Which of these is a routed protocol?

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Options

• ARIP
• BUDP
• CIP
• DHTTP
• EIGRP

• A
  3% (1)
• C
  94% (33)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

IP is a routed protocol because it carries user data across networks using logical addressing (IP addresses), enabling routers to forward packets from source to destination. The key distinction is that routed protocols carry data, while routing protocols discover paths.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• RIP and IGRP (A, E) are routing protocols - they exchange path information between routers to build routing tables, but they don't carry user data.
• UDP (B) is a transport layer (Layer 4) protocol - it handles end-to-end communication segments, not routed packet delivery.
• HTTP (D) is an application layer (Layer 7) protocol - it defines how web data is formatted and requested, far above the routing layer.

Memory tip: Think "Routed = Road for data, Routing = Road map." IP is the road packets travel on; RIP and IGRP are the maps routers use to navigate it. If a protocol has "Routing" in its name or acronym (RIP = Routing Information Protocol, IGRP = Interior Gateway Routing Protocol), it's a routing protocol - not a routed one.

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