Refer to the exhibit. The graphic contains partial contents of the routing table on router E. Router E is running version 12.3 of the IOS and is configured for default routing behavior. Router E receives a packet to forward. Which route in the routing table will be searched first and why?

     A.    172.16.1.0/25 because it is the first ultimate route
     B.    0.0.0.0/0 because it is the lowest network number
     C.    172.16.0.0/25 because it is the first level 1 route
     D.    172.18.0.0/15 because it has the shortest mask

ANS: C