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What are two benefits of private IPv4 IP addresses? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is B. They are less costly than public IP addresses. C. They can be assigned to devices without Internet connections.. Private IPv4 addresses are free to use within an organization and can be assigned to internal devices that do not require direct public Internet access.

Submitted by jian89· Mar 5, 2026

Question

What are two benefits of private IPv4 IP addresses? (Choose two.)

Options

  • AThey are routed the same as public IP addresses.
  • BThey are less costly than public IP addresses.
  • CThey can be assigned to devices without Internet connections.
  • DThey eliminate the necessity for NAT policies.
  • EThey eliminate duplicate IP conflicts.

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    88% (29)
  • E
    9% (3)

Why each option

Private IPv4 addresses are free to use within an organization and can be assigned to internal devices that do not require direct public Internet access.

AThey are routed the same as public IP addresses.

Private IP addresses are not routed on the public internet; they require Network Address Translation (NAT) to communicate with public networks.

BThey are less costly than public IP addresses.Correct

Private IP addresses are not registered or purchased, making them a free resource for internal network use, unlike public IP addresses that often incur costs.

CThey can be assigned to devices without Internet connections.Correct

Devices within a private network can communicate internally using private IP addresses without needing a public IP address or direct internet connection, conserving public IPv4 address space.

DThey eliminate the necessity for NAT policies.

Private IP addresses typically *increase* the necessity for NAT policies if devices on the private network need to access the public internet, as they must be translated to public IP addresses.

EThey eliminate duplicate IP conflicts.

Private IP addresses do not eliminate duplicate IP conflicts; within any given network segment, each device must still have a unique IP address to avoid conflicts.

Concept tested: Private IPv4 address benefits

Source: https://www.iana.org/assignments/iana-ipv4-special-registry/iana-ipv4-special-registry.xhtml

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#Private IP addressing#IPv4#NAT concepts

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