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If you understand that computers in the same network are people of bunch of friends then the IP addresses are the nickname that they call each other with.
These nickname are incoded in the own language in this case ZEROs and ONEs
Ip means internet protocol.If we want to communicate two or more system we need a ip address. Each system has unique ip address. ip address consists of4 bytes seperated by dots. Your IP address is assigned by an ISP or by yourself.Here's an example of what an IP address might look like:192.168.1.1 .Two types of ip address we are using:1)Internal ip address2)External ip addressIf you want to check your internal ip address on Windows use the following methods:1)start->Run->cmd->type ipconfig2)If you want to check your External ip address you can visit this site Ip-details.comHere you can search ip,IP Location,Country,Latitude and Longitude details and etc.
In layman's term:
This is a unique identification of a machine into the network it is in.
In Technical's Term:
It is a numerical label assigned to each device participating in a computer network for communication.
IP Stands for Internet Protocol a unique ID of a machine over the network
Ip address is like our phone no or else our id no . It is unique . It is4 octate no , each octace having its own spacific no denoted by host and network portion .
10.0.0.0 like10 is the network portion for class a where as0.0.0 is host portion
IP address is classfied in group
class a1 - 126
class b128 -191
class c192 -224
and127 is reserved for loopback or selftest
class d and f are for the future research and multicasting
IP stand on "Internet Protocol"
it same as P.O. Box number
if you want send a message for any one you sholud know his address or his P.O.Box or his IP address.
if i want visit your home you should tell me the address of your home.
IPv4 is32Bit long divided into4 octet each take value from0 to255 like this
36.78.1.55
this is not my IP address :)
don't try hack it :)
IP its like your home address let others to know where you living to deliver something or contact you, in computer other device connected in network IP will be given to let other device know where your in the network and contact with your computer or device by sending data or receiveng data. Its special number given to your device by DHCP
AN IP address is a number combination assign to a computer or device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route messages based on the IP address of the destination.