GATE 2004-IT

Question 26

A subnet has been assigned a subnet mask of 255.255.255.192. What is the maximum number of hosts that can belong to this subnet?

Question 26 Explanation:

Maximum no. of hosts = 2^{(no. of bits in HID)} – 2
= 2⁶– 2
= 64 – 2
= 62

Correct Answer: C

Question 26 Explanation:

Maximum no. of hosts = 2^{(no. of bits in HID)} – 2
= 2⁶– 2
= 64 – 2
= 62