IP

Question 1

What is an IP address?

Answer 1

An IP address is an assigned numerical label that is used to identify internet communicating devices on a network, it allows for devices on two different LANs to communicate with each other

Question 2

How is the IP address split and what are the splits called?

Answer 2

Subnet masks splits the first part of the IP address into the network portion
and the other part the host portion, the server desktop etc

Question 3

What is the IP address and Default Subnet mask of a Class A IP address?

Answer 3

class A IP address ranges from 1 - 127

its default subnet mask is 255.0.0.0

it can have upto 16,777,216 (256x256x256) hosts

Question 4

What is the IP address and Default Subnet mask of a Class B IP address?

Answer 4

Class B address ranges from 128 - 191

Its default subnet mask is 255.255.0.0

Question 5

What is the IP address and Default Subnet mask of a Class C IP address?

Answer 5

Class C IP address ranges from 192 - 223

Its Default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0

Question 6

What is the IP address of a Class D IP address and what is it used for?

Answer 6

Class D IP address ranges from 224 - 239 and its a logical id for a group of hosts that want data multicasted?

Question 7

What is Classless inter domain routing?

Answer 7

CIDR allows for the borrowing of some of the host bits and reassigning them to the network portion

Question 8

What is subnetting and what is its benefits?

Answer 8

Subnetting is the process of breaking down larger networks into smaller networks by using class subnet masks, its benefits are cutting the size of networks with smaller hosts boosting efficiency

Question 9

How many Classes are there for private IP addresses and what are their ranges

Answer 9

Class A - 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255

Class B - 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255

Class C - 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255