What service is provided by BOOTP?
- Uses encryption to secure the exchange of text, graphic images, sound, and video on the web.
- Allows for data transfers between a client and a file server.
- Legacy application that enables a diskless workstation to discover its own IP address and find a BOOTP server on the network.
- A basic set of rules for exchanging text, graphic images, sound, video, and other multimedia files on the web.
Explanation: BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol) is a precursor to DHCP that allows diskless workstations to automatically discover their own IP address, locate a BOOTP server, and identify a file to be loaded into memory for booting the machine.
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