0 votes 0 votes WHY OPTION C IS ANS ???? I UNDER STAND THAT 128.44.82.1 ASSIGN TO 1ST NODE BUT WHY NOT 128.44.82.127 TO LAST ONE??? Computer Networks made-easy-test-series computer-networks + – CHïntän ÞäTël asked Nov 30, 2018 • retagged Dec 20, 2018 by Mk Utkarsh CHïntän ÞäTël 387 views answer comment Share Follow See all 6 Comments See all 6 6 Comments reply goxul commented Nov 30, 2018 reply Follow Share The answer is written - the last address is used for direct broadcasting and hence isn't available to any of the hosts. 1 votes 1 votes arya_stark commented Nov 30, 2018 reply Follow Share here 128.44.82.0 is Network id. and 128.44.82.127 is Direct Broadcast Address. Direct Broadcasting mean "Send a massage form one host of a network to All the host on Other network" Directed Broadcast address represent as :: NetworkID part is remains same But HostID part is going to All ones Mean 128.44.82.0 1111111 25 Bits are NID part and Marked is HID part. 1 votes 1 votes CHïntän ÞäTël commented Nov 30, 2018 i edited by CHïntän ÞäTël Nov 30, 2018 reply Follow Share ohhh got it thank you 0 votes 0 votes Peeyush Pandey commented Nov 30, 2018 reply Follow Share Limited broadcast address is used to send a packet to all the other host in the same network which is all 1's 255.255.255.255 but directed broadcast address is used to send a packet to all the other host in some other network so 1st address of every network represent network id and last address represent the directed broadcast address so these two can not be assigned to any host. 0 votes 0 votes CHïntän ÞäTël commented Nov 30, 2018 reply Follow Share ohhh got it thank you! for help! 0 votes 0 votes arya_stark commented Nov 30, 2018 reply Follow Share Yoo Bro 😎🤘 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.