Which IP addresses are valid for hosts belonging to the 10.1.160.0/20 subnet?

Which IP addresses are valid for hosts belonging to the 10.1.160.0/20 subnet? (Choose three.)

Which IP addresses are valid for hosts belonging to the 10.1.160.0/20 subnet? (Choose three.)

A.
10.1.168.0

B.
10.1.176.1

C.
10.1.174.255

D.
10.1.160.255

E.
10.1.160.0

F.
10.1.175.255

Explanation:
All IP address in IP ranges between: 10.1.160.1 and 10.1.175.254 are valid as shown below
Address: 10.1.160.0 00001010.00000001.1010 0000.00000000
Netmask: 255.255.240.0 = 20 11111111.11111111.1111 0000.00000000
Wildcard: 0.0.15.255 00000000.00000000.0000 1111.11111111
Which implies that:
Network: 10.1.160.0/20 00001010.00000001.1010 0000.00000000
HostMin: 10.1.160.1 00001010.00000001.1010 0000.00000001
HostMax: 10.1.175.254 00001010.00000001.1010 1111.11111110
Broadcast: 10.1.175.255 00001010.00000001.1010 1111.11111111

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Mike

Mike

That a TRAP right there how 10.1.160.255 broadcast address can be valid as a host address?
Typical exam TRAP

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js

js

10.1.160.255 is only a broadcast address for 10.1.160.0/24. The last IP of 10.1.160.0/20 is the only broadcast address of this range.

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