Subnetting Practice MCQ Test: Master IP Addressing

Questions: 30

Questions
  • 1. What is the default subnet mask for a Class A IP address?

    • a) 255.255.255.0
    • b) 255.0.0.0
    • c) 255.255.0.0
    • d) 255.255.255.255
  • 2. How many subnets can be created by borrowing 3 bits from the host portion of a Class C network?

    • a) 8
    • b) 4
    • c) 16
    • d) 32
  • 3. What is the subnet mask for a network with a /26 prefix?

    • a) 255.255.255.240
    • b) 255.255.255.192
    • c) 255.255.255.128
    • d) 255.255.255.224
  • 4. How many host addresses are available in a subnet with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (Class C)?

    • a) 254
    • b) 256
    • c) 512
    • d) 1024
  • 5. What is the network address for the IP 192.168.10.12/28?

    • a) 192.168.10.0
    • b) 192.168.10.8
    • c) 192.168.10.16
    • d) 192.168.10.12
  • 6. What is the broadcast address for the subnet 10.10.10.0/24?

    • a) 10.10.10.255
    • b) 10.10.10.0
    • c) 10.10.11.255
    • d) 10.10.10.128
  • 7. How many IP addresses are available in a subnet with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.240?

    • a) 16
    • b) 30
    • c) 32
    • d) 64
  • 8. Which of the following IP addresses falls within the subnet 192.168.1.0/29?

    • a) 192.168.1.7
    • b) 192.168.1.4
    • c) 192.168.1.8
    • d) 192.168.1.15
  • 9. What is the valid host range for the subnet 192.168.10.16/29?

    • a) 192.168.10.17 - 192.168.10.30
    • b) 192.168.10.17 - 192.168.10.22
    • c) 192.168.10.16 - 192.168.10.31
    • d) 192.168.10.18 - 192.168.10.30
  • 10. Which subnet mask would be used for a /30 prefix?

    • a) 255.255.255.252
    • b) 255.255.255.255
    • c) 255.255.255.240
    • d) 255.255.255.224
  • 11. What is the number of subnets that can be created from a Class B network with a subnet mask of /22?

    • a) 4
    • b) 1024
    • c) 16
    • d) 64
  • 12. How do you calculate the number of usable hosts in a subnet?

    • a) Subtract 2 from the total number of IP addresses in the subnet
    • b) Multiply the total number of IP addresses in the subnet
    • c) Add 2 to the total number of IP addresses
    • d) Use the default IP range
  • 13. How many subnets can be created by borrowing 4 bits from the host portion of a Class C IP address?

    • a) 16
    • b) 4
    • c) 8
    • d) 32
  • 14. What is the subnet mask for a Class B network with a /17 prefix?

    • a) 255.255.255.255
    • b) 255.255.128.0
    • c) 255.255.255.0
    • d) 255.255.192.0
  • 15. What is the broadcast address for a subnet with the network address 172.16.0.0/19?

    • a) 172.16.0.255
    • b) 172.16.31.255
    • c) 172.16.31.0
    • d) 172.16.0.31
  • 16. How many bits are used for the network portion in a /22 subnet mask?

    • a) 22
    • b) 16
    • c) 24
    • d) 8
  • 17. What is the first usable IP address in the subnet 192.168.1.0/29?

    • a) 192.168.1.1
    • b) 192.168.1.2
    • c) 192.168.1.3
    • d) 192.168.1.5
  • 18. Which subnet mask will create 64 subnets from a Class C network?

    • a) 255.255.255.128
    • b) 255.255.255.192
    • c) 255.255.255.240
    • d) 255.255.255.248
  • 19. What is the largest number of hosts a subnet with a /30 mask can accommodate?

    • a) 2
    • b) 4
    • c) 8
    • d) 16
  • 20. Which of the following subnets is created by borrowing 2 bits from the host portion of a Class C network?

    • a) /30
    • b) /28
    • c) /27
    • d) /26
  • 21. How many bits does a Class C IP address have for host addresses?

    • a) 8
    • b) 16
    • c) 24
    • d) 32
  • 22. What is the network address of the IP 192.168.2.85 with the subnet mask 255.255.255.128?

    • a) 192.168.2.0
    • b) 192.168.2.64
    • c) 192.168.2.128
    • d) 192.168.2.192
  • 23. What is the broadcast address for the subnet 192.168.1.0/25?

    • a) 192.168.1.128
    • b) 192.168.1.255
    • c) 192.168.1.0
    • d) 192.168.1.64
  • 24. How many bits are in the host portion of an IP address with a /23 prefix?

    • a) 9
    • b) 16
    • c) 8
    • d) 24
  • 25. What is the maximum number of subnets available with a /27 subnet mask in a Class C network?

    • a) 8
    • b) 4
    • c) 16
    • d) 32
  • 26. What does CIDR stand for?

    • a) Classful Inter-Domain Routing
    • b) Classless Inter-Domain Routing
    • c) Centralized Internet Domain Routing
    • d) Classless Internet Domain Routing
  • 27. What is the range of IP addresses in the subnet 192.168.5.0/26?

    • a) 192.168.5.0 - 192.168.5.63
    • b) 192.168.5.1 - 192.168.5.64
    • c) 192.168.5.0 - 192.168.5.127
    • d) 192.168.5.1 - 192.168.5.128
  • 28. What is the subnet mask for a network with 512 subnets?

    • a) 255.255.255.128
    • b) 255.255.255.192
    • c) 255.255.255.240
    • d) 255.255.255.248
  • 29. How many IP addresses are reserved for the network and broadcast addresses in any subnet?

    • a) 1
    • b) 2
    • c) 3
    • d) 4
  • 30. What is the maximum number of hosts that can be accommodated by a subnet with a /22 prefix?

    • a) 1024
    • b) 510
    • c) 512
    • d) 254

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