Which of the following is always true when a router selects a destination?

The correct answer is C. The most specific route is selected over the default gateway. Router always looks for the most closely matched route for forwarding the packet. For example if there are two routes in your router and you have to send a packet to a host with an ip 10.10.10.10 then it will forward packet to 192.168.1.10 rather than 192.168.1.1: Network…

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AThe default gateway is selected over any other static or dynamic route.
BThe shortest route is always selected.
CThe most specific route is selected over the default gateway.
DA dynamic route is selected over a directly attached network.

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C
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Explanation

Router always looks for the most closely matched route for forwarding the packet. For example if there are two routes in your router and you have to send a packet to a host with an ip 10.10.10.10 then it will forward packet to 192.168.1.10 rather than 192.168.1.1: Network Destination Netmask Gateway 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 10.10.10.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.10

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#route selection#longest prefix match#default gateway#routing table

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