Question

In subcategories of reserved address in IPv6, address that is used by a host to test itself without going into network is called _________

(a) Unspecified address

(b) Loopback address

(c) Compatible address

(d) Mapped address

Answer 1

Correct option is (b) Loopback address

Explanation: In subcategories of reserved address in IPv6, address that is used by a host to test itself without going into network is called loop back address. IPv6 loopback address is 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001. IPv4 loopback address is 127.0.0.1. It’s a reserved address.