The correct answer is E. In a classless system, the router uses the bit mask to determine the network and host portions; the subnet mask is passed along with each routing update. So A and C are wrong! In a classful system, the router determines the class of an address (A, B or C) and the mask is assumed to be default (255.0.0.0, 255.255.0.0 or 255.255.255.0) or the one configured on the receiving interface. So B & D are wrong!
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