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In subcategories of reserved address in IPv6, address that is used by a host to test itself without going into network is called _________(a) Unspecified address(b) Loopback address(c) Compatible address(d) Mapped addressI got this question during an interview for a job.My question is from IPv6Addressing topic in division TCP/IP Protocol Suite of Computer Network

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Correct option is (b) Loopback ADDRESS

Explanation: In SUBCATEGORIES of reserved address in IPV6, address that is USED by a host to test itself without going into NETWORK is called loop back address. IPv6 loopback address is 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001. IPv4 loopback address is 127.0.0.1. It’s a reserved address.



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