CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) — Question 202

Which of the following traffic types does a DHCP Discover request from a PC use?

Answer options

• A. Broadcast
• B. Anycast
• C. Unicast
• D. Multicast

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Broadcast, because a DHCP Discover request is sent to all devices on the local network to locate a DHCP server. The other options, Anycast, Unicast, and Multicast, do not apply in this context as they refer to different methods of addressing packets in networking.