How many bits must be borrowed from the host portion of an address to accommodate a router with five connected networks?

two

three

four

five

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What is the purpose of the subnet mask in conjunction with an IP address?

To determine the subnet to which the host belongs

To mask the IP address to outsiders

To identify whether the address is public or private

To uniquely identify a host on a network

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A network administrator is variably subnetting a network. The smallest subnet has a mask of 255.255.255.224. How many usable host addresses will this subnet provide?

2

30

6

14