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An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network
that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.
IP add has two principal functions:- host or network interface identification and location addressing.
IN A GLANCE - "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how to get there.”
-IP VERSIONS-
IP Version 4 & 6 are in use. referred as - IPv4, IPv6. there was a version 5 but it was a experimental 'Internet Stream Protocol' in 1979, which was never used.
-IPv4 Addresses-
In IPv4 an address consists of 32 bits which limits the address space to 4294967296 (232) possible unique addresses.
there are some reserved addresses for special purposes such as private networks (18mn adds) .
canonical representation- 4 decimals, seperated by dots eg. 172.16.254.1 (each part represents 8bits)