In IP addressing, what does the term 'broadcast address' refer to?

Practice Questions

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In IP addressing, what does the term 'broadcast address' refer to?
  1. An address used to send data to all devices in a subnet
  2. An address assigned to a specific device
  3. An address that cannot be used
  4. An address for routing purposes

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

In IP addressing, what does the term 'broadcast address' refer to?
  • Step 1: Understand that an IP address is like a home address for devices on a network.
  • Step 2: Know that a subnet is a smaller part of a larger network, like a neighborhood within a city.
  • Step 3: Realize that sometimes you want to send a message to all devices in that subnet, not just one.
  • Step 4: The broadcast address is a special address used to send messages to all devices in that subnet at once.
  • Step 5: When a device sends data to the broadcast address, all devices in the subnet receive that data.
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