Technical Terms - Internet (A-Z) - IP Address

What does an IP address identify?

• A specific brand of computer

• A person's name

• A device on the Internet or a local network

• A type of software

How many sets of numbers does an IPv4 address consist of?

• Three sets

• Five sets

• Six sets

• Four sets

What is the smallest class of IPv4 address sets?

• Class A

• Class D

• Class C

• Class B

How many possible IPv4 addresses are there?

• 4,294,967,296

• 100,000

• 10,000

• 1,000,000

What is the format of an IPv6 address?

• Ten sets of alphanumeric characters separated by commas

• Two sets of binary numbers separated by slashes

• Eight sets of four hexadecimal digits separated by colons

• Four sets of numbers separated by dots

How many possible IPv6 addresses are there?

• 1 billion

• 1 million

• 1 trillion

• 340 undecillion

What is used to automatically translate a domain name to an IP address?

• DNS system

• Firewall

• Router

• Modem

Which class of IPv4 address sets contains 65,536 IP addresses?

• Class C

• Class D

• Class B

• Class A

What is the total range of IPv4 addresses?

• 000.000.000.000 to 255.255.255.255

• 100.100.100.100 to 200.200.200.200

• 300.300.300.300 to 400.400.400.400

• 500.500.500.500 to 600.600.600.600

Why are many devices now using IPv6 addresses?

• To cover all devices connected to the Internet

• To reduce the cost of IP addresses

• To have faster internet speed

• To have more security