IP ADDRESS

IP stands for internet protocol
It is a logical address,which is used to uniquely identify a particular system on network.
two types of ip available now
1.ipv4(internet protocol version 4)->it consist of 32bits
2.ipv6(internet protocol version 6)->it consists of 128bits
Now ip address is consist of combination of NETWORK ID and HOST ID
IP addresses are divided into 5 classes
1. class A(0-127)
2. class B(128-191)
3. class C(192-223)
4. class D(224-239)
5. class E(240-255)