What is a Network Address?
Network Address - it is more commonly known as IP (Internet Protocol) Address. - it is the numeric address of a computer connected to the network. - is a set of numbers, called as "octets" or "dotted decimal" notation , that identifies any network device. Example: IP Versions 1. IPv4- IP version 4- is the standard version 2. IPv6- IP version 6- is the advanced version IPv4- Internet Protocol version 4 IPv4 addresses are canonically represented in dotted- decimal notation, which consists of four decimal numbers, each ranging from 0 to 255 , separated by dots, e.g., 172.16.254.1 . Each part represents a group of 8 bits (octet) of the address. Binary numbers ( 0 and 1 )- the only numbers that the computer understands 1 byte=8 bits 4 bytes=32 bits Classes of IP Addresses Class A- 1 to 126 Class B- 128 to 191 Class C- 192 to 223 Cla