A host on a subnet has an IP address of 12535887 and a subne

A host on a subnet has an IP address of 125.35.88.7 and a subnet mask of 255.255.240.0. What is the broadcast address for the subnet the host belongs to?

A. 125.35.88.255

B. 125.35.94.255

C. 125.35.95.255

D. 125.35.255.255

Solution

C is correct. A Boolean AND between the IP address 125.35.88.7 and the subnet mask of 255.255.240.0 shows the subnet ID as 125.35.80.0. Turning on all the remaining host bits, we have 125.35.01011111.11111111, which equates to 125.35.95.255.

A, B, and D are incorrect. These choices do not reflect the broadcast address of the proper subnet ID.