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title: "What is IP address ?"  
description: "What is IP address ?"  
author: "Prakash nidhi Verma"  
published: 2018-06-15  
updated: 2020-09-18  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/23430/what-is-ip-address  
category: "web services"  
tags: ["web services", "security", "network"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# What is IP address ?

IP address is known as Internet Protocol address.it is a numerical values assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

IP address serves two methods functions:

- host or network interface identification

- Location addressing

1- It is numeric assigned number to a device to identify that device in TCP/IP network. Example. 185.27.18.154

2- It stands for Internet Protocol.It is used to identify device,when so many devices are connected over same network.

3- It is a software address to identify host in local network.

4- IP addresses are managed by the IP address service providers.

5- IP address standards:- there are two types of IP standards available IPv4(containing 32 bits) and IPv6(containing 128bit)

6- Private and Public IP address for LAN on WAN(Wide area network)

7- Static and Dynamic IP address.

## Answers

### Answer by Prakash nidhi Verma

IP address is known as Internet Protocol address.it is a numerical values assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

IP address serves two methods functions:

- host or network interface identification

- Location addressing

1- It is numeric assigned number to a device to identify that device in TCP/IP network. Example. 185.27.18.154

2- It stands for Internet Protocol.It is used to identify device,when so many devices are connected over same network.

3- It is a software address to identify host in local network.

4- IP addresses are managed by the IP address service providers.

5- IP address standards:- there are two types of IP standards available IPv4(containing 32 bits) and IPv6(containing 128bit)

6- Private and Public IP address for LAN on WAN(Wide area network)

7- Static and Dynamic IP address.


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