Which letter represents a directly connected route?

• A. C
• B. D
• C. S
• D. O

Answer: (A)

Directly connected routes are those reachable through an interface on the router itself. When an IP address is assigned to an interface, the router automatically creates a connected route for that network, with the exit interface as the next hop. In the routing table, this type of route is labeled as connected, indicating it doesn’t rely on a neighbor or a configured path via a dynamic protocol. The other options refer to routes learned differently: static routes are manually configured, and dynamic routes come from neighbors using routing protocols like OSPF or EIGRP. So, the choice that denotes a directly connected route is the best match.