Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which below IP address would be used for a local network?

  1. 74.125.127.100

  2. 69.72.169.241

  3. 192.168.1.100

  4. 209.131.36.100
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Explanation

192.168.1.100 is in the private IP address range 192.168.0.0/16, which is reserved for local networks according to RFC 1918. The other options are all public IP addresses: 74.125.127.100 belongs to Google, 69.72.169.241 is a public address, and 209.131.36.100 belongs to Yahoo. Private IP ranges (10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16) are not routable on the internet and used only for internal networks.

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