JN0-102 · Question #6
What is a valid IPv6 address?
The correct answer is C. 2001:0db8:3000:2215:0000:0000:aaaa:1111. This question requires identifying a correctly formatted IPv6 address from the given choices.
Question
What is a valid IPv6 address?
Options
- A00:05:85:23:45:67
- B127.0.0.1
- C2001:0db8:3000:2215:0000:0000:aaaa:1111
- D49.0001.0192.0168.1001.00
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- B2% (1)
- C88% (58)
- D8% (5)
Why each option
This question requires identifying a correctly formatted IPv6 address from the given choices.
This format, consisting of six two-digit hexadecimal segments separated by colons, is characteristic of a MAC address, not an IPv6 address.
127.0.0.1 is a valid IPv4 loopback address, not an IPv6 address.
2001:0db8:3000:2215:0000:0000:aaaa:1111 is a valid IPv6 address, composed of eight 16-bit hexadecimal segments separated by colons, adhering to the standard IPv6 address format.
This format is not a standard IPv4 or IPv6 address; IPv4 uses four decimal octets, and IPv6 uses eight hexadecimal hextets.
Concept tested: IPv6 address format identification
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/networking/technologies/ipv6/ipv6-basics#ipv6-address-format
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