- A unique string of numbers separated by full stops that identifies each computer using the IP(Internet Protocol) to communicate over a network.
- An IP address is an identifier for a computer or a device on a TCP/IP network used to connect hosts on the Internet with the help of protocols. The Format of an IP Address
- The format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods.Each number can be 0 to 255. For example: 192.168.1.1
- There are two types of IP addresses
- The number of unassigned Internet addresses is exceeding the limit.
- So a new scheme called CIDR is gradually replacing the system based class A,B,C and it's tied to adoption of IPv6.
- In IPv6 the IP address size is increased from 32 to 128 bits.
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1. Static IP address: this will never change and it is a permanent Internet address.
2. Dynamic IP address: this is temporary, assigned each time a device or computer accesses the Internet.
