Question
A router will perform what search as it examines the routing table when making a forwarding decision?
Group of answer choices
The shortest mask match
The longest mask match
The numerically smallest interface ID
The numerically smallest first octet
Group of answer choices
The shortest mask match
The longest mask match
The numerically smallest interface ID
The numerically smallest first octet
Answers
GPT-4o mini
A router will perform **the longest mask match** as it examines the routing table when making a forwarding decision. This means that the router looks for the most specific route in the routing table that matches the destination IP address, which corresponds to the longest subnet mask.