Microsoft Exam Questions

What is the maximum number of hosts you can use for eac…

What is the maximum number of hosts you can use for each subnet that belongs to a class C address?

A.
128

B.
254

C.
256

D.
65,534

Explanation:
Categorizing IPv4 Addresses

A class C has 8 bits left for hosts. Therefore, 2^8 is equal to 256. But since you cannot use all 0s (network address) and all 1s (broadcast address), a
class C will only support up to 254 hosts.