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Which message is an example of Broadcast communication?
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42 comments · newest first
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Novella
11 months ago
I thought ICMP echo was a broadcast too!
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Virgina
11 months ago
HTTP Get is definitely not broadcast.
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Dallas
11 months ago
Wait, isn't ARP Request also a broadcast?
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Shasta
12 months ago
Totally agree, that's how it works!
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Malcom
12 months ago
DHCP offer is a broadcast message.
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Antione
12 months ago
I feel like ICMP echo is more about point-to-point communication, but I can't remember the details clearly.
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Viola
1 year ago
I practiced a question like this before, and I think it was about how DHCP works in a network.
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Stephaine
1 year ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about ARP requests being broadcast too.
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Annmarie
1 year ago
I think DHCP offers are sent to all clients, so that might be the broadcast example we're looking for.
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Jesusita
1 year ago
I think the DHCP offer is the best example of broadcast communication here. It's a message sent to all devices on the network, which is the key characteristic of broadcast communication.
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Louisa
1 year ago
ARP request seems like it could also be an example of broadcast communication, since it's sent to all devices on the network to find the MAC address for a given IP. I'm torn between that and the DHCP offer.
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Dana
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know broadcast communication is when a message is sent to all devices, but I'm not sure which of these options fits that description best.
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Melissa
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure DHCP offer is an example of broadcast communication, since it's sent to all devices on the network to offer IP addresses.
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Nell
1 year ago
Okay, let me think this through. DHCP offer makes sense since it's a message sent to all devices to provide IP address information. I'm going to go with that.
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Ressie
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I know Class A is for ordinary combustibles, and Class B is for flammable liquids, but I can't remember which one is for cooking fires.
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Queenie
1 year ago
I wonder if the correct answer is a trick question, like 'none of the above' or something. These networking exams can be real head-scratchers sometimes.
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Laila
1 year ago
D) ARP Request
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Graciela
1 year ago
I agree, broadcast communication is typically used in DHCP offers.
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Pura
1 year ago
I think it's A) DHCP offer because it is an example of broadcast communication.
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Ira
1 year ago
I think the correct answer is A) DHCP offer.
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Cheryl
1 year ago
D) ARP Request
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Beckie
1 year ago
C) HTTP Get
FR
France
1 year ago
B) ICMP echo
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Wade
1 year ago
A) DHCP offer
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Eric
1 year ago
A) DHCP offer
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Ashley
1 year ago
I bet the network admin who wrote this question is just trying to trick us. Broadcast communication is so easy, even my grandma knows that!
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Laine
2 years ago
ARP Request has got to be the answer here. It's sent to the broadcast address to find the MAC address of a specific IP address on the network.
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Jesusita
2 years ago
Nah, HTTP Get is clearly a unicast communication, it's a request from a client to a specific server.
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Oretha
1 year ago
HTTP Get is clearly a unicast communication, it's a request from a client to a specific server.
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Marion
1 year ago
D) ARP Request
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Willodean
1 year ago
C) HTTP Get
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Clare
1 year ago
B) ICMP echo
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Raylene
1 year ago
A) DHCP offer
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Kaitlyn
2 years ago
Hmm, I'm not sure about this one. I think ICMP echo could be considered a broadcast too, since it goes out to all hosts on the subnet.
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Tawny
2 years ago
But HTTP Get is a broadcast message because it is sent to all devices on the network.
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Leontine
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe the answer is A) DHCP offer.
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Dannie
2 years ago
DHCP offer is definitely a broadcast communication, it's sent to all devices on the network looking for a free IP address to assign.
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Helga
1 year ago
No, ARP Request is a unicast message.
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Domonique
1 year ago
D) ARP Request
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Brice
1 year ago
Yes, DHCP offer is a broadcast message.
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Percy
1 year ago
A) DHCP offer
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Tawny
2 years ago
I think the answer is C) HTTP Get.