What is the maximum number of hosts that can be addressed in a Class C network?
Practice Questions
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What is the maximum number of hosts that can be addressed in a Class C network?
254
256
512
1024
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
What is the maximum number of hosts that can be addressed in a Class C network?
Step 1: Understand that a Class C network uses the first three octets (24 bits) for the network part and the last octet (8 bits) for host addresses.
Step 2: Calculate the total number of addresses available in the last octet. Since there are 8 bits, the total is 2^8, which equals 256.
Step 3: Realize that two addresses in the last octet cannot be used: one for the network address (all zeros) and one for the broadcast address (all ones).
Step 4: Subtract the 2 unusable addresses from the total. So, 256 - 2 = 254.
Step 5: Conclude that the maximum number of usable host addresses in a Class C network is 254.
