How many bits are contained in each field of an IPv6 address?

A.
24

B.
4

C.
8

D.
16

Explanation:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/technologies/tk648/tk872/technologies_white_paper0900aecd80
26003d.pdf
One of the key advantages IPv6 brings is the exponentially larger address space. The following
will outline the basic address architecture of IPv6.
128-bit-long addresses
Represented in hexadecimal format:
Uses CIDR principles: prefix/prefix length
x:x:x:x:x:x:x:x, where x is a 16-bit hex field
The last 64 bits are used for the interface ID