The four-byte IP Address consists of
| The four-byte IP Address consists of
A. Neither network nor Host Address
B. Network Address
C. Both Network and Host Address
D. Host Address
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Right Answer is: C
SOLUTION
IP address that is 4 bytes long is known as IPv4 address. IPv4 address uniquely and universally defines the connection of a device to the internet. IP addresses are unique. There are two notations of an IP address:
Binary notation and decimal notation. An IP address consists of both host and network address.
Two types of classification of IP addresses are: classful addressing and classless addressing
Classful addressing: In this address space is divided into five classes: class A, B, C, D and E.
- In class A, one byte is for network ID and three bytes are for host ID.
- In class B, two bytes are for network ID and two bytes are for host ID
- In class C, three bytes are for network ID and one byte for host ID.
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