A Windows workstation is configured to receive its IP configuration information from a DHCP server on the company network. The user at the workstation reports that she cannot use email and is unable to reach the Internet. Using the ipconfig command you see that the workstation has been assigned the following special IP configuration:

IP address: 169.254.x.y
Subnet mask: 255.255.0.0
What is this special IP configuration called?
Why did the workstation receive this type of configuration?
a) Special IP: APIPA, Reason: Unable to contact DHCP server
b) Special IP: Loopback, Reason: Network congestion
c) Special IP: Multicast, Reason: DNS server failure
d) Special IP: Static, Reason: Misconfiguration