Neco 2022 Computer Studies Question 7

Practice objective / multiple choice question 7 from the 2022 Neco Computer Studies examination.

Neco 2022 Computer Studies Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 7 NECO • 2022 • COMPUTER_STUDIES • objective

A school network is allocated the class‑B address block \(172.16.0.0/16\). Each subnet must support at least 200 usable host addresses. Using variable‑length subnet masking (VLSM), determine (i) the maximum number of subnets that can be created and (ii) the subnet mask (in dotted‑decimal notation) for each subnet.

Answer Options

A. 128 subnets, each with mask 255.255.254.0 (\/23)
B. 64 subnets, each with mask 255.255.252.0 (\/22)
Correct Answer C. 256 subnets, each with mask 255.255.255.0 (/24)
D. 512 subnets, each with mask 255.255.255.128 (\/25)
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
256 subnets, each with mask 255.255.255.0 (/24)

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This is Neco 2022 Computer Studies Question 7. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Neco Computer Studies examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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