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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 _________

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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 address

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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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