II0-001 · Question #218
The following are components of an IP Datagram header except:
The correct answer is D. Default Gateway address. Option D is correct because a Default Gateway address is a network configuration setting stored on the host device - it is never included in an IP datagram header. Options A, B, and C are all genuine IPv4 header fields: Type of Service (now called DSCP/ECN) specifies traffic…
Question
The following are components of an IP Datagram header except:
Options
- AType of Service
- BTotal Length
- CHeader Checksum
- DDefault Gateway address
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A8% (3)
- B5% (2)
- C18% (7)
- D70% (28)
Explanation
Option D is correct because a Default Gateway address is a network configuration setting stored on the host device - it is never included in an IP datagram header. Options A, B, and C are all genuine IPv4 header fields: Type of Service (now called DSCP/ECN) specifies traffic priority and handling, Total Length indicates the size of the entire datagram in bytes, and Header Checksum provides error-detection for the header itself. A useful memory tip: think of the IP header as a shipping label on a package - it contains routing info (source/destination IPs), size, priority, and integrity checks, but never the sender's router settings, which stay at the origin network.
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