Question

BER stands for ________

(a) Basic Encoding Rules

(b) Basic Encoding Resolver

(c) Basic Encoding Rotator

(d) Basic Encoding Router

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Answer 1

Right option is (a) Basic Encoding Rules

Easy explanation: The Basic Encoding Rules are a set of rules that specify the guidelines to encode the SNMP messages in binary form. Each SNMP message is encoded into 3 parts namely data, length and type of message.