What is an IP Address?
In Summary:
An IP address is a unique, numeric identifier used to specify a particular
host on a particular network, and is part of a global, standardized scheme
for identifying machines that are connected to the Internet. IP addresses
consist of four numbers between 0 and 255, separated by periods, which
represent both the network and the host machine.
The InterNIC, under the authority of the Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority (IANA), allocates the network portions of IP addresses to
Internet Service Providers (ISPs); ISPs are responsible for assigning the
host portion of the IP address to machines within their local networks.
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