Question 4

(a) There are three types of IP addresses within a network namely network address,

host addresses and broadcast address. Briefly explain each of it.

[3 marks]

(b) If a host IP address is 172.16.105.255 and the prefix notation is /16, what are the network address and broadcast address of the host's network? From the network and broadcast address that you get, list the IP host range. Show your calculation work.

[4 marks]

(c) You are given a subnet mask as 255.255.224.0. Provide the binary representation of the subnet mask and convert the mask to prefix notation format.