CCNA Tutorial 1.7 – Private IPv4 Addressing

CCNA 1.7 – Private IPv4 Addressing – Quiz

Multiple Choice (20 questions)

  1. Which RFC defines private IPv4 address ranges?
    • A) RFC 791
    • B) RFC 1918
    • C) RFC 950
    • D) RFC 2460
  2. Which of these is a private Class A range?
    • A) 1.0.0.0/8
    • B) 10.0.0.0/8
    • C) 11.0.0.0/8
    • D) 12.0.0.0/8
  3. Which of these is a private Class B range?
    • A) 172.16.0.0/12
    • B) 172.32.0.0/12
    • C) 192.168.0.0/16
    • D) 224.0.0.0/4
  4. Which of these is a private Class C range?
    • A) 192.0.2.0/24
    • B) 192.168.0.0/16
    • C) 198.18.0.0/15
    • D) 203.0.113.0/24
  5. Which of the following is NOT a private IP address?
    • A) 10.10.10.10
    • B) 172.20.1.1
    • C) 192.168.100.1
    • D) 8.8.8.8
  6. What is the purpose of private IPv4 addresses?
    • A) Provide globally routable addresses
    • B) Allow internal communication within an organization
    • C) Eliminate the need for NAT
    • D) Replace IPv6
  7. Which of the following typically provides translation between private and public addresses?
    • A) DNS
    • B) NAT
    • C) DHCP
    • D) ARP
  8. Which private IP address range allows the most hosts?
    • A) 10.0.0.0/8
    • B) 172.16.0.0/12
    • C) 192.168.0.0/16
    • D) 169.254.0.0/16
  9. A company needs 500 hosts in a single subnet. Which private range would best fit?
    • A) 10.0.0.0/8
    • B) 172.16.0.0/12
    • C) 192.168.0.0/16
    • D) All of the above
  10. Which of these address ranges is reserved for link-local (APIPA), not private use?
  • A) 10.0.0.0/8
  • B) 169.254.0.0/16
  • C) 172.16.0.0/12
  • D) 192.168.0.0/16
  1. Which organization manages allocation of public IPv4 addresses?
  • A) IANA
  • B) IETF
  • C) Cisco
  • D) ISO
  1. Which type of IPv4 addresses are not routable on the public internet?
  • A) Public
  • B) Private
  • C) Both
  • D) Neither
  1. Which of these ranges is public, not private?
  • A) 172.31.0.0/16
  • B) 172.20.0.0/16
  • C) 172.40.0.0/16
  • D) 192.168.50.0/24
  1. Which of these is a valid use of private addressing?
  • A) Home Wi-Fi networks
  • B) Enterprise LANs
  • C) Test environments
  • D) All of the above
  1. If two companies use overlapping private address ranges and merge, which technology is often needed?
  • A) VLANs
  • B) NAT
  • C) DHCP
  • D) DNS
  1. Which of these subnets is the first subnet in the private Class B range?
  • A) 172.15.0.0
  • B) 172.16.0.0
  • C) 172.32.0.0
  • D) 172.31.255.0
  1. Which of these subnets is the last subnet in the private Class B range?
  • A) 172.16.0.0
  • B) 172.20.0.0
  • C) 172.31.0.0
  • D) 172.32.0.0
  1. What is the default subnet mask for the private Class B block 172.16.0.0?
  • A) 255.0.0.0
  • B) 255.255.0.0
  • C) 255.255.240.0
  • D) 255.255.255.0
  1. Which device function is most critical for enabling private IPv4 addresses to reach the internet?
  • A) Switch forwarding
  • B) NAT on the router/firewall
  • C) DHCP on the server
  • D) MAC address learning
  1. Which range is reserved for documentation and NOT private addressing?
  • A) 198.51.100.0/24
  • B) 172.16.0.0/12
  • C) 192.168.0.0/16
  • D) 10.0.0.0/8

Fill in the Blank (5 questions)

  1. The private Class A block is __________.
  2. The private Class B block is __________.
  3. The private Class C block is __________.
  4. Private IPv4 addresses are translated to public ones using __________.
  5. RFC __________ defines private IPv4 addressing.

CCNA 1.7 – Private IPv4 Addressing – Answer Key

  1. B) RFC 1918
  2. B) 10.0.0.0/8
  3. A) 172.16.0.0/12
  4. B) 192.168.0.0/16
  5. D) 8.8.8.8
  6. B) Allow internal communication within an organization
  7. B) NAT
  8. A) 10.0.0.0/8
  9. D) All of the above
  10. B) 169.254.0.0/16
  11. A) IANA
  12. B) Private
  13. C) 172.40.0.0/16
  14. D) All of the above
  15. B) NAT
  16. B) 172.16.0.0
  17. C) 172.31.0.0
  18. B) 255.255.0.0
  19. B) NAT on the router/firewall
  20. A) 198.51.100.0/24
  21. 10.0.0.0/8
  22. 172.16.0.0/12
  23. 192.168.0.0/16
  24. NAT
  25. 1918

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