In a router's routing table, the entry for the network 172.16.0.0/16 appears. What does the "/16" signify in this context?
It specifies the network uses a netmask with 16 bits set to one.
It represents that 16 hosts are available in the network.
It indicates the administrative distance of the route is 16.
It shows that the route has a metric value of 16.
The "/16" indicates that the network prefix is 16 bits long. In other words, the subnet mask has 16 consecutive 1-bits (11111111.11111111.00000000.00000000), which is written in dotted-decimal as 255.255.0.0. This prefix groups all IPv4 addresses whose first two octets are 172.16 into the same network. The other answer choices describe unrelated routing-table attributes-administrative distance, metric, or the number of hosts-and therefore do not explain the meaning of "/16".
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