What are three features of the IPv6 protocol? (Choose three.)

Question

Options

• Aoptional IPsec
• Bautoconfiguration
• Cno broadcasts
• Dcomplicated header
• Eplug-and-play
• Fchecksums

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  88% (43)
• D
  8% (4)
• F
  2% (1)

Explanation

IPv6 introduces several improvements over IPv4: Autoconfiguration (B) - IPv6 supports SLAAC (Stateless Address Autoconfiguration), allowing devices to generate their own addresses without a DHCP server. No broadcasts (C) - IPv6 eliminates broadcast entirely, replacing it with multicast and anycast, which reduces unnecessary network-wide traffic. Plug-and-play (E) - directly related to autoconfiguration; devices can attach to an IPv6 network and communicate without manual configuration. The incorrect options: IPsec (A) is not 'optional' in the traditional sense - IPv6 was designed with mandatory IPsec support (though actual use of it is optional, the framing here contrasts with IPv4 where IPsec is a bolt-on). Complicated header (D) is wrong - IPv6 uses a simpler, fixed 40-byte header with extension headers for optional fields. Checksums (F) is wrong - IPv6 removed the header checksum (IPv4 had one), relying on upper-layer protocols like TCP/UDP for error checking.

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