An organization with a class B network address uses 7 bits for the subnet ID.Each subnet in this organization can have _____ hosts.
A)512
B)64
C)128
D)256

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A class B network address has 16 bits for the subnet ID. Since this organization uses 7 bits for the subnet ID, it has 16 - 7 = 9 bits remaining for the host ID. This means that each subnet can have 2^9 = 512 hosts.

An Organization with a Class B Network Address Uses 7