engineering computer science MCQ #576

A device is configured with a default gateway of 192.168.1.1. What is the purpose of the default gateway?

engineering computer science MCQ #576

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A device is configured with a default gateway of 192.168.1.1. What is the purpose of the default gateway?

    • A) To provide DNS resolution
    • B) To route packets to other networks
    • C) To provide DHCP services
    • D) To detect duplicate IP addresses

    Answer: To route packets to other networks

    Explanation: The default gateway is used to route packets to other networks when the destination IP address is not on the local network.