Question

What is the error (if any) in the following representation – 111.56.045.78?

(a) There should be no leading zeros

(b) We cannot have more than 4 bytes in an IPv4 address

(c) Each byte should be less than or equal to 255

(d) No error

I got this question in a national level competition.

I would like to ask this question from IP Addressing in portion Internet Protocol, Network Addressing and Transport Level Security of Cryptograph & Network Security

Answer 1

The correct choice is (a) There should be no leading zeros

For explanation I would say: There should be no leading zeros.