The address of a class B host is to be split into subnet with a 6-bit subnet number. What is the maximum number of subnet and the maximum number of hosts in each subnet?

64 subnets and 1024 hosts

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62 subnets and 1022 hosts

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62 subnets and 262142 hosts

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64 subnets and 262142 hosts

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Solution

The correct option is B 62 subnets and 1022 hosts
The class B is defined as follows

Maximum number of subnets
$= 2^{6} - 2 = 64 - 2 = 62$
Maximum number of hosts is in each subnet
$= 2^{16 - 6} - 2 = 2^{10} - 2 = 1022$

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