IP stands for Internet Protocol. Its Unique 32 bit number assigned to every machine, so that it can be distinguished from other machines on the internet. IP work on layer 3 of OSI model i.e. network layer. Below are some examples of IP.
a) 10.0.0.0
b) 172.16.0.0
c) 192.168.0.0
There are two types of IP addresses, Private IP addresses and Public IP addresses. Private addresses are those which are used in LAN. Whereas Public addresses are those which are used on Internet and are unique for every machine. Different organization can use same private addresses because they are limited to their LAN where as Public addresses are always unique and can never be identical.
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