In most cases, BOOTP has been surpassed by the more sophisticated IP addressing utility, ____.
A) DNS
B) RARP
C) DHCP
D) APIPA

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DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is the more sophisticated IP addressing utility that has replaced BOOTP in most cases. DHCP allows for automatic configuration of IP addresses, DNS servers, and other network parameters, while BOOTP requires manual configuration. RARP (Reverse Address Resolution Protocol) is an older protocol that maps MAC addresses to IP addresses, and APIPA (Automatic Private IP Addressing) is a fallback mechanism used when DHCP is not available, assigning a self-configured IP address in a specific range. DNS (Domain Name System) is a separate protocol used for domain name resolution.

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