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In The Road Ahead, Bill Gates explains the secret of binary code conversion. Assuming you were paying attention, express the 32-bit binary 11000000.10101000.00001010.00000001 in dotted-decimal formation.

  1. 10.1.1.0

  2. 192.168.10.1

  3. 2.3.2.1

  4. 15.18.6.1
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Explanation

Converting binary to decimal: 11000000 = 192, 10101000 = 168, 00001010 = 10, 00000001 = 1. Each octet in an IP address is an 8-bit binary number converted to decimal (0-255). This specific address (192.168.10.1) is in the private IP range used for local networks.

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