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IP-Address

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    when the computer's IP address changes frequently (i.e. dialup or shared residential cable) it is called a Dynamic IP address

  2.       

    Some IP addresses are intended to be unique within the scope of the global Internet, while others need to be unique only within the scope of an enterprise

  3.       

    a unique address that certain electronic devices use in order to identify and communicate with each other on a computer network

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    when a computer uses the same IP address every time it connects to the network, it is known as a Static IP address

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    the most common form of IP address, IPv4, uses 32-bit values, usually represented in dotted-decimal notation (four numbers, each ranging from 0 to 255, separated by dots, e.g. 147.132.42.18)

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