In a router's routing table, which component represents the value calculated by the routing protocol to determine the preferred path to a destination network?
Metric
Next hop
Administrative distance
Gateway of last resort
The metric is the value calculated by routing protocols to determine the best path to a destination network. It represents the total cost associated with reaching that network, where lower metrics are generally preferred. Administrative distance is the measure of trustworthiness of a routing source, not the cost to reach a network. The next hop indicates the immediate router to which packets are forwarded, and the gateway of last resort refers to the default route used when no specific route to a destination is found.
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