Exam N10-008 topic 1 question 168 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's N10-008

Question #: 168
Topic #: 1

A technician recently set up a small office network for nine users. When the installation was complete, all the computers on the network showed addresses ranging from 169.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255. Which of the following types of address ranges does this represent?

A. Private
B. Public
C. APIPA
D. Classless

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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

by NBE at Nov. 17, 2022, 11:34 a.m.

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kungfuseven

Highly Voted 1 year, 8 months ago

Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) is a feature in Windows operating systems that enables computers to automatically self-configure an IP address and subnet mask when their DHCP server isn’t reachable. The IP address range for APIPA is 169.254.0.1-169.254.255.254, and the subnet mask is 255.255.0.0.

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badguytoo

Most Recent 1 year ago

Easy, APIPA

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kungfuseven

1 year, 8 months ago

C: APIPA stands for Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA). It is a feature or characteristic in operating systems (eg. Windows) which enables computers to self-configure an IP address and subnet mask automatically when their DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server isn’t reachable.

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fouserd

1 year, 8 months ago

Selected Answer: C

This would be an example of APIPA.

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NBE

1 year, 9 months ago

Both A and C are correct. Automatic PRIVATE IP Address.

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