What is the sequence of messages sent by a host when it attempts to ping a destination for which it has no Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache entry?

The correct answer is B. ARP request, ARP reply, ICMP echo request, ICMP echo reply. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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AICMP echo request, ARP request, ARP reply, ICMP echo reply.
BARP request, ARP reply, ICMP echo request, ICMP echo reply.
CICMP echo request, ICMP echo reply, ARP request, ARP reply.
DICMP echo request, ARP reply, ARP request, ICMP echo reply.

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