An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a unique string of numbers, separated by periods, that is assigned to each device on a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.
There are two standards for IP addresses, which are differentiated by the address' bit capacity:
There are two standards for IP addresses, which are differentiated by the address' bit capacity:
- Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4)
- Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
IP addresses are also segmented into two types:
- Dynamic IP addresses
- Static IP addresses
