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How many usable host are there per subnet if you have the address of 192.168.10.0 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.240?
The correct answer is D. 14. Given the subnet mask 255.255.255.240, there are 14 usable host addresses per subnet.
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How many usable host are there per subnet if you have the address of 192.168.10.0 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.240?
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- A4
- B8
- C16
- D14
How the community answered
(34 responses)- A12% (4)
- B6% (2)
- C3% (1)
- D79% (27)
Why each option
Given the subnet mask 255.255.255.240, there are 14 usable host addresses per subnet.
4 is the number of host bits, not the usable hosts.
8 would be the number of usable hosts for a /29 subnet (2^3 - 2).
16 is the total number of addresses in the subnet, including the network and broadcast addresses, not the usable hosts.
A subnet mask of 255.255.255.240 corresponds to a /28 CIDR notation, indicating 28 network bits. This leaves 32 - 28 = 4 bits for host addresses. The total number of addresses in the subnet is 2^4 = 16, and by subtracting two addresses for the network address and the broadcast address, we get 16 - 2 = 14 usable host addresses.
Concept tested: Subnet mask calculation for usable hosts
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/dns/subnets
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