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IP Address MCQs

The document contains 50 multiple-choice questions and answers related to IP addresses, covering topics such as the definitions of IP, types of IP addresses (IPv4 and IPv6), subnetting, and networking protocols. Key concepts include the structure and classification of IP addresses, subnet masks, DHCP, and NAT. It serves as a study guide for understanding fundamental networking principles.

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IP Address MCQs

The document contains 50 multiple-choice questions and answers related to IP addresses, covering topics such as the definitions of IP, types of IP addresses (IPv4 and IPv6), subnetting, and networking protocols. Key concepts include the structure and classification of IP addresses, subnet masks, DHCP, and NAT. It serves as a study guide for understanding fundamental networking principles.

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IP Address - 50 Most Important MCQ Questions and Answers

1. What does IP stand for?

Answer: Internet Protocol

2. How many bits are there in an IPv4 address?

Answer: 32 bits

3. How many bits are there in an IPv6 address?

Answer: 128 bits

4. What is the format of an IPv4 address?

Answer: Decimal

5. What is the format of an IPv6 address?

Answer: Hexadecimal

6. Which class of IP address is 192.168.1.1?

Answer: Class C

7. What is the range of Class A IP addresses?

Answer: 1.0.0.0 to 126.255.255.255

8. What is the range of Class B IP addresses?

Answer: 128.0.0.0 to 191.255.255.255

9. What is the range of Class C IP addresses?

Answer: 192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.255

10. What is the range of Class D IP addresses?

Answer: 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255

11. What is the range of Class E IP addresses?

Answer: 240.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255

12. What type of address is 127.0.0.1?

Answer: Loopback address

13. What is the purpose of a subnet mask?


Answer: To identify the network and host portion

14. What is the default subnet mask for Class A?

Answer: 255.0.0.0

15. What is the default subnet mask for Class B?

Answer: 255.255.0.0

16. What is the default subnet mask for Class C?

Answer: 255.255.255.0

17. What is the function of the gateway?

Answer: To connect different networks

18. What does DHCP stand for?

Answer: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

19. What does DNS stand for?

Answer: Domain Name System

20. What is a public IP address?

Answer: An IP address accessible over the internet

21. What is a private IP address?

Answer: An IP address used within a private network

22. Which of these is a private IP address?

Answer: 192.168.0.1

23. Which of these is a public IP address?

Answer: 8.8.8.8

24. How many total IPv4 addresses exist?

Answer: Approximately 4.3 billion

25. What is CIDR?

Answer: Classless Inter-Domain Routing

26. What does /24 represent in CIDR notation?

Answer: 255.255.255.0
27. What is the maximum number of hosts in a /24 subnet?

Answer: 254

28. Which protocol helps assign IP addresses dynamically?

Answer: DHCP

29. Which command displays IP configuration in Windows?

Answer: ipconfig

30. Which command displays IP configuration in Linux?

Answer: ifconfig or ip addr

31. What is APIPA?

Answer: Automatic Private IP Addressing

32. What address range does APIPA use?

Answer: 169.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255

33. Which address type is used for communication within a single broadcast domain?

Answer: Broadcast address

34. What is the broadcast address for the IP 192.168.1.0/24?

Answer: 192.168.1.255

35. What is the network address for 192.168.1.100/24?

Answer: 192.168.1.0

36. What is a static IP address?

Answer: An IP address manually assigned

37. What is a dynamic IP address?

Answer: An IP address assigned automatically

38. Which layer of the OSI model does IP operate at?

Answer: Network layer

39. What does NAT stand for?

Answer: Network Address Translation

40. What is the role of NAT?


Answer: To map private IP addresses to public addresses

41. Which version of IP uses colons in the address?

Answer: IPv6

42. Which IPv6 address type is similar to private IP?

Answer: Unique local address

43. Which IPv6 address type is similar to public IP?

Answer: Global unicast address

44. What is a link-local address in IPv6?

Answer: An address for local network communication

45. What is the loopback address in IPv6?

Answer: ::1

46. How many octets are in an IPv4 address?

Answer: 4

47. Which class of IP is used for multicast?

Answer: Class D

48. What is subnetting?

Answer: Dividing a network into smaller sub-networks

49. What is the first usable IP address in a subnet?

Answer: Network address + 1

50. What is the last usable IP address in a subnet?

Answer: Broadcast address - 1

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