 128 bits as opposed to 32 bits in IPv4. Because an hexadecimal number uses 4 bits this means that an IPv6 address consists of 32 hexadecimal numbers. These numbers are grouped in 4’s giving 8 groups or blocks.
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