CompTIA A+ 220-1101 Practice Question

Private addresses are used within local networks and cannot be routed through the internet. Choosing an address within the private address space, such as 192.168.0.10, is most suitable for internal network communication, while still allowing the device to communicate externally through NAT (Network Address Translation). The address of 169.254.0.10 is an Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) IP, which is self-assigned by the client computer when DHCP is not available and not suitable for customary network configurations. The address of 172.32.0.10 falls outside the range for private networks and would be considered a public IP. 127.0.0.1 is the loopback address and is utilized for local host testing; it will not allow the device to communicate with other network devices.