engineering computer science MCQ #987

A network has a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. What is the maximum number of hosts?

engineering computer science MCQ #987

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A network has a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. What is the maximum number of hosts?

    • A) 254
    • B) 255
    • C) 256
    • D) 253

    Answer: 254

    Explanation: The subnet mask 255.255.255.0 has 8 bits for host IDs. 2^8 - 2 = 254 hosts (excluding network and broadcast addresses).