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JN0-101 · Question #189
What is the purpose of a network mask?
The correct answer is B. It is used to define which parts of the IP address are allocated to host addresses and network prefixes. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
What is the purpose of a network mask?
Options
- AIt is used in conjunction with the wildcard mask to determine the number of hosts on a network.
- BIt is used to define which parts of the IP address are allocated to host addresses and network prefixes.
- CIt is used to hide subnets from external networks by masking the subnets with NAT.
- DIt is used to differentiate a network as a classful network or a classless network.
How the community answered
(44 responses)- A11% (5)
- B80% (35)
- C2% (1)
- D7% (3)
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