CompTIA Network+ (N10-007) — Question 19

A network technician notices that most of the nodes in the 10.10.74.0/23 address space return either 1 or 2 node hop after running a tracert; however, some of the new servers are showing a hop count larger than 10. Which of the following is the MOST likely reason for this?

Answer options

• A. New servers are being provisioned in the cloud.
• B. Those servers have host-based firewalls.
• C. Some of the servers are configured to use different gateways.
• D. Part of the subnet is configured to use different VLANs.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because provisioning new servers in the cloud can introduce additional network hops due to their physical location and routing paths. The other options are less likely since host-based firewalls (B) typically don’t affect hop count, different gateways (C) would not explain high hop counts uniformly, and different VLAN configurations (D) usually maintain local traffic without increased hops.