Question

The subnet mask is equivalent to ________.
a. /8
b. /16
c. /24
d. /255

Answer 1

The subnet mask is equivalent to /255.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subnet mask is equivalent to the option: d. /255. In standard subnet notation, the subnet mask is often represented using the format /x, where x is the number of bits set to 1 in the binary representation of the subnet mask. The subnet mask /255 corresponds to a full 8 bits (11111111 in binary), indicating that all 8 bits are used for network addressing. This is equivalent to a subnet mask of 255.0.0.0 in dotted-decimal notation. The options a (/8), b (/16), and c (/24) also represent subnet masks with a specific number of bits set to 1, indicating the size of the network or subnet, but the correct representation for the full subnet mask is /255.