What is IP Address?
Internet Protocol address is usually a numerical label assigned to each
device(computer, printer and mobile phone)participating in a computer
network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address
serves two principal functions: host or network interface
identification and location addressing. Its role has been characterized
as follows: "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where
it is. A route indicates how to get there. The designers of the Internet Protocol defined an IP address
as a 32-bit number and this system, known as Internet Protocol Version 4
(IPv4), is still in use today. However,