Question

The DHCP server _________

(a) maintains a database of available IP addresses

(b) maintains the information about client configuration parameters

(c) grants a IP address when receives a request from a client

(d) all of the mentioned

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Answer 1

Correct choice is (d) all of the mentioned

The best explanation: Whenever a DHCP server gets a request from a client it responds with a DHCP offer containing IP address being offered, network mask offered, the amount of time that the client can use and keep it, the ip address of the DHCP server making this offer.