As the network engineer, you are asked to design an IP subnet plan that calls for 50 subnets. The largest subnet needs a minimum of 600 hosts. Management requires that a single mask must be used throughout the Class B network. Which of the following is a public IP network and mask that would meet the requirements?
A) 134.119.0.0 /20
B) 134.119.0.0 /21
C) 134.119.0.0 /22
D) 134.119.0.0 /23

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C) The correct answer is 134.119.0.0 /22 because the only mask that would fit the requirements of 50 subnets and 600 hosts is /22, or 255.255.252.0, which would give you 64 subnets and 1022 hosts per subnet.

As the Network Engineer, You Are Asked to Design an IP