HP2-B101 · Question #88
You have to set up a network with 300 hosts. Which address classes are appropriate for this situation? (Select two.)
The correct answer is A. Class A B. Class B. Classes A and B are correct because both support more than 300 hosts per network - Class A allows up to ~16.7 million hosts and Class B allows up to ~65,534 hosts, making either sufficient for your 300-host requirement. Class C is wrong because it supports only 254 usable hosts…
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You have to set up a network with 300 hosts. Which address classes are appropriate for this situation? (Select two.)
Options
- AClass A
- BClass B
- CClass C
- DClass D
How the community answered
(24 responses)- A79% (19)
- C4% (1)
- D17% (4)
Explanation
Classes A and B are correct because both support more than 300 hosts per network - Class A allows up to ~16.7 million hosts and Class B allows up to ~65,534 hosts, making either sufficient for your 300-host requirement. Class C is wrong because it supports only 254 usable hosts per network (2^8 - 2), which falls short of the 300-host requirement. Class D is wrong because it is reserved for multicast communication and is never used to assign addresses to individual hosts.
Memory tip: Think of the classes by scale - A is for Armies (millions), B is for Businesses (tens of thousands), C is for Cubicles (small offices, max 254). If your host count exceeds 254, Class C is automatically eliminated.
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