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Sandhya Steffy M
Sandhya Steffy M

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What is an IP Address? (IPv4 basics)

An IP address is a unique number given to every device on a network.

Example: 192.168.1.1

It helps devices find and communicate with each other.

IPv4 is the most common type. It has 4 parts separated by dots, and each part is between 0 and 255.

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