A computer is assigned an IP address of 169.254.33.16. What can be said about the computer, based on the assigned address?

Question:
A computer is assigned an IP address of 169.254.33.16. What can be said about the computer, based on the assigned address?

• It cannot communicate outside its own network.
• It can communicate on the local network as well as on the Internet.
• It can communicate with networks inside a particular company with subnets.
• It has a public IP address that has been translated to a private IP address.

Explanation: If a computer is configured with DHCP but it cannot communicate with the DHCP server in order to obtain an IP address, the Windows OS automatically assigns a link-local IP, in the range of 169.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255. The computer can only communicate with other computers connected to the same 169.254.0.0/16 network and cannot communicate with computers in another network.

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