When there is no specific matching between an IP packet's destination and the routing table's entries, which subnet address becomes the default route to move the packet?
A) 0.0.0.0/0
B) 1.1.1.1/0
C) 50.50.50.50/0
D) 100.100.100.100/0
E) 255.255.255.255/0

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The default route is represented by the network address 0.0.0.0 with a subnet mask of 0.0.0.0 or /0, which means match all IP addresses. When there is no specific matching between an IP packet's destination and the router's routing table, the default route is used to move the packet towards its destination network. Therefore, the correct answer is A, 0.0.0.0/0.

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