Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Practice Exam

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Which interface command assigns the second assignable host address to the Fa0/0 interface of the Apopka router?

  1. ip address 209.165.200.2 255.255.255.224

  2. ip address 209.165.200.1 255.255.255.224

  3. ip address 209.165.200.30 255.255.255.224

  4. ip address 209.165.200.3 255.255.255.224

The correct answer is: ip address 209.165.200.2 255.255.255.224

The correct choice for assigning the second assignable host address to the Fa0/0 interface of the Apopka router is based on understanding subnetting, specifically how address ranges and valid host addresses work within a subnet. Given the subnet mask of 255.255.255.224, we can identify that this subnet allows for 32 IP addresses in total (from 0 to 31). However, not all of these can be used as host addresses because the first address in the range is reserved as the subnet identifier, and the last address is reserved as the broadcast address. In this case, the valid host addresses for the subnet 209.165.200.0/27 would be: - **209.165.200.1** (first assignable host) - **209.165.200.2** (second assignable host) - It would continue up to **209.165.200.30** as the second-to-last assignable host. Therefore, the second assignable host address in this range is correctly identified as 209.165.200.2, which matches what is presented in the first choice. This shows a good understanding of how to derive host addresses within a given subnet based on the provided