In the IP address "10.0.0.0/16," the "/16" is a notation used to specify the subnet mask or prefix length of the IP address. It's also referred to as CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing) notation. In CIDR notation, the number after the forward slash ("/") represents the number of bits that are used for the network portion of the IP address. In this case, "/16" indicates that the first 16 bits of the IP address are used for the network, and the remaining 32 - 16 = 16 bits are available for host addresses within that network. To break it down further: The IP address "10.0.0.0" is the network address. The "/16" means that the subnet mask is "255.255.0.0" in dotted-decimal notation. In binary, this is "11111111.11111111.00000000.00000000," which signifies that the first 16 bits are network bits, and the last 16 bits can be used for host addresses. So, with a "/16" subnet mask, you can have up ...
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