To which of the following addresses should the software be configured to send the query?

A workstation is configured with the following network details:

Software on the workstation needs to send a query to the local subnet broadcast address.

To which of the following addresses should the software be configured to send the query?
A . 10.1.2.0
B . 10.1.2.1
C . 10.1.2.23
D . 10.1.2.255
E . 10.1.2.31

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Answer: D

Explanation:

The software on the workstation should be configured to send the query to 10.1.2.255, which is the local subnet broadcast address. A broadcast address is a special address that allows a device to send a message to all devices on the same subnet. It is usually derived by setting all the host bits to 1 in the network address. In this case, the network address is 10.1.2.0/27, which has 27 network bits and 5 host bits. By setting all the host bits to 1, we get 10.1.2.31 as the broadcast address in decimal notation, or 10.1.2.255 in dotted decimal notation.

Reference: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/routing-information-protocol-rip/13788-3.html