Which statement(s) about IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are true?
1.An IPv6 address is 32 bits long, represented in hexidecimal.
2.An IPv6 address is 128 bits long, represented in decimal.
3.An IPv4 address is 32 bits long, represented in decimal.
4.An IPv6 address is 128 bits long, represented in hexidecimal.
Answer: C
IPv4 addresses are 32 bits long and are represented in decimal format. IPv6 addresses are 128 bits long and represented in hexadecimal format.
You want to ping the loopback address of your local host(with IPv6). What will you type?
Answer: C
The loopback address with IPv4 is 127.0.0.1. With IPv6, that address is ::1.
Which of the following is true when describing an anycast address?
Answer: C
Anycast addresses identify multiple interfaces, which is the same as multicast; however, the big difference is that the anycast packet is only delivered to one address, the first one it finds defined in the terms of routing distance. This address can also be called one-to-one-of-many.
Which of the following is true when describing a unique local address?
Answer: D
These addresses are meant for nonrouting purposes like link-local, but they are almost globally unique so it is unlikely they will have an address overlap. Unique local addresses were designed as a replacement for site-local addresses.
Which of the following is true when describing a link-local address?
Answer: C
Link-local addresses are meant for throwing together a temporary LAN for meetings or a small LAN that is not going to be routed but needs to share and access files and services locally.