An organization with a class B network address has 200 subnets.Each subnet in this organization can have at most _____ bits for the host ID.
A)8
B)9
C)7
D)6

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A Class B network has a default subnet mask of 255.255.0.0, which means that the first 16 bits of the IP address are used for the network address, and the remaining 16 bits are used for the host ID. If the organization has 200 subnets, then the subnet mask must be changed to 255.255.128.0, which means that the first 17 bits of the IP address are used for the network address, and the remaining 15 bits are used for the host ID. Therefore, each subnet can have at most 15 bits for the host ID.

An Organization with a Class B Network Address Has 200