Y8 Software L1 The Internet & IP Addresses

The 'Internet' is..

• ..a Local Area Network that connects computer systems in the same building.

• ..a Personal Area Network that connects computer devices within a few metres of the user.

• ..a local café that offer web access.

• ..a Wide Area Network that connects computer systems across the world.

The letters 'IP' are an abbreviation of the name..

• ..Internal Process.

• ..Internet Protocol.

• ..Industry Protocol.

• ..Intel Processor.

How many binary bits make-up an IP Address?

(a)  

There are 4.29 billion possible unique IP Addresses. Which sum below shows how to work this out?

•  $256\times256\times256\times256$  

•  $4\times3\times2\times1$  

•  $128+64+32+16+8+4+2+1$  

•  $512\times512\times512\times512$  

True or False: This IP Address is valid.

• True

• False

True or False: 8-bits make a 'Byte' and there are four 'Bytes' in an IP Address.

• True

• False