Neco 2017 Computer Studies Question 13

Practice objective / multiple choice question 13 from the 2017 Neco Computer Studies examination.

Neco 2017 Computer Studies Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 13 NECO • 2017 • COMPUTER_STUDIES • objective

A company has been allocated the Class B network 172.16.0.0/16. It needs subnets for five departments, each requiring at least 2000 usable host addresses. Determine:\n1. The subnet mask that satisfies the host requirement.\n2. The maximum number of subnets that can be created with that mask.\n3. The network address range (first and last usable host addresses) for the first department's subnet.

Answer Options

A. Subnet mask /21; 32 subnets; usable hosts 172.16.0.2 - 172.16.7.255
B. Subnet mask /22; 64 subnets; usable hosts 172.16.0.1 - 172.16.3.254
Correct Answer C. Subnet mask /21; 32 subnets; usable hosts 172.16.0.1 - 172.16.7.254
D. Subnet mask /20; 16 subnets; usable hosts 172.16.0.1 - 172.16.15.254
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Subnet mask /21; 32 subnets; usable hosts 172.16.0.1 - 172.16.7.254

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This is Neco 2017 Computer Studies Question 13. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Computer Studies examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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