What term covers assigning IPv4/IPv6 addresses to interfaces for routing and communication?

• A. IP Addressing
• B. Default Route
• C. ARP
• D. DHCP Server

Answer: (A)

IP addressing is the process of configuring IPv4 or IPv6 addresses on network interfaces so devices can be uniquely identified and packets can be routed between them. It covers how interfaces get their addresses, including static assignments and dynamic methods, and includes aspects like the address itself and the network prefix that defines reachability. While DHCP is a common way to automatically assign addresses as part of IP addressing, the broad term describing this activity is IP addressing. The other options refer to different concepts: a default route is the fallback path for unknown destinations, ARP translates IP addresses to MAC addresses on a local link, and a DHCP server provides addresses but isn’t the overall act of configuring interfaces with addresses.