what is an IP address ?

Answer 1

An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a unique* number that devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol standard (IP). Any participating network device — including routers, computers, time-servers, printers, internet fax machines, and some telephones — must have its own unique address.

An IP address can also be thought of as the equivalent of a street address or a phone number (compare: VOIP) for a computer or other network device on the internet. Just as each street address and phone number uniquely identifies a building or telephone, an IP address can uniquely identify a specific computer or other network device on a network.

An IP address can appear to be shared by multiple client devices either because they are part of a shared hosting web server environment or because a proxy server (e.g. an ISP or anonymizer service) acts as an intermediary agent on behalf of its customers, in which case the real originating IP addresses might be hidden from the server receiving a request. The analogy to telephone systems would be the use of predial numbers (proxy) and extensions (shared).

Answer 2

Put simply,An identifier for a computer or device.
if u want to know more:The format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can be zero to 255. For example, 1.160.10.240 could be an IP address.

Within an isolated network, you can assign IP addresses at random as long as each one is unique. However, connecting a private network to the Internet requires using registered IP addresses (called Internet addresses) to avoid duplicates.

The four numbers in an IP address are used in different ways to identify a particular network and a host on that network. Four regional Internet registries -- ARIN, RIPE NCC, LACNIC and APNIC -- assign Internet addresses from the following three classes.
# Class A - supports 16 million hosts on each of 126 networks
# Class B - supports 65,000 hosts on each of 16,000 networks
# Class C - supports 254 hosts on each of 2 million networks

The number of unassigned Internet addresses is running out, so a new classless scheme called CIDR is gradually replacing the system based on classes A, B, and C and is tied to adoption of IPv6.

Answer 3

IP stands for internet protocol. Every computer communicating on the internet has an address. If you've seen addresses that look like"235.43.456.54" etc, that's an IP address.

Answer 4

an I.P. or Internet Protocol address is used by EVERY website on the internet or intranets. They come in different classes: such as a, b, c, d & e. The ip addresses starting like 24.155.155.12 are class A because it starts with such a low number. The IP address system only reaches up to 255 which is class E. Most address systems are class C. However instead of seeing 195.232.11.323 you may see www.yahoo.com instead. : )

Answer 5

Your IP address is your computer's unique address on the Internet. It is different from the MAC address of your Ethernet card. Your IP address has four numeric segments separated by periods (e.g., 125.236.16.116).
IP addresses can be static, meaning a permanent number is assigned to your computer (by your network or DNS administrator); or they can be dynamic, meaning a temporary number is assigned each time you connect to the network.

Answer 6

An IP address - Internet Protocol - is a unique 'phone number' for your computer. You should always take steps to protect it, as a hacker can use it to get into your computer.

Answer 7

# Each machine connected to the Internet has an address known as an Internet Protocol address (IP address). The IP address takes the form of four numbers separated by dots, for example: 123.45.67.890
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Answer 8

a address used to connect to the internet (IP Protocol)

Answer 9

An IP adress is a virtual adress used by computers connected to a internet or network connection .

Answer 10

the IP is the internet provider address that is assigned to your computer via who ever you have as an internet provider